Glossary of Terms

In an effort to provide our clients with a better understanding of the more commonly used Internet terminology, we have created this Glossary of Internet Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms.

 

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Gateway  ::   Computer hardware and software that allow users to connect from one network to another.

GIF  ::   Graphics Interchange Format. Graphics Interchange Format - A common image format. Most images seen on web pages are GIF files. Developed by CompuServe. A common graphics format for Web images. GIF and .JPG (JPEG) are the most common Web graphics formats in use today. Animated GIFs are a group of images stored in one GIF file with programmed delays and transitions that created the illusion of animation.

Gigabyte  ::   1000 megabytes of data. See also megabyte.

Google  ::   The most recognized search engine. Powers AOL and several other major search engines.
Google Dance  ::   An unofficial term coined to refer to the period when Google is performing the update to its index.

Googlebot  ::   The robot which index pages into Google.

Gopher  ::   A system allowing users to search for files via menus or directory structures. Uses plain English names and is text based only.

Guestbook  ::   Guestbook allows your Web site visitors to digitally sign in and make comments about your site.

GUI ::   Graphics User Interface . Pronounced "gooey", a navigational command or menu interface designed to be self-explanatory and easy to use by pointing and clicking on text selections and icons. The Windows GUI interface, although originally pioneered in the 1970s by Xerox, is now the de-facto standard for American business.

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