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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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quadbit

Internet; Internet communication

A 4-bit combination used to carry encoded transmission signals. This allows for more efficient data transfer, because the signal doesn't have to be carried one bit at a time, but in groups of four.

key strength

Internet; Internet communication

The length of a key in bits. Also called bit strength.

quarantine

Internet; Internet communication

To place a file that is infected with a virus or otherwise poses a threat in a directory where it cannot do any harm. Functions that divert threatening files to a quarantined directory are typically ...

keyboard

Internet; Internet communication

One of the main input devices used by computers, a PC's keyboard looks very similar to the keyboards of electric typewriters. Computer keyboards, usually include extra keys such as the function keys, ...

Krautchan

Internet; Internet communication

Krautchan is a German chan board. It was founded as a way for bernd (their version of anonymous, originating in the blandness of the name "Bernd"), to congregate to discuss animes, internets, and ...

pin

Internet; Internet communication

A pin or (PIN) is ostensibly a personal identification number, although for our usage a string is also valid. The pin is composed of a name and value pair that is captured from a referring URL and ...

emotifreak

Internet; Internet communication

Someone who uses special emoticons redundantly and excessively when using online chatting platforms. Often applicable to young adult females who feel the need to turtle into a defensive social ...

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