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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

license agreement

Internet; Internet communication

A packet of legal paperwork that allows users to purchase the use of a software company's product. It does not transfer ownership. Most license agreements appear on a software's package, and when the ...

life cycle

Internet; Internet communication

Refers to the length of time a key can be expected to be kept in use and still provide adequate security. A key is a special piece of code comprised of a string of bits to encrypt and decrypt data or ...

ligature

Internet; Internet communication

A combination character used with some fonts when two regular characters appear next to each other and bump against each other.

light bar

Internet; Internet communication

A highlighted item on a computer screen that will appear with a different color to make it stand out from the rest of the screen.

light guide

Internet; Internet communication

A piece of equipment that transmits light from one point to another. Fiber-optic cables are light guides.

light pen

Internet; Internet communication

A light-sensitive pointing device that allows users to select objects displayed on-screen by simply pointing to them.

limiting operation

Internet; Internet communication

A single process that slows the larger operation of which it is a part. A slow spell checker can slow down an entire word processing program.

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