Internet communication

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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hardware key

Internet; Internet communication

They act as security devices. Some computer systems, require users to insert a key before the hardware will run. Some computers have a key that plugs in the front or back of the system, while some ...

open source

Internet; Internet communication

Source code that is freely available to programmers for use in developing new software. The source is usually in the form of a standard--a sound format such as MP3. It can also refer to an entire ...

hardware monitor

Internet; Internet communication

Monitoring devices connected to hardware circuits to oversee how the hardware works with the system or to indicate when a problem occurs.

open source initiative (OSI)

Internet; Internet communication

The organization responsible for writing the official definition of open source. It exists to promote the use of open-source software and to convince businesses to open-source their projects.

hardwired

Internet; Internet communication

A function built into a system's hardware, rather than software, to perform a task. The capability to perform a task can be built in through an extra microchip, instead of programming the task into ...