Terms related to Internet acronyms and lingo, including slang definitions and jargon about texting, Twitter and other social networking sites.
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- 0-day - A zero-day exploit is one that takes advantage of a security vulner...
- 121 - In Internet e-commerce, 121 is short for one-to-one, the philosophy tha...
- 121 (one-to-one) - In Internet e-commerce, 121 is short for one-...
- 136 browser colors with names - Some Web page creat...
- 2001 - Midnight UTC on January 1, 2001 marked the beginning of the third mil...
- 216-color browser-safe palette - Go directly to th...
- 24 hours a day - 24x7 means "24 hours a day, 7 days a week" and is...
- 24x7 - 24x7 means "24 hours a day, 7 days a week" and is used to describe a ...
- 24x7 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) - 24x7 ...
- 404 - 404 is a frequently-seen status code that tells a Web user that a reque...
- 404 (status code) - 404 is a frequently-seen status code that t...
- 7 days a week - 24x7 means "24 hours a day, 7 days a week" and is u...
- 80 - If you occasionally see a mysterious "80" on the name of a Web server tha...
- AAAA resource record - An AAAA resource record is a record t...
- above the fold - Above the fold, as it applies to Web design, is t...
- acceptable use policy - An acceptable use policy (AUP) is a...
- acceptable use policy (AUP) - An acceptable use polic...
- access point mapping - War driving, also called access point...
- Address Resolution Protocol - Address Resolution Prot...
- Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) - Address Res...
- Adobe AIR - Adobe AIR is a developer's tool for creating platform-indep...
- adware - Generically, adware (spelled all lower case) is any software appl...
- AFC - Pixie dust is the informal name that IBM is using for its antiferromagn...
- AFC media - Pixie dust is the informal name that IBM is using for its a...
- aggregate - In general, to aggregate (verb, from Latin aggregare meanin...
- agitation - In a general context, churn is a synonym for agitation or t...
- AIM - Instant messaging (sometimes called IM or IMing) is the ability to easi...
- Ajax quiz: Do you speak Geek? - A quiz about AJAX. ...
- Alphanumerish - Alphanumerish is a term coined to define the shorth...
- annoyware - On the Web, nagware (sometimes called "annoyware") is progr...
- anonymous File Transfer Protocol - Using the Int...
- anonymous FTP - Using the Internet's File Transfer Protocol (FTP), ...
- anonymous FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
- antidisintermediation - In commerce, antidisintermediation ...
- antiferromagnetically coupled media - Pixie d...
- antiferromagnetically-coupled media - Pixie d...
- applications on tap - Apps-on-tap (short for "applications on...
- apps on tap - Apps-on-tap (short for "applications on tap") is comput...
- apps-on-tap - Apps-on-tap (short for "applications on tap") is comput...
- apps-on-tap (applications on tap) - Apps-on-tap...
- arachnotaxis - Arachnotaxis is the use of a table or structured list...
- archive of Web sites - The Wayback Machine is a Web site tha...
- ARP - Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is a protocol for mapping an Internet...
- AUP - An acceptable use policy (AUP) is a policy that a user must agree to fo...
- avatar - In a UNIX environment, an avatar is special user who is given the...
- B2C - B2C is short for business-to-consumer, or the retailing part of e-comme...
- B2C (Business2Consumer or Business-to-Consumer)
- B2E - B2E is business-to-employee, an approach in which the focus of business...
- B2E (Business2Employee or Business-to-Employee)
- backlink - In Hyper-G and possibly other hypertext systems, a backlink i...
- bacn - Bacn (pronounced as "bacon") is Internet slang for email that a user ...
- bacon - Bacn (pronounced as "bacon") is Internet slang for email that a use...
- banner - Depending on how it's used, a banner is either a graphic image th...
- banner blindness - Banner blindness is the tendency of people to...
- banner-blind - Banner blindness is the tendency of people to ignore ...
- Big Mother - Big Mother is the concept of pervasive parenting, in whic...
- black box (black box testing) - A black box is any ...
- black hat - Black hat is used to describe a hacker (or, if you prefer, ...
- bloatware - Bloatware is an unflattering name for unwanted pre-installe...
- blog - A blog (short for weblog) is a personal online journal that is freque...
- blog (weblog) - A blog (short for weblog) is a personal online jour...
- Blog terms: Glossary - This is a WhatIs.com glossary for som...
- blogging - A blog (short for weblog) is a personal online journal that i...
- blogosphere - Blogosphere is a term some writers have used to describ...
- blogroll - A blogroll is a list of blogs, usually placed in the sidebar ...
- blogswarm - A blogswarm is a situation in which thousands of bloggers c...
- Bluejacking - Bluejacking is the practice of sending messages between...
- bolt-on - On the Internet, bolt-on, perhaps inspired by add-on, is used t...
- bot - A zombie (also known as a bot) is a computer that a remote attacker has...
- bot network - A zombie army (also known as a botnet) is a number of I...
- bounce - Bounce e-mail (sometimes referred to as bounce mail) is electroni...
- bounce email - Bounce e-mail (sometimes referred to as bounce mail) ...
- bounce email (bounce mail) - Bounce e-mail (sometimes ...
- bounce mail - Bounce e-mail (sometimes referred to as bounce mail) is...
- bounce rate - Bounce rate is the percentage of visitors to a given we...
- bread crumb trail - On a Web site, a breadcrumb trail is a navi...
- bread crumbing - On a Web site, a breadcrumb trail is a navigation...
- breadcrumb trail - On a Web site, a breadcrumb trail is a naviga...
- breadcrumbs - On a Web site, a breadcrumb trail is a navigation tool ...
- bricks and mortar - Bricks and mortar refers to businesses that...
- brochureware - Brochureware refers to Web sites or pages that are pr...
- buddy avatar - In AOL instant messaging, a buddy icon (sometimes cal...
- buddy icon - In AOL instant messaging, a buddy icon (sometimes called ...
- buddy icon (buddy avatar) - In AOL instant messaging, a...
- buddy list - In instant messaging (IM) applications on a personal comp...
- Bump - Bump is a free software program (app) that allows two phones to trans...
- Burning Man - Burning Man is an annual week-long experiment in tempor...
- Business to Consumer - B2C is short for business-to-consumer...
- Business to Employee - B2E is business-to-employee, an appro...
- Business2Consumer - B2C is short for business-to-consumer, or t...
- Business2Employee - B2E is business-to-employee, an approach in...
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- CamelCase - CamelCase is a naming convention in which a name is formed ...
- cancelbot - A cancelbot is a program or bot (robot) that sends a messag...
- category - In blogging, a category is a software feature that allows a b...
- censorware - Censorware is a term used pejoratively to describe softwa...
- CERN - CERN is a high-energy particle physics organization headquartered in ...
- CERN (Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nuclea...