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Bounce
The return of a piece of mail because of an error in its delivery.
Bps
Abbreviation for bits per second. See above.
Browse
To view and possibly edit a file of data on screen similar to handling text in a word
processing document.
BTW
(By The Way) A shorthand appended to a comment written in an online forum.
Bulletin board
A computer, often a microcomputer, set up to receive calls and work as an online
service. The BBSes let users communicate with each other through message bases, and
exchange files. They may also offer other services (like news, database searches, and
online shopping).
Carrier
Carrier is the tone modems send over a phone line before any data is sent on it. This
tone has a fixed frequency and a fixed amplitude. It is then changed to show data.
Character
Here used about a letter, a number or another typographical symbol or code. For a list of
special, email and .html characters, see 123Promote.
CCITT
The Consultative Committee for International Telephony and Telegraphy. Was an
international consultative committee, organized by the United Nations. Now replaced by
ITU TSS. See ITU (below).
COM port
A COM port (or communication port) is a communications channel or pathway over
which data is transferred between remote computing devices.
MS DOS computers may have as many as four COM ports, COM1, COM2, COM3,
and COM4. These are serial ports most often used with a modem to set up a
communications channel over telephone lines. They can also be used to send data to a
serial printer, or to connect a serial mouse.
(1) To compact data to save space.
Compress
(2) Common compression function on the Internet. Depending on the distribution of data
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