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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

multisession

Internet; Internet communication

A way of recording CD-ROM discs that adds data in blocks instead of recording the entire disc at once.

multiuser system

Internet; Internet communication

A centralized computer system that gives access to more than one person at a time, such as a mainframe. It is also used to describe software several people can access at once.

myria

Internet; Internet communication

A metric prefix meaning ten thousand. A myriabyte would be 10KB or 0.01MB. The symbols for myria are ma or my.

nagware

Internet; Internet communication

A pop-up box that nags the user to update, register, or pay for the software. Nags can occur at random while using the software or when you start or close the software.

name caching

Internet; Internet communication

A method of storage used by a router that keeps track of addresses and host names to provide quick access when future packets are sent.

name server protocol

Internet; Internet communication

Used in TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) connections. Users send requests to the name server asking for help finding a specific computer or piece of information. The name ...

laganoia

Internet; Internet communication

The fear of being ignored or ostracized in the online community brought about by delays in Internet chat rooms, message boards, and Internet telephony communications due to a network lag. People ...

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