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Select the first letter of the word from the list above to jump to appropriate section of the glossary or type the term on which you want to search.
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dumb terminal- a computer display monitor without any microprocessing capabilities, usually only able to display numerals and text.
dump- the transfer of raw data, usually from a computer’s main memory, for display on a printer or a monitor.
DVD- (Digital Video Disc) a high-density CD with more than seven times the capacity of a regular CD (enough capacity for a full length movie). Most DVD drives are also able to read CD ROMs.
dweeb- an unsophisticated, obnoxious, person, (with very few exceptions, male) often a newbie, who, through ignorant posting, annoys, irritates and otherwise frustrates the regulars in a chat room or other online communication forum. Dweebs are often interested in meeting members of the opposite sex and pursuing women by exaggerating and boasting about themselves along with other annoying and inappropriate behavior.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol- see DHCP
dynamic HTML- also called dynamic content, information on a Website or Web page that is constantly being updated, usually daily, but sometimes as often as a user refreshes the page. Some dynamic content is instantaneously created according to a keyword used in a search.
dynamic RAM- see DRAM, RAM, SDRAM, SRAM.
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A few words from Tech Support:
"When you receive a 30-meg movie file, send it to everyone as a mail attachment. We got lots of disk space on that mail server."
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