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- Mozilla - Mozilla was Netscape Communication's nickname for Navigator, it...
- Multi Purpose Internet Mail Extensions
- Multi-Purpose Internet Mail Extensions
- Multicast Backbone - The MBone, now sometimes called the Multi...
- Multicast Internet - The MBone, now sometimes called the Multi...
- munge - Munge is (a verb, used in a derogatory sense, meaning to imperfectl...
- munging - Munging is the deliberate alteration of an e-mail address on a ...
- Murker - A Murkogram is spam (unsolicited commercial e-mail) that includes...
- Murkogram - A Murkogram is spam (unsolicited commercial e-mail) that in...
- nagware - On the Web, nagware (sometimes called "annoyware") is programmi...
- nagware (annoyware) - On the Web, nagware (sometimes called "...
- Napster - Napster is a controversial application that allows people to sh...
- NAT64 - NAT64 is a proposed mechanism for translating IPv6 packets to IPv4 ...
- NDIS - NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) is a Windows specificat...
- NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification)
- nerd - A nerd is a technically bright but socially inept person.
- Net neutrality - Net neutrality is the principle that data on the ...
- netiquette - Netiquette is etiquette on the Internet.
- netizen - The word netizen seems to have two similar meanings.
- netroots - Netroots is a term describing populist campaigns and movement...
- netsplit - In using an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) network, a netsplit is ...
- Network Driver Interface Specification
- Network Information Center handle - A NIC (Netw...
- NIC handle - A NIC (Network Information Center) handle is an alphanume...
- NIC handle (Network Information Center handle)
- Ning - Ning iNing is an web-based social network platform that allows an org...
- nit - In information technology as elsewhere, a nit (pronounced NIHT) is a sm...
- nomadic computing - Nomadic computing, another name for mobile ...
- nomadic computing (mobile computing) - Nomad...
- NORAD Santa tracker - NORAD Santa Tracker is a public service...
- nym - A nym (pronounced NIHM and a shortened form of "pseudonym,") is a name ...
- one to one - In Internet e-commerce, 121 is short for one-to-one, the ...
- one-to-one - In Internet e-commerce, 121 is short for one-to-one, the ...
- OneWebDay - OneWebDay (OWD) is a celebration of the Internet's ability ...
- OneWebDay (OWD) - OneWebDay (OWD) is a celebration of the Interne...
- OpenBSD - OpenBSD is a free open source operating system based upon the B...
- out of the box - "Out of the box" is an expression that describes ...
- OWD - OneWebDay (OWD) is a celebration of the Internet's ability to foster co...
- P2P - Path to profitability (sometimes abbreviated as P2P, which also stands ...
- P3P - P3P (Platform for Privacy Preferences) is a protocol that specifies a w...
- P3P (Platform for Privacy Preferences)
- packet monkey - On the Internet, a packet monkey is someone (see cr...
- pagejacking - Pagejacking is stealing the contents of a Web site by c...
- passive FTP - Passive FTP (sometimes referred to as PASV FTP because ...
- PASV FTP - Passive FTP (sometimes referred to as PASV FTP because it inv...
- path to profitability - Path to profitability (sometimes ab...
- path to profitability (P2P) - Path to profitability (...
- pathological computer use - Internet addiction is a psy...
- pathological Internet use - Internet addiction is a psy...
- pay per click fraud - Click fraud (sometimes called pay-per-c...
- pay-per-click fraud - Click fraud (sometimes called pay-per-c...
- PC demo - A demo is a non-interactive multimedia presentation that is ren...
- PEBCAK - PEBCAK, one of many terms used in Internet chatting, stands for "...
- PEBCAK (problem exists between chair and keyboard)
- penguin - Tux, the penguin, is the generally accepted official logo for t...
- phantom page - A phantom page is a Web page that is optimized for se...
- pharming - Pharming is a scamming practice in which malicious code is in...
- phishing kit - A phishing kit is a collection of tools assembled to ...
- ping - Ping is a basic Internet program that allows a user to verify that a ...
- ping of death - On the Internet, ping of death is a denial of servi...
- pixie dust - Pixie dust is the informal name that IBM is using for its...
- pixie dust or antiferromagnetically-coupled (AF...
- Platform for Privacy Preferences - P3P (Platform...
- pluton - A pluton is an orbital body that is distinguished from a traditio...
- Podcast: What is crowdsourcing? - This podcast de...
- POP 3 - POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) is the most recent version of a stand...
- pop up download - A pop-up download (sometimes called a download ...
- pop-under - On the Web, a pop-under is a window that is created but tem...
- pop-up ad - A pop-up ad is a pop-up window used for advertising.
- pop-up download - A pop-up download (sometimes called a download ...
- pop-up download (or download pop-up) - A pop...
- pop-up transition ad - A transition ad is a Web page contain...
- POP3 - POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) is the most recent version of a standar...
- POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) - POP3 (Post Office P...
- Post Office Protocol 3 - POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) is ...
- power on - Power-up (or the synonym "power-on") is a verb meaning to app...
- power up - Power-up (or the synonym "power-on") is a verb meaning to app...
- power-down - Power-up (or the synonym "power-on") is a verb meaning to...
- power-off - Power-up (or the synonym "power-on") is a verb meaning to a...
- power-on - Power-up (or the synonym "power-on") is a verb meaning to app...
- power-up - Power-up (or the synonym "power-on") is a verb meaning to app...
- power-up (or power-on) - Power-up (or the synonym "power-o...
- problem exists between chair and keyboard
- Programmer's Day - Programmer's Day celebrates the contributions...
- pundit - A pundit is a Brahman scholar.
- push - Push (or "server-push") is the delivery of information on the Web tha...
- push (or server-push) - Push (or "server-push") is the deli...
- Qik - Qik is an online video streaming service that allows anyone with a stro...
- Quiz: Are you Facebook-savvy? - Boasting over half-...
- Quiz: OMG! Another IM Lingo Challenge 4U
- Quiz: Short & Sweet! - Test yourself. A WhatIs.com tech voca...
- radio paper - E-paper (sometimes called radio paper or just electroni...
- rDNS - Reverse DNS (rDNS) is a method of resolving an IP address into a doma...
- reach - In Internet marketing, reach is how many different people visit a W...
- real life - Real life is a term used to describe what happens outside t...
- reciprocity - In negotiation, reciprocity is a mutual or cooperative ...
- red screen of death - The red screen of death is a term coine...
- repeat unique user - In Web marketing, a unique user is, for a...
- requirements creep - Feature creep (sometimes known as require...
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  An Apple Authorized Service Provider (Apple ASP) is an individual or organization that can legally service Apple products although their warranties are held by other entities. Service by anyone other than an authorized service provider (ASP) will render a product's warranty void.
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  An authorized service provider (ASP) is an individual or an organization that is permitted to service products that are covered by warranties held by another entity. Service conducted by anyone other than an authorized service provider will generally render a warranty void.
- hosted services
  
  Hosted services are outsourced information technology (IT) systems and functions. A hosted service provider owns and oversees infrastructure, software and administrative tasks and makes the system available to clients, usually over the Internet.
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- Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP)
  
  Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) is a global business outsourcing services provider headquartered in Roseland, N.J.
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- Microsoft FIM (Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager)
  
  Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) is a self-service identity management software suite.
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  Microsoft Assurance Software is a program that was introduced in 2002 to help users with the maintenance of Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and applications for the server and desktop.
- DCPromo (Domain Controller Promoter)
  
  DCPromo (Domain Controller Promoter) is a tool in Active Directory that installs and removes Active Directory Domain Services and promotes domain controllers.
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- Opscode Chef
  
  Chef is an open-source systems management and cloud infrastructure automation framework created by Opscode. Devops can use Chef to deploy and manage servers and applications in-house and in the cloud.
- Zabbix
  
  Zabbix is an open-source tool designed to monitor networks, servers, appliances and other hardware through a Linux-based server, which communicates to the native agents that are available for many operating systems, including Linux, UNIX and Windows.
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- SoMoClo (social, mobile and cloud)
  
  SoMoClo (social, mobile and cloud) is the convergence of collaborative, on-the-go technologies that allow users to access data and applications from anywhere at any time.
- SoLoMo (social, local and mobile)
  
  SoLoMo (social, local and mobile) is a term representing the convergence of collaborative, location-based and on-the-go technologies, primarily used for marketing and discovery purposes.
- Samsung Galaxy Note (Samsung GN)
  
  Samsung Galaxy Note is a large Android smartphone with a touchscreen and stylus that is manufactured by Samsung Electronics.
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- Vine (Vine app)
  
  Vine is a free mobile application that enables users to record and share an unlimited number of short, looping video clips with a maximum length of six seconds.
- Google Wallet
  
  Google Wallet is a mobile payment system developed by Google that allows smartphone users to store debit and credit card information for online and in-store purchases.
- sunk cost (SC)
  
  A sunk cost is money that has already been spent and cannot be recovered. Logic dictates that because sunk costs will not change -- no matter what actions are taken -- they should not play a role in decision-making. Emotionally, however, the more someone invests time, effort and money on something, the harder it becomes to leave it and move on.
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- I/O contention (input/output contention)
  
  I/O contention (input/output contention), occurs when virtual machines compete for I/O resources because there is a limited storage bandwidth.
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  Erasure coding (EC) is a method of data protection in which data is broken into fragments, expanded and encoded with redundant data pieces, and stored across a set of different locations, such as disks, storage nodes or geographic locations.
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  The Parallel Network File System (pNFS) is part of the NFS v4.1 protocol that allows compute clients to access storage devices directly and in parallel.

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