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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

Dopant

Internet; Internet communication

An impurity added to silicon during the manufacturing of a computer chip to control how well the silicon conducts electricity.

Rip

Internet; Internet communication

To record a song from an audio CD and encode it into the MP3 format. MP3 files are significantly smaller than audio CD files, therefore ripping them can save quite a bit of space on your hard drive. ...

Robustness

Internet; Internet communication

A quality of hardiness; the ability to continue working properly in unusual or difficult situations. In computing, this may refer to hardware's physical durability or software's ability to handle ...

Rubber banding

Internet; Internet communication

In graphics programs, when a user grabs one portion of a line or image and moves it while other parts stay anchored, causing the line or image to stretch.

Safe mode

Internet; Internet communication

Safe Mode is a Windows troubleshooting tool that lets computer users access Microsoft Windows using only the computer's most basic drivers.

Safety ring

Internet; Internet communication

A plastic ring that fits into a reel of magnetic tape to prevent its files from being overwritten or erased. See file protect ring.

Samurai

Internet; Internet communication

A computer expert hired to attempt to break into a computer network, thus helping a company spot its own weaknesses to illegal hacking.

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