Noob is an internet slang term and video game character used to describe a new or inexperienced player. It usually means "newbie," which, in this sense, is an inexperienced person in a particular activity. After a long time of use, the misspelled newb became its own word. To this day, people are constantly confusing "noob" with "newb" (a shortened version of the word "newbie"), claiming that it means a new or inexperienced player, but that is not usually the intention of the user of the word.