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Glossary
MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension, an extension to Internet mail
that adds support for the exchange of multi-part messages,
including binary files
A combination of letters (or letters and numbers) used to gain
password
access to a network and/or computer system. Passwords are
security measures that help to prevent unauthorized persons from
working with another person's computer resources or obtaining
access to a network.
PDA Personal Digital Assistant, such as a Palm connected organizer. In
these documents, PDA refers generally to the applications you use
with the keypad flipped open, as distinct from the features you use
when the keypad is closed.
pick list A list of choices that appears when you tap
smartphone screen
point-to-point A term used to describe a data channel which connects two—and
only two—computers
POP or POP3 Post Office Protocol, the Internet standard protocol for retrieving
messages on a computer
The number you dial before the telephone number to reach an
prefix
outside line
protocol A set of rules followed by two computers when they communicate
with one another
proxy A software agent that acts on behalf of the user
The name assigned to your principal account in an electronic mail
real name
system. The real name is generally your first and last name. It
appears in the From field of all your outgoing messages and
identifies to your recipients who the mail is from.
The e-mail address at which you can be reached. Along with your
return address
real name, the return address appears in the From field of all your
outgoing messages. It is usually in the following form:
loginname@incomingmailserver
roaming Using telephone services outside of the area covered by your home
service provider
script A file used by some communications programs to automate logging
onto services such as e-mail
A bar at the right border of a window whose contents are not
scroll bar
completely visible. Each scroll bar contains two scroll arrows and a
scroll box that you can tap to move through the contents of the
window.
serial port An input/output port used to connect serial devices, such as a
mouse, external modem, or the pdQ smartphone cradle, to a
computer
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