Computer Glossary A

Active-Matrix	Active-matrix technology is used in high-quality flat-panel displays, such as ...
ActiveX	This Microsoft-based technology was built to link desktop applications to the W...
Ad Hoc Network	"Ad Hoc" is actually a Latin phrase that means "for this purpose." It is often ...
ADF	Stands for "Automatic Document Feeder." An ADF is used in copiers and scanners ...
ADSL	Stands for "Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line." ADSL is a type of DSL, which ...
Adware	Adware is free software that is supported by advertisements. Common adware ...
Affiliate	Website affiliates are what drive Internet marketing. Companies run affiliate ...
AGP	Stands for "Accelerated Graphics Port." This is a graphics card expansion port ...
AIFF	Stands for "Audio Interchange File Format." AIFF is an audio format originally ...
AIX	Stands for "Advanced Interactive Executive," though some Linux fans have been ...
Alert Box	An alert box, sometimes called a message box, is a small window that pops up on ...
Algorithm	An algorithm is a set of instructions, sometimes called a procedure or a ...
Analog	As humans, we perceive the world in analog. Everything we see and hear is a ...
ANSI	Stands for "American National Standards Institute." ANSI's primary goal is to ...
API	Stands for "Application Program Interface," though it is sometimes referred to ...
Apple	The reason this term is in the glossary is because way too many people confuse "...
Applet	This a Java program that can be embedded in a Web page. The difference between ...
Application	An application, or application program, is a software program that runs on your ...
Archie	Archie is a program used for finding files stored on FTP (File Transfer P...
Array	An array is a data structure that contains a group of elements. Typically ...
ASCII	Stands for "American Standard Code for Information Interchange." ASCII is the ...
ASP	Just to confuse ordinary people like you and me, there are two equally ...
ASP.NET	ASP.NET is a set of Web development tools offered by Microsoft. Programs like V...
ATA	Stands for "Advanced Technology Attachment." It is a type of disk drive that ...
ATM	Stands for "Asynchronous Transfer Mode." Most people know of ATMs as automated ...
Autoresponder	This is a program or script on a mail server that automatically replies to e-...