The wide spread use of internet is giving us constantly changing colloquial expressions and many computer related terms have become commonly used ones. Read some of the commonly used expressions in this and other link pages.
APPLET
A small Java program that can be embedded in an HTML page. A Java applet is running the Button animation seen in this page.
BOT
A kind of software that automatically performs a certain task on a network.
MAIL BOTS
Automated programs which are established to return a prewritten message upon receipt of e-mail. Program will grab the return address from the "header" of the message.
BOOK MARK
Web page reference saved by a browser for easy access.
BROWSER
A Client program (software) that is used to look at various kinds of Internet resources.
BOUNCED MESSAGE
A returned, can't deliver e-mail message.
CHAIN LETTER
A request to send out multiple copies of the same letter.
CHAT
A method to talk live with others over a network, by typing messages on your keyboard.
CHAT ROOM
An at the moment area where you can speak with other Internet users.
COOKIE
The most common meaning(of "Cookie" on the Internet refers to a piece of information sent by a Web Server to a Web Browser that the Browser software is expected to save and to send back to the Server whenever the browser makes additional requests from the Server.
CYBERSPACE
A term that is used to define the sum total of all computer-accessible information. Interesting note - the term was first used in the novel Neuromancer by William Gibson.
CROSS-POSTING
Posting one copy of a message to multiple newsgroups.
DOMAIN NAME
The unique name that identifies an Internet site. Domain Names always have 2 or more parts, separated by dots. The part on the left is the most specific, and the part on the right is the most general.
E-ZINES
Similar to a magazine an ezine is "published" on the internet.
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