newbie [ˈnjubiː] noun
-an inexperienced user of computers, especially one who is not familiar with the rules of the Internet
-A person new to a game, concept, or forum. Not to be confused with n00b, a stupid person. Newbies are just new.
"Dude, that guy just joined the forum yesterday and is a total newbie to HTML. You should tell him how to get an avatar since he doesn't know."
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