ac abbreviation

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

colleges, and schools
ADSL noun
asymmetric digital subscriber line: a method of connecting a computer to the Int
ernet that allows a very fast exchange of information, and allows you to be conn
ected at all times without having to pay any extra money
AGP 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
avi abbreviation
audio/video interleaved: the last part of the name of a file that contains sound
and pictures
bak abbreviation
the last part of the name of a backup file
bmp abbreviation
bitmap: the last part of the name of a file that contains pictures
bps abbreviation
bits per second: a unit for measuring the rate at which information can be sent
over an Internet line
b-to-b adjective
business-to-business: used for describing a type of business activity in which c
ompanies use the Internet to trade with each other
C2B adjective
consumer-to-business: used for describing a type of business activity in which a
customer deals with a company over the Internet
CGI noun
computer-generated imagery: images produced by a computer
com abbreviation
commercial organization: used in the email and website addresses of companies
cps abbreviation
characters per second: a measure of how fast information moves from one computer
or file to another
D/A
digital-to-analogue
dpi abbreviation
dots per inch: a measurement of the ability of a computer screen or printer to p
roduce a clear image
edu abbreviation
educational institution: used in the email and website addresses of some college
s and schools, especially in the US
EOF
end of file
exe abbreviation
executable file: the last part of the name of a program file
FAQ noun
frequently asked questions: a list of questions with answers provided, intended
to help people to understand or use something, especially on the Internet
FTP noun
file transfer protocol: a set of rules for moving computer files from one comput
er to another in a network, especially over the Internet
GHz abbreviation
gigahertz
GIF noun
Graphic Interchange Format: a type of computer file that contains an image. GIF
is also used as part of a file name.
GIGO noun
garbage in, garbage out: the idea that a computer program is only as good as the
information that is put into it
gov abbreviation
government organization: used in email and Internet addresses
HTML noun
hypertext mark-up language: the computer language used for writing pages on the
Internet
http noun
hypertext transfer (or transport) protocol: the system used on the Internet to e
xchange documents in HTML
IMS abbreviation
information management system
IP address noun
Internet Protocol address: a code that represents a particular computer and is u
sed to send messages to it on a network (=group of computers) or the Internet
ISP noun
Internet service provider: a company that provides customers with a connection t
o the Internet
JPEG 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
jpg abbreviation
the last part of the name of a file that contains a photograph
K abbreviation
kilobyte
kb abbreviation
kilobyte
kbps abbreviation
kilobits per second: a unit for measuring the speed of a modem
Mb abbreviation
megabyte: a unit for measuring the size of a computer s memory, equal to just over
one million bytes
meg noun
a megabyte
MHz abbreviation
megahertz
mips noun
million instructions per second: a unit for measuring computer speed
mov abbreviation
the last part of the name of a film file
org abbreviation
private organization: used in email and Internet addresses
PDF 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
SKU noun
Stock Keeping Unit: a number that is used for referring to a product that is sol
d on the Internet
TCP/IP abbreviation
transmission control protocol/Internet protocol: a set of rules used by all comp
uters on the Internet that allow them to communicate with each other
tif abbreviation
the last part of the name of a file that contains a bitmap image
txt abbreviation
the last part of the name of a file that contains a text file
URL noun
Uniform Resource Locator: an Internet address
WAP noun
wireless application protocol: a type of technology that allows you to send emai
ls and look at information on the Internet using a mobile phone or pager
wav abbreviation
the last part of the name of a sound file
WLTM abbreviation
would like to meet: used in advertisements in newspapers or on the Internet
WWW abbreviation
the world wide web
XML noun
Extensible Mark-up Language: a mark-up language that allows information to be sh
ared between different computer systems, especially on the Internet