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(computing) A small app or active document that can be embedded in a Web page.
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(computing) One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network
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(computing) A secure networking solution that uses Host Identity Protocol to make the network invisible to hackers while still allowing endpoints to communicate with the broader network.
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(computing) A digital marketplace where computer software can be purchased and downloaded.
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(computing) An application for mobile devices made wholly from an existing website or platform, with few or no changes made to the original version.
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(nonstandard) Alternative letter-case form of BitTorrent [(networking) A peer-to-peer file sharing protocol.]
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(networking) An industrial specification for wireless personal area networks.
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(computing) link aggregation, especially in Linux
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(Internet) An internet connection provisioned over an existing service using alternate signal frequencies such as ADSL or cable modem.
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(computing, historical) A type of computer system, now largely obsolete, used to exchange messages and data over a telecommunications network.
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(Internet) A company offering bulletproof hosting.
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(networking) The problem of optimizing a network to handle a large number of connections (roughly 10000) concurrently.
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(networking) A system of packet-switched communication networks interconnected via gateways.
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(software) An open source web browser developed by Google
adj
Alternative spelling of client-side [(computing, networking) Occurring on the client (local machine) rather than the server (remote machine).]
v
(computing) To store data on a shared server (as in web hosting).
v
(computing, transitive) To store data or applications on a shared server (as in web hosting).
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(rare) A piece of software or add-on that allows a computer to run or link to another application on the Internet.
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(military) Any call sign which represents two or more facilities, commands, authorities, or units. The collective call sign for any of these includes the commander thereof and all subordinate commanders therein.
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(informal, computing) An employee of the computer company Commodore International, or a fan of its products.
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Telecommunications, the science and technology of communicating, especially by electronic means.
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The combination of computer and telecommunications technologies.
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(computing, networking) A group of computers that use a set of common communication protocols over digital interconnections for the purpose of sharing resources located on or provided by the network nodes.
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(computing) A computer software system for organizing and facilitating collaborative creation of documents and other content, especially for loading to a website
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(computing) The main repository of a content management system
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(computing, networking) The protocol-based interaction between systems processing a transaction.
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A short alphabetic or numeric geographical code representing a specific country or area.
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Alternative form of data communications [(computing) The movement of data between computers, or between central computers (especially mainframes) and remote terminals.]
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(computing) An administrative building centre with access to multiple, independent (often remote) databases
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(telematics, transport) a data exchange standard developed for information exchange between traffic management centres
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(Internet) A company that provides an outlet to distribute media online.
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(Internet) A single node in a DMZ, typically protected by a firewall, sometimes hidden by NAT. Usually, DMZ hosts accept incoming external connections, but they cannot initiate connections with internal hosts.
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Synonym of domain name server
n
(computing) A collection of information having to do with a domain, the computers named in the domain, and the network on which the computers named in the domain reside.
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A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.
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(computing, dated) A file used by a bulletin board system (BBS) to pass information about the BBS itself and the current user to an external door.
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(computing) A layer in the abstract architecture of the message system of an organization.
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(networking) In the HTTP protocol, an identifier assigned to a version of a resource, such that if the resource’s content changes, it is given a new identity tag.
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(slang, dated) help or advice (derived from the common usage of "F1" as the help key, during the DOS era of computing programs)
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(computing) The process of making files available to others to download from the Internet.
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(computing) A server used to share files with other computers.
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Alternative spelling of file sharing [(computing) The process of making files available to others to download from the Internet.]
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(networking) A proxy where the client server names the target server to connect to.
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(computing) The normal portal page to a website.
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(computing, Internet) An Internet domain name that identifies a computer.
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(digital communications) In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc.
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The Gatorade Company, Inc., a company that sells sports drinks.
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(computing) An executable file with a known structure and/or file size, designed to be infected by a file-infecting computer virus in order to facilitate the study of such.
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(computing) A user given temporary access to a system despite not having an account of their own.
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(computing) A step in a protocol in which information is exchanged between computing processor devices; often as part of the initiation process for communications.
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Documentation provided with computer software, etc. and accessed using the computer.
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A section of an organization offering specialist advice to customers or users who have problems, especially with computer equipment or systems.
v
(Internet) To download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g., BitTorrent) without seeding.
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(computing, Microsoft Windows) A collection of home computers on a network, similar to a workgroup.
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(computing) A server set up in one's home for the purpose of testing various configurations of hardware, operating systems, etc.
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(computing, Internet) Any computer attached to a network.
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(Internet) A person hosted on a domain.
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(computing, Internet, neologism) A provider of online hosting, especially web hosting.
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(networking) The unique name by which any device attached to a computer network is known.
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(networks) A style of routing network traffic in which packets are forwarded to any available neighbour immediately as opposed to being buffered until the optimum path to the destination is usable.
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The second part of a United Kingdom postcode, after the space.
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telecommunications coupled with information processing
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(information technology) Any ordered sequence of symbols (or signals) (that could contain a message).
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(computing) The computing and communications department of an organization.
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Any telecommunications system whose primary function is to transmit and/or display data.
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The integration of data and voice communications services that are transported over digital facilities of various physical types.
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(computing) A set of techniques for the exchange of data among two or more threads in one or more processes.
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(computing) software that converts an IP address into a hostname and provides location and other information
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(computing) A software program that manages and maintains lists of issues, as organization need it.
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(computing) An asynchronous file transfer protocol, often used for communication between different types of minicomputer or mainframe.
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(dated, idiomatic, computing) Especially in the early years of personal computers, a set of computer programs developed by an entrepreneurial advanced amateur or self-employed professional computer programmer in his or her own home; software developed by a small business using the services of such programmers.
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(networking) A class of routing protocol based on sending local status updates to every node in the network.
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(computing) A server that distributes messages to members of an e-mail list.
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(networking) The computer being used locally, contrasted with remote computers elsewhere on a network.
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(networking) A specially crafted packet that will turn on a computer with wake-on-LAN support if it is received by the computer's network card in standby mode.
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marketing communications
n
(telecommunications) A group of supergroups.
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(networking) A communications network with at least two pathways to each node, forming a net-like organization. When each node is connected to every other node, the network is said to be fully meshed. When only some of the nodes are linked, switching is required to make all the connections and the network is said to be partially meshed, or partially connected.
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(computing) An intermediary program that translates a message from the formal messaging protocol of the sender to the formal messaging protocol of the receiver in a telecommunication network where programs communicate by exchanging formally-defined messages.
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(computing) a the loosest form of coupling that can be achieved by a state of decentralization
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(computing) Hardware or software infrastructure supporting sending and receiving of messages between distributed systems
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Meta Platforms, Inc., doing business as Meta, formerly called Facebook, Inc. (until late 2021); it is an American multinational technology conglomerate holding company that is the parent organization of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, among other subsidiaries.
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(computing) An abstraction of the workflow in a network
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(computing, humorous) The company that would be formed by the acquisition of Yahoo! by Microsoft (the potential result of a merger proposed in the mid-2000s).
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(computing) Networking software or hardware that is deployed in the middle of, as opposed to serviced by, a packet network to enhance or provide some network function, such as caching, filtering, or firewall functionality.
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(computing, informal) Windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger), an instant messaging client from Microsoft.
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(computing) The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network
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(Internet) An algorithm for improving the efficiency of a network by combining a number of small packets, or messages, and later sending them in a single operation.
adj
(computing) Pertaining to client/server architecture that is used throughout an enterprise's entire lines of business.
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The delay arising from communication between networked computers.
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(computing) The routing prefix of a network address.
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(computing, Internet) Multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information.
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Synonym of internet service provider.
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(networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.
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(IRC, acronym of) Operator
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(networking) A network that uses onion routing.
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(networking) A network node involved in onion routing.
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(computing) A technique for anonymous communication over a computer network, the messages being repeatedly encrypted and sent through nodes called onion routers, each of which performs only one stage of the decryption.
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(computing) A server configured to receive inbound connections only through the anonymity network Tor.
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(transitive, Internet) To promote (an IRC user) to an operator.
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An operator's license, usually ops
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(computing) A proxy server that may be accessed by any Internet user.
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(computing) a proxy server that may be accessed by any Internet user
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(Internet) A network operator on IRC.
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(computing) The administrator of a channel or network on IRC.
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(computing) A network authentication protocol allowing individuals communicating over an insecure network to prove their identity to each other while also preventing eavesdropping and replay attacks and allowing for the detection of modification.
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(computing, Internet) A directory of web application files that work together to implement a user interface feature.
v
(computing) to link two electronic devices wirelessly together, especially through a protocol such as Bluetooth
adj
Of a social network of equal partners able to conduct business without using a middleman.
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(Internet) The act of carrying communications traffic terminating on one's own network on an equivalency basis to and from another network, usually without charge or payment.
v
(transitive, Internet) To obtain a wireless internet connection by bringing one's own computer within the range of another's wireless connection without that subscriber's permission or knowledge.
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(computing) A software service that maps programs to the ports they will use to communicate over a network.
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(computer hardware) Synonym of payment terminal
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A method used to protect network traffic in WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) networks by requiring that all connected devices use the same manually entered password.
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(Internet, telecommunications) An entity (usually a human) which provides information about its presence (whether it is available and willing to communicate through communication services).
n
A term, number, or alphanumeric combination provided electronically to a vendor in order to redeem a marketing promotion.
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(computing) A set of formal rules describing how to transmit or exchange data, especially across a network.
v
(networking) To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.
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(computing) A hardware server that acts as an intermediary between a user and another server, usually on the Internet.
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(computing) A scope of operation in networking or security.
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A code used on DVDs to identify which region's DVD player it will play in.
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(computing) Technicians who perform tasks on demand at a remote site, typically a data centre.
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(Internet) A proxy that controls access to a remote object.
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(computing, programming) A technology that allows a program to interact with the internals of another program running on a different machine.
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(networking) A proxy that retrieves information on behalf of a client from possibly multiple servers
n
(computing) An interactive command shell initiated from a remote computer.
adj
(computing, databases) based on a special given role to access a content; used usually in cloud computing, databases, or other complex systems.
v
(Internet) to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet.
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(Internet) The situation where the internal routing table of a network provider is broadcast externally to peered networks via Border Gateway Protocol (usually caused by an error in a boundary router), resulting in incorrectly routed internet traffic for external networks which accept the new routing instruction into their own routing tables.
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(computing) A process that sandboxes others.
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(Internet) A private server used for uploading and downloading files.
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(Internet, file sharing) A person connected to a peer-to-peer network who has a complete or partial copy of a given file and makes it available for downloading.
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Alternative form of servlet [(object-oriented programming, server) A Java program running on an Internet server that generates web content dynamically in response to requests from clients.]
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(Internet) A peer-to-peer network node which has the functionality of both server and client.
n
(networking) A collection of computer servers that is usually maintained by an organization to supply server functionality far beyond the capability of a single machine.
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(web development) A style of Internet-based communication where the request for a transaction is initiated by the server.
adj
(computing, networking) Occurring on the server (remote machine) rather than the client (local machine).
adj
Alternative spelling of server-side [(computing, networking) Occurring on the server (remote machine) rather than the client (local machine).]
n
(computing) A configuration enabling a resource to be shared over a network.
n
(uncountable) A method of transferring a computer file from one computer to another by copying it to a floppy disk, thumb drive, or some other external storage device, carrying the device to the other computer, and saving the file there, in contrast to electronic methods used by networked computers to transfer data.
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(in company names) A company that produces software.
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(banking, UK, Ireland) A code assigned to a specific branch of a bank.
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The broadcasting of electronic media from one device to another.
v
(computing) To use ssh to connect to a remote computer.
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(networking) A portion of a network that shares a network address in which each component is identified by a number.
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(computing, Unix) A user who is permitted to run programs with the security privileges of another user without explicitly specifying a password.
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(metaphoric) The primary mechanism used in the movement of electronic data or information; information superhighway.
adj
(dated, computing) A computer network capable of high throughput, as in superinformation highway.
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(computing, Internet) An IP network formed from two or more networks (or subnets) with a common CIDR routing prefix.
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(computing) Any peer-to-peer network node that also serves as a proxy server
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(networking) A node in a peer-to-peer system that acts as a local server for other peers.
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(computing) A server that controls or manages other servers.
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(networking) A device attempting to authenticate itself to an 802.11 network.
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(computing) A group of nodes sharing the same torrent in a BitTorrent network.
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(computing, Internet) A system operator, especially someone who administers an online communications system or bulletin board.
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A person whose job it is to maintain computer or network systems.
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A range of services providing assistance with technology such as televisions, computers, and software, typically aiming to help the user with a specific problem.
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commerce carried out by means of telecommunication networks
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(dated, computing) The exchange of data between computers, or between a central computer and terminals, via telecommunications links; data communications
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(computing) A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via the Internet; the program that acts as the client in this situation
adj
(computing) Accessible over the Internet using telnet.
adj
Alternative spelling of telnetable [(computing) Accessible over the Internet using telnet.]
adj
(computing, electronics) connected (especially a mobile phone to a computer, for use as a wireless modem)
n
(computing) Mozilla Thunderbird.
v
(transitive, computing) To use (a computer or communications band) by time-sharing.
v
(Internet slang, transitive) To download in a torrent.
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(file sharing) Server software that coordinates peers in the BitTorrent protocol.
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(computing, Internet) A networking protocol, almost always layered on top of the Internet Protocol, that provides reliable, connection based communications.
n
(computing, slang, derogatory) A TRS-80 microcomputer.
n
(computing) Synonym of issue tracking system
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(computer networking) a service which provides a network tunnel
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(computing) In a peer-to-peer network, a peer capable of routing requests and responses from others rather than always adopting a direct client-server connection.
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(computing) A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.
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(Internet) A communications protocol that has no error recovery features, and is mostly used to stream material over the Internet.
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(computing) A community of users of a particular machine, operating system, etc.
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(computing) Abbreviation of user. [One who uses or makes use of something, a consumer/client or an express or implied licensee (free user) or a trespasser.]
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A communications network with additional functions such as error correction, protocol conversion and message storing.
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Any of various early information retrieval services, such as viewdata and Teletext systems, that delivered pages of computerized text to users on request.
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(Internet) A proxy that controls access to a resource that is expensive to create.
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(computing) A person who designs (and sometimes creates) web sites
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(computing) Synonym of web scraping
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(software) software that delivers Web pages and other documents to browsers using the HTTP protocol.
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(computing) Any of several portable computers (or similar) that have access to the Internet and are primarily used to read such books.
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(networking, uncountable) Any of several standards for short-range wireless data transmission (IEEE 802.11).
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(computing) A computer network that covers a large geographic area.
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(computing) Devices connected to a network using a centralized wireless access point (WAP).
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(computing) A computer network created for use by such groups.
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