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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

Buddy list

Internet; Internet communication

A personalised list of contacts with whom to communicate online. Coined by AOL, a buddy list informs the user when a contact is logged into the network so the two acquaintances can converse online.

Bug

Internet; Internet communication

A flaw in an application or piece of hardware that causes a persistent malfunction or undesired result. Software bugs can be corrected by rewriting the software code. Hardware bugs are corrected by ...

Buffer overflow

Internet; Internet communication

When a buffer receives all the data it can hold, it will stop accepting data. If it continues to accept data, the overflow will cause a loss of data and can crash the system.

Bump mapping

Internet; Internet communication

A technique used to create more realistic looking objects in three-dimensional (3-D) applications by giving them a detailed texture.

Bulk eraser

Internet; Internet communication

A device that uses electromagnetic energy to erase data from a magnetic storage medium such as diskettes or hard disks.

Bucket

Internet; Internet communication

A colloquial term for storage. A hard drive or other mass storage medium can be referred to as a bucket for your information.

Display image

Internet; Internet communication

The collection of icons, graphics, and text displayed on-screen at a given time.

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