You've undoubtedly seen some strange words or abbreviations about computers that just don't make any sense. People who have been around these machines for a while tend to get to know the most common words, but even after 25 years I still find the odd one that I have never heard before.

We've got definitions for many of the common terms used about computers and the internet. Just click on any of the links to go to the various pages in our glossary:

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