abbreviation

academic organization: used in the email and website addresses of universities, colleges, and schools

noun

asymmetric digital subscriber line: a method of connecting a computer to the Internet that allows a very fast exchange of information, and allows you to be connected at all times without having to pay any extra money

noun

accelerated graphics port: a place in a computer for connecting a circuit board that allows the computer to quickly show images that have height and depth

abbreviation

audio/video interleaved: the last part of the name of a file that contains sound and pictures

abbreviation

the last part of the name of a backup file

abbreviation

bitmap: the last part of the name of a file that contains pictures

abbreviation

bits per second: a unit for measuring the rate at which information can be sent over an Internet line

adjective

business-to-business: used for describing a type of business activity in which companies use the Internet to trade with each other

adjective

consumer-to-business: used for describing a type of business activity in which a customer deals with a company over the Internet

noun

computer-generated imagery: images produced by a computer

abbreviation

commercial organization: used in the email and website addresses of companies

abbreviation

characters per second: a measure of how fast information moves from one computer or file to another

digital-to-analogue

abbreviation

dots per inch: a measurement of the ability of a computer screen or printer to produce a clear image

abbreviation

educational institution: used in the email and website addresses of some colleges and schools, especially in the US

end of file

abbreviation

executable file: the last part of the name of a program file

noun

frequently asked questions: a list of questions with answers provided, intended to help people to understand or use something, especially on the Internet

noun

file transfer protocol: a set of rules for moving computer files from one computer to another in a network, especially over the Internet

abbreviation

gigahertz

noun

Graphic Interchange Format: a type of computer file that contains an image. GIF is also used as part of a file name.

noun

garbage in, garbage out: the idea that a computer program is only as good as the information that is put into it

abbreviation

government organization: used in email and Internet addresses

noun

hypertext mark-up language: the computer language used for writing pages on the Internet

noun

hypertext transfer (or transport) protocol: the system used on the Internet to exchange documents in HTML

abbreviation

information management system

noun

Internet Protocol address: a code that represents a particular computer and is used to send messages to it on a network (=group of computers) or the Internet

noun

Internet service provider: a company that provides customers with a connection to the Internet

noun

a method of reducing the size of computer files that contain images so that they can be sent quickly by email or over the Internet

abbreviation

the last part of the name of a file that contains a photograph

abbreviation

kilobyte

abbreviation

kilobyte

abbreviation

kilobits per second: a unit for measuring the speed of a modem

abbreviation

megabyte: a unit for measuring the size of a computer’s memory, equal to just over one million bytes

noun

a megabyte

abbreviation

megahertz

noun

million instructions per second: a unit for measuring computer speed

abbreviation

the last part of the name of a film file

abbreviation

private organization: used in email and Internet addresses

noun

Portable Document Format: a type of computer file that can contain words, images etc and can be sent on the Internet and read on any computer

abbreviation

search engine optimization: the process of editing the material on a website so that the website appears near the top of the list of results produced by a search engine and so attracts more visitors

noun

Stock Keeping Unit: a number that is used for referring to a product that is sold on the Internet

abbreviation

transmission control protocol/Internet protocol: a set of rules used by all computers on the Internet that allow them to communicate with each other

abbreviation

the last part of the name of a file that contains a bitmap image

abbreviation

the last part of the name of a file that contains a text file

noun

Uniform Resource Locator: an Internet address

noun

wireless application protocol: a type of technology that allows you to send emails and look at information on the Internet using a mobile phone or pager

abbreviation

the last part of the name of a sound file

abbreviation

would like to meet: used in advertisements in newspapers or on the Internet

user generated content: material published using the Internet that is produced by ordinary people rather than by professional writers, artists, photographers, etc.

abbreviation

the world wide web

noun

Extensible Mark-up Language: a mark-up language that allows information to be shared between different computer systems, especially on the Internet