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Relating to the usage and knowledge of tools, techniques, crafts or systems in order to solve a problem or create an artistic perspective.

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internet message access protocol (IMAP)

Technology; Information technology

A protocol used to access e-mail or bulletin board messages from a (possibly shared) mail server. IMAP allows a client e-mail program to access remote message stores as if they ...

internet document security (IDS)

Technology; Information technology

Services that provide a core set of capabilities required to enable business communications to move in a secure electronic form over the Internet.

internet

Technology; Information technology

A loose confederation of independent yet interconnected networks that use the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocols for communications. The Internet ...

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Technology; Information technology

Agency of the United Nations, headquartered in Geneva. The ITU is the body through which governments and the private sector coordinate global telecommunications networks and ...

international organization for standardization (ISO)

Technology; Information technology

A voluntary, nontreaty organization established in 1949, as a technical agency of the United Nations, to promote international standardization in a broad range of industries. ...

international mobile telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000)

Technology; Information technology

ITU’s name for a family of 3G cellular standards. It is aimed at providing a standard framework for worldwide wireless access that links the diverse system of terrestrial- and ...

international mobile telecommunications advanced (IMT-A)

Technology; Information technology

In December 2005, IMT-A became the ITU’s official term for 4G mobile telephony. ITU defines the objectives of IMT-A as providing throughout of up to 100 Mbps for a moving mobile ...