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  2. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    to (figuratively) lift up; to improve, increase, revitalize. to (literally) lift up, especially a person: booster cushion*, a cushion used to increase the height of a seat (esp. in a car) to steal, especially from a retail establishment (i.e., shoplift) boot storage compartment of a car (US: trunk) footwear covering lower leg to kick something hard

  3. Internet - Wikipedia

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    The Internet (or internet) [a] is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) [b] to communicate between networks and devices. It is a network of networks that consists of private , public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of ...

  4. Glossary of Internet-related terms - Wikipedia

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    A method of connection to the internet using existing copper phone lines using a modem on the client's end to send information at a slow speed, normally reaching maximum speed at about 56 kbit/s. This technology uses the voice spectrum of the telephone lines to transmit data using a system of sounds that only the receiving modem or ISP understand.

  5. Internet slang - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Broadband - Wikipedia

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    In telecommunications, broadband or high speed is the wide-bandwidth data transmission that exploits signals at a wide spread of frequencies or several different simultaneous frequencies, and is used in fast Internet access. The transmission medium can be coaxial cable, optical fiber, wireless Internet , twisted pair cable, or satellite.

  7. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    balled up Confused, messed up [15] bally nipper Tomboy [5] baloney Nonsense [5] banana oil The act of using insincere flattery and deception, particularly with the intention to deceive [16] bang to rights Caught in the act [8] bangtails Race horses who's tail is cut horizontally to resemble a tassel e.g. "I wagered on those bangtails in the ...

  8. Internet safety - Wikipedia

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    Various websites on the internet content material that some deem offensive, distasteful or explicit, which may often be not of the user's liking. Such websites may include internet, shock sites, hate speech or otherwise inflammatory content. Such content may manifest in many ways, such as pop-up ads and unsuspecting links. [17]

  9. Stand-up meeting - Wikipedia

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    The meetings are usually timeboxed to between 5 and 15 minutes, and take place with participants standing up to remind people to keep the meeting short and to-the-point. [6] The stand-up meeting is sometimes also referred to as the "stand-up" when doing extreme programming, "morning rollcall" or "daily scrum" when following the scrum framework.