ASCII—American Standard Code for Information Interchange
BASIC—Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
CAD—computer-aided design
CD-ROM—compact disc—read-only memory
COBOL—Common Business-Oriented Language
compact disc
CPU—central processing unit
database
data processing (n.)
data-processing (adj.)
desktop
domain name
DOS—disk operating system
dot-com (n., adj.)
download
e-commerce
e-mail
FORTRAN—Formula Translator
FTP—file transfer protocol
GB—gigabyte
GUI—graphical user interface
handheld (adj.)
high-tech
home page
HTML—hypertext markup language
http—hypertext transfer protocol
hyperlink
hypertext
in-box
Internet
intranet
KB—kilobyte
LAN—local area network
LCD—liquid crystal display
LexisNexis—computerized legal research system
LISTSERV—trademarked term; use e-mail list, electronic mailing list, or distribution list for general references.
log in (v.); log-in (n.)
log on (v.); log-on (n.)
MB—megabyte
offline
online
operating system (OS)
output
PC—personal computer
PDF—portable document format
RAM—random-access memory
ROM—read-only memory
real time (n.); real-time (adj.)
shareware
spreadsheet
Telnet
URL—uniform resource locator
WAN—wide-area network
Web
webcast
webmaster
Web page
Web site
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows NT
Windows Vista
word processing (n.)
word-processing (adj.)
workstation
WWW—World Wide Web
WYSIWYG—what you see is what you get
