| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. [1/2 definitions] |
| craze |
a fine crack or network of cracks, as in a glazed surface. [1/6 definitions] |
| download |
to transfer (data, files, or programs) from a network or remote computer to one's own computer. [1/2 definitions] |
| dragnet |
an organized plan or network for finding or apprehending someone, esp. a criminal. [1/2 definitions] |
| Ethernet |
a standard local area network architecture that specifies connection types, devices, and protocols (formerly a Xerox Corporation trademark). |
| file-sharing |
the activity of making computer files or data accessible over a network for use or download by other users and other computers. |
| fire wall |
(usu. spelled as one word) software or hardware that prevents unauthorized access to a computer or local area network from an outside network such as the Internet. [1/2 definitions] |
| food web |
the network of interacting food chains within an ecological community. |
| grapevine |
an informal network by which information, gossip, and the like are passed from person to person. [1/2 definitions] |
| gridiron |
anything resembling such a framework; network. [1/4 definitions] |
| hookup |
a radio or television network. [1/3 definitions] |
| instant messaging |
a form of electronic communication over a computer network in which two people converse in a similar manner to speaking by exchanging text messages which appear immediately on each others' screens upon typing. |
| internet |
the world's largest computer network, which is made of millions of computers that are linked together. Some parts of the internet are the World Wide Web and e-mail. |
| Internet protocol address |
a unique numeric address assigned to an individual computer or other device in a network, used to route data to a destination; IP address. |
| labyrinth |
an intricate network of pathways or passageways intended to confuse the person or animal that navigates it; maze. [1/3 definitions] |
| LAN |
abbreviation of "Local Area Network," a group of computers, such as work stations in a business, connected with each other by their own data communications network that allows sharing of devices and data within a limited area. |
| landline |
a telephone or other telecommunications device that is connected to the public network by a wire cable, or a telephone service connected by such cables. [1/2 definitions] |
| Local Area Network |
a group of computers, such as workstations in a business, connected with each other by their own data communications network that allows sharing of devices and data within a limited area. |
| lockdown |
a method to restrict the use of a computer network to only authorized users in order to prevent damage. [1/3 definitions] |
| login |
the act of authenticating one's identity in order to start using a computer or network, usually by entering a user name and password recognized by the computer. [2 definitions] |
| log in |
to authenticate one's identity in order to start using a computer or network, usually by entering a user name and password recognized by the computer. |