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| network | a group or system of interconnected people or things
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| networking | interaction with others to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts
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| computer network | a group of computer systems and other computing hardware devices that are linked together through communication channels to facilitate communication and resource-sharing among a wide range of users
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| LAN | a computer network limited to a small area such as an office building, university, or even a residential home
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| wireless local area network (WLAN) | links two or more devices using some wireless distribution method (typically spread-spectrum or OFDM radio), and usually providing a connection through an access point to the wider Internet.
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| metropolitan area network (MAN) | similar to a local area network (LAN) but spans an entire city or campus
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| wide-area network | computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area. Typically, a WAN consists of two or more local-area networks (LANs).
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| global area network (GAN) | refers to any network that is composed of different interconnected computer networks (WANs) and also covers an unlimited geographical area
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| Internetworking | the process or technique of connecting different networks by using intermediary devices such as routers or gateway devices
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| client | an application that runs on a personal computer or workstation and relies on a server to perform some operations
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| host computer | a computer system that is accessed by a user working at a remote location
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| wireless access point (WAP) | a hardware device or configured node on a local area network (LAN) that allows wireless capable devices and wired networks to connect through a wireless standard, including Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
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| gateway | either hardware or software that acts as a bridge between two networks so that data can be transferred between a number of computers
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| networking site | a website that is designed to help people communicate and share information, photographs, etc. with a group
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| access point | a network access point (NAP) is a major point where internet service providers (ISPs) can connect with one another in peering arrangements
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| file transfer (in networking) | a feature of a piece of software that connects two computers and allows files to pass from to the other
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| download | to move information to your computer from another computer system or the Internet
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| upload | to send documents or programs from your computer to a larger system using the Internet
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| mirroring | creating web site that has been copied to another server in order to provide faster access or wider availability, or to reduce traffic on the network.
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| network file system | a mechanism for storing files on a network. It is a distributed file system that allows users to access files and directories located on remote computers and treat those files and directories as if they were local
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| time server | a server that distributes synchronized time information to all members of a network
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| video server | a server that is dedicated to taking in, storing and delivering video
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| remote procedure call | a network programming model or interprocess communication technique that is used for point-to-point communications between software applications
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| electronic cash | a system designed to enable products to be sold at a retail outlet
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| electronic commerce | the activity of buying and selling goods on the Internet
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| electronic magazine | a magazine that you can read on the Internet
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| navigation | a way to find and follow a path through websites
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| network browser | a software program that is used for finding and looking at pages on the Internet
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| browsing | the activity of looking at websites on the Internet in no particular order
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| surf | to look at various places one after another on the Internet
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| navigation agent | a person or a program to help to find and follow a path through websites
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