: a theory that deals with the technology of the transmission of information (as through the written word or a computer) between people, people and machines, or machines and machines There is some sense of the impact of telecommunications and computerization (almost all writers have gone on-line with something by now after all), but few of these ...
Deriving the name from their unique tail fin characteristics, male crowntail bettas create a dramatic first impression with their vivid colors and flashy fin extensions. Betta fish originated in the warm waters of Thailand, formerly known as Siam, where they lived in shallow rice paddy puddles. Today's bettas look quite different from their wild ancestors because they have been carefully bred to enhance fin characteristics and scale and fin colors.
For other uses, see Siamese fighting fish (disambiguation) . The Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens), also sometimes colloquially known as the Betta, is a species in the Gourami family which is popular as an aquarium fish.They are called pla-kad (biting fish) in Thai or trey krem in Khmer. The Siamese fighting fish has been used as the default background in the beta and release candidate versions of the 2009 Windows 7 operating system, in an apparent reference to the name Betta. 2  A similar wallpaper and boot screen also was used in the pre-releases of Windows 8.