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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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Keystroke

Internet; Internet communication

The act of pressing a key on a keyboard to enter data into a computer.

Raster

Internet; Internet communication

A rectangular pattern of lines traced by an electron beam to create an image called horizontal scan lines. Raster is short for raster scan. They appear on both TV screens and computer monitors, are ...

Keystroke logger

Internet; Internet communication

A device used to record a keyboard's keystrokes to track the use of a PC. Some Trojan horses are keystroke loggers, but the purpose of a Trojan horse keystroke logger is generally to collect ...

Random-access memory (RAM)

Internet; Internet communication

Gives a computer a fast storage area for the programmes you run. Without enough RAM, the computer feels sluggish because it has to use the hard drive instead.

Raw mode

Internet; Internet communication

A mode that prohibits the operating system from interfering with the direct flow of bits to or from an I/O (input/output).

Read error

Internet; Internet communication

A failure by either a computer or its source while in the process of inputting information into the computer.

Keyword

Internet; Internet communication

When using a search function, a keyword is the word the user wants to find in a document or documents.

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