| Modem (Modulator, DeModulator)
- A device used to connect computer to an analog phone line |
| Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)
- Standard format for attaching non-text files, such as graphics
and spreadsheets, to text-based e-mail messages. |
| Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI,
pronounced middee) - A format for music files universally understood
by sound cards; provides a protocol for transforming music into digital
data and vice versa. |
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| Netiquette - Slang for unwritten
rules of Internet courtesy. |
| Netizen - Slang for a frequent
Internet user. |
| Network - Two or more computers
connected together so they can share resources. |
| Node - Any single computer connected
to a network. |
| Node Address - Name or number identifying
a specific computer on a network; dial-up PPP via FIRN assigns a temporary
node address. |
| NIC - The Network Information Center. |
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| ODI (Open Data-link Interface) -
A standard interface for a type of device driver that allows multiple transport
protocols to run on one network card at the same time. |
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