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| Internet | a global network connecting millions of computers. |
| browser | a software application used to locate and display web pages |
| search engine | a program that searches documents for specific keywords and returns a list of documents where it was found |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider; company that provides access to the Internet |
| HTML | the language used to create documents on the WWW; HyperText Markup Language |
| URL | address of documents and resources on the WWW; Uniform Resource Locator |
| scroll | to move up and down a document |
| bookmark | to mark a document for later retrieval |
| hyperlink | an element in an electronic document that links to another place in the document or to another site on the WWW |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| MIDI | Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
| encryption | the translation of data into a secret code; effective way to add security |
| chat room | a virtual room where a chat session takes place |
| E-Mail | Electronic Mail; transmission of messages over communications networks |
| Domain Name | A name that identifies one or more IP addressess |
| cookies | a message given to a web browser by a web server |
