Internet acronyms and lingo
Terms related to Internet acronyms and lingo, including slang definitions and jargon about texting, Twitter and other social networking sites.WHI - ZOM
- white hat - A white hat hacker is an individual who uses hacking skills to identify security vulnerabilities in hardware, software or networks.
- white space device (WSD) - A white space device is an FCC-certified wireless device that can be used without an exclusive broadcast license in the RF spectrum below 700 MHz: underutilized, unlicensed portions of the spectrum called white space.
- whitelist - A whitelist is a list of e-mail addresses or domain names from which an e-mail blocking program will allow messages to be received.
- wiki - A wiki (sometimes spelled "Wiki") is a server program that allows users to collaborate in forming the content of a Web site.
- WikiLeaks - WikiLeaks is an independent, non-profit online media organization that publishes submissions of otherwise unavailable documents from anonymous sources.
- wikinomics - Wikinomics is a term that describes the effects of extensive collaboration and user-participation on the marketplace and corporate world.
- windows, icons, mouse, and pull-down menus (WIMP) - WIMP is an acronym describing the desktop user interface familiar to Windows and Mac computer users, significant features of which are windows, icons, a mouse, and pull-down menus.
- Winsock - Winsock is a programming interface and the supporting program that handles input/output requests for Internet applications in a Windows operating system.
- wireless Web - The wireless Web refers to use of the World Wide Web through a wireless device, such as a cellular telephone or personal digital assistant (PDA).
- workaround - A workaround is a method, sometimes used temporarily, for achieving a task or goal when the usual or planned method isn't working.
- XACML (Extensible Access Control Markup Language) - XACML (Extensible Access Control Markup Language) is an open standard XML-based language designed to express security policies and access rights to information for Web services, digital rights management (DRM), and enterprise security applications.
- XING - XING is a European social networking website for business professionals.
- xSP - xSP is a generic term for any kind of service provider on the Internet.
- yak shaving - Yak shaving is programming lingo for the seemingly endless series of small tasks that have to be completed before the next step in a project can move forward.
- zero rating - Zero rating is the practice of not charging customers for data use on specific websites and services by Internet service providers (ISPs) and mobile service providers (MSPs).
- zero-day exploit - A zero-day exploit is one that takes advantage of a security vulnerability on the same day that the vulnerability becomes generally known.
- zombie computer (zombie bot) - A zombie (also known as a bot) is a computer that a remote attacker has accessed and set up to forward transmissions (including spam and viruses) to other computers on the Internet.