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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Query  ::   A word or a phrase used to pass instructions to a search engine or a directory in order to locate web pages.

Query String  ::   A word, a phrase or a group of words, possibly combined with other syntax used to pass instructions to a search engine or a directory in order to locate Web pages.

Queue  ::   A list of email messages that will be distributed next time you log onto the Internet.

QuickTime (QT)  ::   A common video file format created by Apple Computers. Video files found on the Internet are often stored in the QuickTime format - they require a special viewer program for playback.

A QuickTime file is indicated by a ".mov" (movie) filename. http://www.apple.com