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  2. Internet slang - Wikipedia

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    Internet slang is now prevalent in telephony, mainly through short messages communication. Abbreviations and interjections, especially, have been popularized in this medium, perhaps due to the limited character space for writing messages on mobile phones. Another possible reason for this spread is the convenience of transferring the existing ...

  3. List of information technology initialisms - Wikipedia

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    Internet Message Access Protocol Application layer RFC 3501 IP: Internet Protocol Internet Layer RFC 791 RFC 1606 IPS: Intrusion prevention system Security "NIST - Guide to Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)". 2007-02. Retrieved 2010-08-24. IS-IS: Intermediate System to Intermediate System (routing protocol) Internet Layer ISO ...

  4. FTW - Wikipedia

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    FTW Championship, a professional wrestling championship.ftw, extension for Family Tree Maker files; Fucking Trans Women, a 2010 zine by Mira Bellwether; Furious Truckstop Waitresses, a Tucson Roller Derby team

  5. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    IIOP—Internet Inter-Orb Protocol; IIS—Internet Information Services; IKE—Internet Key Exchange; IL—Intermediate Language; IM—Instant Message or Instant Messaging; IMAP—Internet Message Access Protocol; IME—Input Method Editor; INFOSEC—Information Systems Security; I/O—Input/output; IoT—Internet of Things; IP—Intellectual ...

  6. Glossary of Internet-related terms - Wikipedia

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    A method of connection to the internet using existing copper phone lines using a modem on the client's end to send information at a slow speed, normally reaching maximum speed at about 56 kbit/s. This technology uses the voice spectrum of the telephone lines to transmit data using a system of sounds that only the receiving modem or ISP understand.

  7. List of acronyms: F - Wikipedia

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    initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).

  8. A look back at what the world was like when AOL began

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    Here's a look at some of the major events that took place in the world the same year that AOL started.

  9. Internet - Wikipedia

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    The Internet (or internet) [a] is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) [b] to communicate between networks and devices. It is a network of networks that consists of private , public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of ...