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Internet Glossary
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LAN
Local Area Network. A computer network which may spread over several floors of a building but has a central control
in the same building. Logging In Connecting with a username and password to a website or a special area on a site,
such as a Forum or download area.
LOL
Acronym for Laugh Out Loud. Look for it in your e-mail, or chat rooms.
Laptop
A computer small enough to sit on your lap. The laptop computer's small size allows you to take it almost anywhere
and access the Internet. Great if you travel a lot and don't want to go too long without your e-mail.
Leased Line
A telephone line or a cable which is for the exclusive use of the people operating the computers attached to it. They
provide the capability of faster speeds than are available with public, shared lines.
Link
A link is text or an image on a web page which you click your mouse on. Code associated with the text or graphic will
direct you to another location on a different page of that site or even a different site. Text links are usually underlined
and a different color to the other text on the page.
Linux
An Open Source (free) operating system similar to Unix. Versions are available for all common types of computers.
Listserv®
A popular program for managing mailing lists.
Load
Short for download and upload. If someone asks how long did the page take to load? He/She is referring to the time it
takes a page to appear on your screen. If a web page is loading slow it means that it's taking a long time to fully
appear on your screen.
Location
An Internet address. In your browser you will see a box at the top of the page with a title such as "location". That's
where you will see the location of whatever web page is open in your browser. The address you type in the location
bar must be an exact match for the page you want.
Login
the name and password needed to access a computer system or restricted web site (or the act of accessing the
system or site).
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Mailing list
The list of people who have voluntarily subscribed to a particular publication.
Megabyte
One thousand kilobytes.
Merchant
An online business that markets and sells goods or services. Merchants establish affiliate programs as a cost effective
method to get consumers to purchase a product, register for a service, fill out a form, or visit
a Web site.
Meta Tag
A type of HTML tag that contains information about the page content and the person/organization which owns it for
the benefit of Search Engine spiders, not other (human) users.
MIME
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. A standard which defined what type of files were attached to email messages,
also used for computer systems to tell other systems what type of files they are sending to them.
Mini-site:
Prefabricated HTML page for affiliates that displays new or specialized products with integrated affiliate links.
Mirror
Generally speaking, "to mirror" is to maintain an exact copy of something. Probably the most common use of the term
on the Internet refers to "mirror sites" which are web sites, or FTP sites that maintain copies of material originated at
another location, usually in order to provide more widespread access to the resource. For example, one site might
create a library of software, and 5 other sites might maintain mirrors of that library.
Modem
Modulator-demodulator. Device attached between a computer and a phone to convert data from the form which the
computer uses to a form suitable for transmission through the phone and the Internet and convert data which comes
to it from the phone (and the Internet) back in to a form which the computer can use.
MOO
Mud, Object Oriented. A multi-user role-playing environment.
Mosaic
An early browser which was used by Macintosh, Windows and UNIX computers. The source code to Mosaic became
the basis for early versions of some other web browsers.
MUD
Multi-User Dungeon or Dimension. A text-based environment used for role-playing games (which may involve the
players co-operating to continue to build the “world” in which the game’s characters operate), chat and software
development.
MUSE
Multi-User Simulated Environment. A particular type of, usually, non-violent MUD.
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