| Abend | Short for "Abnormal end." An abend is an unexpected or abnormal end to a process... |
| Access | Microsoft Access, often abbreviated "MS Access," is a popular database application... |
| Access Point | An access point provides wireless access to a network. Devices connected to an... |
| ACL | Stands for "Access Control List." An ACL is a list of user permissions for a file... |
| Active-Matrix | Active-matrix technology is used in high-quality flat-panel displays, such as... |
| ActiveX | This Microsoft-based technology was built to link desktop applications to the World... |
| Ad Hoc Network | "Ad Hoc" is actually a Latin phrase that means "for this purpose." It is often... |
| ADC | Stands for "Analog-to-Digital Converter." Since computers only process digital... |
| Add-on | An add-on is a software extension that adds extra features to a program. It may... |
| ADF | Stands for "Automatic Document Feeder." An ADF is used in copiers and scanners to... |
| ADSL | Stands for "Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line." ADSL is a type of DSL, which is a... |
| Adware | Adware is free software that is supported by advertisements. Common adware... |
| Affiliate | Website affiliates are what drive Internet marketing. Companies run affiliate... |
| AGP | Stands for "Accelerated Graphics Port." This is a graphics card expansion port... |
| AIFF | Stands for "Audio Interchange File Format." AIFF is an audio format originally... |
| AIX | Stands for "Advanced Interactive Executive," though some Linux fans have been known... |
| Alert Box | An alert box, sometimes called a message box, is a small window that pops up on... |
| Algorithm | An algorithm is a set of instructions, sometimes called a procedure or a function... |
| Analog | As humans, we perceive the world in analog. Everything we see and hear is a... |
| Android | Android is Google's mobile operating system (OS) that is used by several... |
| ANSI | Stands for "American National Standards Institute." ANSI's primary goal is to... |
| API | Stands for "Application Program Interface," though it is sometimes referred to as... |
| Apple | The reason this term is in the glossary is because way too many people confuse... |
| Applet | This a Java program that can be embedded in a Web page. The difference between a... |
| Application | An application, or application program, is a software program that runs on your... |
| Archie | Archie is a program used for finding files stored on FTP (File Transfer Protocol... |
| ARP | Stands for "Address Resolution Protocol." ARP is a protocol used for mapping an IP... |
| Array | An array is a data structure that contains a group of elements. Typically these... |
| ASCII | Stands for "American Standard Code for Information Interchange." ASCII is the... |
| ASP | Just to confuse ordinary people like you and me, there are two equally important... |
| ASP.NET | ASP.NET is a set of Web development tools offered by Microsoft. Programs like... |
| ATA | Stands for "Advanced Technology Attachment." It is a type of disk drive that... |
| ATM | Stands for "Asynchronous Transfer Mode." Most people know of ATMs as automated... |
| Autoresponder | An autoresponder is a program or script on a mail server that automatically replies... |
| Avatar | An avatar is an online character that represents a person. For example, games like... |
