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Internet communication

All the ways used by people to communicate with each other over the Internet, including e-mail, instant messaging (IM), feedback on blogs, contact forms on Web sites, industry forums, chat rooms and social networking sites.

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Internet communication

daemon

Internet; Internet communication

A daemon is a memory resident computer program that runs in the background, typically without user interaction.

agent

Internet; Internet communication

An automated program, generally in the context of the Internet. These programs either gather information or perform a task for you without your intervention. Services that check to see if specified ...

damper wire

Internet; Internet communication

The horizontal wire that stabilizes and limits the vibration of the aperture grille on an aperture grille display. Its faint shadows may be visible on the screen. Larger monitors have two parallel ...

air cards

Internet; Internet communication

An air card is a small card that connects to your laptop or mobile phone and gives you wireless Internet access.

damping

Internet; Internet communication

A technique that stifles the response of a circuit or device so it does not exceed certain limits. Damping is used to pace the flow of electricity or information within the computer.

air gap

Internet; Internet communication

An additional layer of security in a computer network, in which some LANs (local-area networks) that are part of a larger network are not connected to each other or to the Internet. This helps keep ...

dangling pointer

Internet; Internet communication

A programming term that refers to a pointer whose target has either been moved or erased.

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