Conceptual metaphors

The word "surf" is polysemous; having multiple, related meanings. "Surfing" the World Wide Web is the act of following hyperlinks. The phrase "surfing the Internet" was first popularized in print by Jean Armour Polly, a librarian, in an article called "Surfing the INTERNET", published in the Wilson Library Bulletin in June, 1992. The term "Surfing" also applies to a gameplay in the Counter-Strike video game, whereby players slide down ramps at high speeds to perform radical maneuvers.