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cybercafe - a.k.a. Internet café -or- Net bar -or- wangba A public eating and drinking establishment, in the real world, where the principal form of entertainment is online access to the Net, via computer terminals at individual tables. The appeal of cybercafés has been half-jokingly compared with getting hooked on drugs: Many people who go to a Net bar and get online for the first time become "addicted" to the experience and wind up regular users. This term also refers to a chat room, which is designed to emulate a café. |
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The "at" sign or "@" symbol is now such an integral part of the Internet, it deserves special recognition. Located on top of the "2" on most computer keyboards (using the shift command), it is primarily used to separate the domain name...
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almost online - A nickname for AOL (America On Line)
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alpha
A word referring to the first of two pre-release phases of a commercial software or hardware product. Alpha is the release prior to the beta test or beta version. Alpha releases still have lots of bugs, and some features may not even work....
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baud-barf - The strange noises one hears when a computer is connecting to a network or when you pick up the phone while your computer is connected on the same line. You'll hear a bunch of strange-sounding, rubber-band-like boinging noises. Baud barf...
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Web Lingo/Internet Acronyms
These acronyms are used most commonly in chat rooms and instant messages.
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Web Lingo/Internet Acronyms
The word "acronymn" comes from Greek, meaning heads of names. An acronym is usually made from the capitalised initials of the words it represents. Here are the meanings of some of the most frequently used acronyms on the internet.
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Cost Per Thousand is also known as cost-per-impression or abbreviated CPM for cost-per-mille (mille is the Latin word for thousand), cost-per-thousand is an advertising revenue system used by search engines and ad networks in which advertising...
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CPA (Cost per action) - An online advertising payment model in which the publisher is only paid when a user takes a desired action (such as filling out a form or making a purchase).
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cybercafe - a.k.a. Internet café -or- Net bar -or- wangba
A public eating and drinking establishment, in the real world, where the principal form of entertainment is online access to the Net, via computer terminals at individual tables. The...
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graphic or graphics - A picture or still image generated on a computer. There are two basic types of computer-generated graphics: object-oriented graphics (vector graphics) and bitmapped graphics (raster graphics). "Graphics" may be short for...
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