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This is an alphabetical list of notable technology terms. It includes terms with notable applications in computing, networking, and other technological fields ...
The Jargon File is a glossary and usage dictionary of slang used by computer programmers.The original Jargon File was a collection of terms from technical cultures such as the MIT AI Lab, the Stanford AI Lab (SAIL) and others of the old ARPANET AI/LISP/PDP-10 communities, including Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN), Carnegie Mellon University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Internet slang originated in the early days of the Internet with some terms predating the Internet. [3] The earliest forms of Internet slang assumed people's knowledge of programming and commands in a specific language. [4] Internet slang is used in chat rooms, social networking services, online games, video games and in the online community.
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line is a technology for transmitting digital information at a high bandwidth on existing phone lines to homes and businesses. ADSL is asymmetric in the sense that it uses most of the channel to transmit downstream to the user and only a small part to receive information from the user.
Born right smack on the cusp of millennial and Gen Z years (ahem, 1996), I grew up both enjoying the wonders of a digital-free world—collecting snail shells in my pocket and scraping knees on my ...
IT—Information Technology; ITIL—Information Technology Infrastructure Library; ITL—Interval Temporal Logic; ITU—International Telecommunication Union; IVR(S)—Interactive Voice Response (System)
The table below lists information technology initialisms and acronyms in common and current usage. These acronyms are used to discuss LAN, internet, WAN, routing and switching protocols, and their applicable organizations. [1] [2] [3] The table
The boundaries between formal and slang jargon, as in general English, are quite fluid. This is especially true in the rapidly developing world of computers and networking. For instance, the term firewall (in the sense of a device used to filter network traffic) was at first technical slang. As these devices became more widespread and the term ...