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Computer Terms
I'm Fairly Local; I've been around. (definitions for computer)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Flaming | Sending offensive messages over the internet |
| Harrasment | The act of bullying someone over and over |
| Cyberstalking | Seeking someone out on the internet and obsessing over them; using the internet to find out personal information about someone |
| Denigration | Speaking about someone in a derogatory way |
| Exclusion | Leaving someone out of things |
| Trolling | The act of posting negative things online to provoke a response |
| Impersonation | The act of pretending to be someone you're not |
| Outing | To reveal secrets about someone |
| Trickery | Deceitfulness |
| IM | Instant Messaging |
| Upstander | Someone who stands up against bullying |
| Malicious | Intentionally harmful |
| Crossing the line | Overstepping boundaries (used figuratively) |
| Snapchat | A social media site used to send pictures that last for only a few seconds |
| Anonymous | Of unknown author |
| Posting | Making messages or comments available to see online |
| Settings | Used to control how you want your websites to work |
| Digital Media | Anything that can be created digitally |
| Reputation | The estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally |
| Texting | Messaging sent over devices such as cellphones |
| Teasing | Picking on others |
| Empathy | Having feelings or compassion for others |
| Criminal | Guilty of a crime |
| Report | To make known someone’s wrongful actions to be punished |
| App | Short for application |
| Privacy | Freedom to be let alone; independence from intrusions |