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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

Snapshot

Internet; Internet communication

A record of the state of a system at a particular moment.

Stream cypher

Internet; Internet communication

A secret-key (symmetric) encryption algorithm that typically works on a single bit of a message's data at a time. In the most common type of stream cipher, a key (comprised of a stream of bits) is ...

Motherboard

Internet; Internet communication

The printed circuit board that is the foundation of a computer. This board contains a computer's CPU (central processing unit), RAM (random-access memory) chips, and expansion slots. The motherboard ...

Mouse droppings

Internet; Internet communication

Pixels that are improperly displayed after the mouse pointer moves across a PC screen. This happens frequently if a mouse driver doesn't work with the current graphics mode.

Streaking

Internet; Internet communication

An liquid-crystal display distortion in which a dark area abutts a light area, and the border between the two shades becomes discoloured instead of maintaining a sharp delineation.

Strikethrough

Internet; Internet communication

A feature in word processors by which a word or phrase has a line or lines drawn through it, indicating that the word or phrase should be ignored or deleted.

Mounting kit

Internet; Internet communication

A group of hardware components used to secure monitors, network hubs, and other hardware items to walls or desks.

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