glossary

Internet glossary

One of the most confusing things about the Internet is the often bewildering terminology. From the flurry of acronyms like ISP and FTP to completely new concepts like hypertext, the Net can seem like a dense forest of jargon - step off the beaten path, and you're lost.

Click around and explore these easy-to-understand definitions, and you'll know your way around in no time.

ASCII
Attachment
Avatar
Bandwidth
Browser
CGI
Chat, Chat Room
Client/Server
Code
Compress(ion)
Cookies
Crash, Freeze
Cursor
dhtml (Dynamic html)
Domain Name
Download, Upload
Email
Error Codes
Ethernet
Filter (email)
Form (elements)
Frames
FTP

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