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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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land
Internet; Internet communication
A land is the smooth part of the underside of a CD-ROM. When the laser from a CD drive passes over a land, more light is reflected back to the photo cell than when the laser passes over a pit. This ...
lapping
Internet; Internet communication
The process of smoothing, finishing or achieving an extremely close tolerance on the heat-absorbing side of the heatsink, with the idea that heat will transfer more efficiently with a tighter fit ...
lasagne syndrome
Internet; Internet communication
A program that has a tendency to stack its dialog boxes on top of one another, which may make it difficult to use the program properly.
laser
Internet; Internet communication
An intensely focused beam of light. Lasers have many uses, from reading stored optical data (such as on CD ROMS) to high-quality printing (laser printers). Laser is an acronym for Light Amplification ...
lasso
Internet; Internet communication
A tool found in many image-editing programs that allows the user to select a specific portion of an image by freehand.
launch
Internet; Internet communication
To begin the operation of a program. Today's operating systems have the ability to launch themselves when the computer is turned on. Also used to refer to the release of a new product.
layering
Internet; Internet communication
In computer graphics, graphics layering involves working on several layers of a document at a time and then combining the layers to achieve a finished product.
