bookmark
verb
to mark an Internet website in an electronic way so that you can easily find it again
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verb
to exchange messages with someone using a computer so that you are able to see each other’s messages immediately, especially on the Internet
to get connected to the Internet on your computer by using a modem and telephone line
if you hook up to a place or to the Internet, or if you hook something up, you become connected to it through your computer
verb
to trick someone into giving secret information about their bank account or credit card by sending them an email that looks as though it comes from their bank
verb
if you refresh an Internet document in which information is changing all the time, you click on a button that makes the most recent information appear
verb
to add your name and e-mail address to a list of people who want to receive messages from a website automatically
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verb
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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