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Computer Terms
I'm Fairly Local; I've been around. (definitions for computer)
Term | Definition |
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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 |