Keyword and Jargon Index
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Tech Keyword and Jargon Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ
- access point
- active content
- address bar
- adware
- aggregator
- algorithm
- analog
- analog media
- anti-virus software
- Apple TV
- application
- archive
- aspect ratio
- attachment
- audio compression
- authentication
- baby registry scam
- backbone
- backup
- bandwidth
- baseball
- Bebo.com
- big virus
- binary
- BIOS
- bit
- bit rate
- BitTorrent
- bloatware
- blog, blogger, blogging
- blogosphere
- Blu-ray Disc
- boot
- bot, botnet
- broadband
- browser
- brute force attack
- bulletin board
- burning
- byte
- card, see expansion card
- cell on a spreadsheet
- central processing unit
- chipset
- Classmates.com
- client
- clock speed
- cloud computing
- code
- codec
- Comcast
- comment
- compact flash
- compiler
- compression
- content
- convert to digital
- cookies
- crapware
- crash
- cursor
- cyber-squatting
- data compression
- database
- decode
- denial of service attack
- desktop
- desktop computer
- desktop publishing
- dictionary attack
- Digg.com
- digital
- digital conversion
- digital media
- digital photos
- digital rights management
- digital subscriber line
- digital television
- digital television transition
- digital video interface
- digital video recorder
- DIMM
- disaster relief
- discussion group
- domain
- domain name
- domain-squatting
- download
- drive, drive letter
- driver
- DSL
- Facebook.com
- feed
- fiber optic service
- field in a database
- file, file extension, file format, file type
- file compression
- file-sharing
- FiOS
- firewall
- Firefox
- FireWire
- firmware
- fishing, see phishing
- flame, flame war
- Flickr.com
- flash memory, flash key
- flatbed scanner
- flops
- follow a twitter
- font
- football
- formula in a spreadsheet
- forum
- FotoFlexer
- friends
- Friendster.com
- Garmin
- gateway
- gigabit Ethernet
- gigabyte
- global positioning system
- GoDaddy.com
- Google Docs
- graphical user interface
- hacker
- hard disk, hard drive
- hardware
- hash
- head
- heat sink
- high-definition television
- hijack your home page
- hosting
- http
- hulu.com
- hyperlink
- ICANN
- IEEE1394
- inkjet printer
- interlaced scanning
- Internet
- Internet Explorer
- Internet neutrality
- Internet protocol address
- Internet protocol television
- Internet radio
- Internet service provider
- Internet television
- iPod
- laptop
- laser printer
- launch an application
- Leopard
- lieware
- link
- link farm
- LinkedIn.com
- Linux
- local area network
- lossless compression, lossy compression
- Mac OS
- Magellan
- malware
- Media Center
- megabyte
- megapixels
- memory
- message board
- Microsoft
- middleware
- modem
- motherboard
- Mozilla.org
- multi-core processor
- MySpace.com
- NAT router
- native resolution
- Navigator
- netcast
- net neutrality, network neutrality
- net radio
- Netscape
- network address translation
- network attached storage
- network interface card
- Nigerian Letter scam
- node
- office suite
- online
- online journal
- open a file
- OpenOffice.org
- open source software
- open Wi-Fi
- Opera
- operating system
- optical media
- optical disc drive
- packets, packet sniffing, packet shaping
- passphrase
- password
- peer-to-peer
- peripheral devices
- persistent cookie
- personal identification number
- personal navigation device
- phishing
- phone port
- photo compression
- photo resolution
- Photobucket.com
- piggyback
- pipe, pipeline
- platter
- plugin
- podcast
- Popcorn Hour
- port
- post
- privacy
- program
- progressive scanning
- PS/2
- query in a database
- radio, Internet
- radio, satellite
- RAM, RAM module, Ram card, RAM stick
- random access memory
- random numbers
- reader
- really simple syndication
- record in a database
- redirect
- register a domain
- registrar
- remote storage
- residential gateway
- resolution
- reverse engineering
- ripping
- robot network
- Roku
- router
- RSS
- Safari
- satellite radio
- scan lines
- scanner
- seeding
- semantic web
- server
- shared device
- short messaging system (SMS)
- sidebar
- SIMM
- Sirius Satellite Radio
- Skype
- Slingbox
- sneakerware
- social engineering
- social network
- software
- source code
- sound card
- spam
- spear phishing
- spoofing
- spreadsheet
- spyware
- streaming
- subdomain
- subscription
- Suse
- system restore
- tag
- television
- television on your computer
- template
- terabyte
- text editor
- text file
- theme
- third-party cookies
- thread
- thumb drive
- TomTom
- top-level domain
- torrent
- traffic
- transfer speed
- trojan horse
- tweet
- Twitter.com
- Ubuntu
- uniform resource locator
- universal serial bus
- upscaling DVD
- update
- upgrade
- upload
- USB flash drive, USB key, USB memory key
- user-generated content
- vandalize
- vaporware
- Verizon
- video card, video RAM
- video compression
- video graphics array
- viral video
- virtual drive
- virus, computer
- Vista
- Voice over Internet Protocol
- volatile memory
- Vonage