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  2. Computer network - Wikipedia

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    An internetwork is the connection of multiple different types of computer networks to form a single computer network using higher-layer network protocols and connecting them together using routers. The Internet is the largest example of internetwork. It is a global system of interconnected governmental, academic, corporate, public, and private ...

  3. Hypertext - Wikipedia

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    An author's creative use of nodes, the self-contained units of meaning in a hypertextual narrative, can play with the reader's orientation and add meaning to the text. One of the most successful computer games, Myst, was first written in HyperCard. The game was constructed as a series of Ages, each Age consisting of a separate HyperCard stack.

  4. Communication protocol - Wikipedia

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    Network applications have various methods of encapsulating data. One method very common with Internet protocols is a text oriented representation that transmits requests and responses as lines of ASCII text, terminated by a newline character (and usually a carriage

  5. Text messaging - Wikipedia

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    Text messaging, or simply texting, is the act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters, between two or more users of mobile phones, tablet computers, smartwatches, desktops/laptops, or another type of compatible computer. Text messages may be sent over a cellular network or may also ...

  6. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    NIC—Network Interface Controller or Network Interface Card; NIM—No Internal Message; NIO—Non-blocking I/O; NIST—National Institute of Standards and Technology; NLE—Non-Linear Editing system; NLP—Natural Language Processing; NLS—Native Language Support; NMI—Non-Maskable Interrupt; NNTP—Network News Transfer Protocol; NOC ...

  7. HTTP - Wikipedia

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    HTTP is designed to permit intermediate network elements to improve or enable communications between clients and servers. High-traffic websites often benefit from web cache servers that deliver content on behalf of upstream servers to improve response time. Web browsers cache previously accessed web resources and reuse them, whenever possible ...

  8. Instant messaging - Wikipedia

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    Originally the term "instant messaging" was distinguished from "text messaging" by being run on a computer network instead of a cellular/mobile network, being able to write longer messages, real-time communication, presence ("status"), and being free (only cost of access instead of per SMS message sent). [2] [3] [4]

  9. HTTPS - Wikipedia

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    It uses encryption for secure communication over a computer network, and is widely used on the Internet. [1] [2] In HTTPS, the communication protocol is encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS) or, formerly, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). The protocol is therefore also referred to as HTTP over TLS, [3] or HTTP over SSL.