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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

nonconductor

Internet; Internet communication

Any material that transmits electrical currents poorly.

time bomb

Internet; Internet communication

A type of logic bomb (destructive programming code) that is triggered when the clock reaches a predetermined time. A time bomb can wreak havoc on a software system.

noncontiguous

Internet; Internet communication

A method of storing data in which the information is not stored in contiguous, or adjoining, sectors of memory.

time out

Internet; Internet communication

A communication or program error that results when a response is not given in a specified length of time. For example, you can be disconnected from an online service if you do nothing for a certain ...

noninterlaced

Internet; Internet communication

A way an image is produced and refreshed on a computer screen. In a typical computer monitor, an image is produced by a series of horizontal lines that run from the top of the screen to the bottom.

time quantum

Internet; Internet communication

An amount of time in which a process runs without interruption.

nonprinting

Internet; Internet communication

Special command instructions sent with printable data on to the printer. Nonprinting codes regulate the printing format but are not printed themselves.

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