ADSL
/ˌeɪdˌiːˌɛsˈɛl/
nouna method of connecting to the internet using a phone line that allows you to use that phone line at the same time
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1. It's way better than dial up but compared to even ADSL and especially fiber you are going to notice that difference in latency because remember guys it's not 27 milliseconds for like every complete transaction.
broadband
/ˈbɹɔdˌbænd/
nouna system of Internet connection that allows users to share information simultaneously
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1. My broadband operator would take his cursor.
2. Over 50 percent of residents lack broadband Internet altogether.
3. Is broadband going to affect those people right out of the gate?
4. Overall, 10 percent of Americans don't have broadband.
5. Imagine broadband absolutely everywhere and anywhere. -
bandwidth
/ˈbændwɪdθ/
noun(computing) the maximum rate of data transfer of an electronic communications system
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1. The Internet connection bandwidth gets split.
2. Some people even have bandwidth limits.
3. One of the challenges is bandwidth.
4. It has the same bandwidth as a computer network.
5. This is phenomenal bandwidth.
IP address
/ˌaɪpˈiː ɐdɹˈɛs/
noun(computing) a set of numbers separated by dots that a computer with an active internet connection is identified with
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1. And then it says IP address location.
2. DNS is mapping a name to an IP address.
3. It's IP Address.
4. So what is IP Address?
5. So IP addresses are invisible to the normal users.
carrier
/ˈkæɹiɝ/, /ˈkɛɹiɝ/
nouna telecommunications firm that provides a cellular or internet service
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1. U.S. carriers lost a record $60 billion, according to Airlines for America, an industry, trade and lobbying group.
2. In 2019 the carrier expanded its farm-to-plane initiative for one of the world's longest flights.
3. Now, strategic carriers are widening their scopes.
4. The carrier wants $725 for the phone, or $24 a month for 30 months.
5. Mail carriers represent the largest group of postal service employees.
cellular
/ˈsɛɫjəɫɝ/
adjectiverelated to a telephone system that uses radio stations for communication
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1. And then cellular respiration occurs.
2. Cellular freebooters could invade another group.
3. We have cellular services.
4. But also, cellular therapy also has a really important role.
5. About three billion people, by the end of this year, will have cellular connectivity.
access provider
/ˈæksɛs pɹəvˈaɪdɚ/
nouna company that provides customers with internet access
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cc
/ˌsiˈsi/
nounused on a business letter or email indicating that a copy is being sent to the person mentioned
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1. Your stomach can hold 900 cc's.
2. CC photographs are pretty much everywhere.
3. First thing is CC.
4. So get 100 cc, 2 cc every day.
5. CC: No, we don’t.
CMC
/sˌiːˌɛmsˈiː/
nouncommunication by means of email, instant messaging, social media, etc.
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1. And it was also called CMC housing-- Centrally Monitored Case.
2. So the two end gates for the north and south opens out, because some of my CMC colleagues was on the other side on their way to my side, to the day room.
cookie
/ˈkʊki/
noun(computing) data that a web server sends to a browser and receives if the user visits the website again, used for identifying or tracking the user's activities
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1. Cookies are out.
2. Cookies solved that problem.
3. Cookies store little bits of information.
4. Seven saving burned cookies.
5. Making cookies.
clickstream
/klˈɪkstɹiːm/
nounthe chronological order by which a user clicks on the hyperlinks in a given website
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cybernaut
/sˈaɪbɚnˌɔːt/
nouna person who is actively engaged in online communities and uses the internet a lot
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handle
/ˈhændəɫ/
nounsomeone's username on an online forum or social media platform
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1. Can the super sports-utility vehicle handle some flat-pack stuff?
2. The car can handle the rest.
3. A door handle?
4. Just handle this dragon.
5. Different societies handle adolescent sexuality very differently.
directory
/daɪˈɹɛktɝi/, /dɝˈɛktɝi/, /diˈɹɛktɝi/, /dɪˈɹɛktɝi/
noun(computing) an area on a computer containing files that are necessary for keeping the computer organized
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1. Zip2 provided a searchable business directory, almost like an online version of the Yellow Pages with maps.
2. And the government of France at that time was the Directory.
3. They kept the directory entry around.
4. That searches the Home directory.
5. So search my Home directory.
domain
/doʊˈmeɪn/
nounthe last characters of a website's address such as '.com', '.org', etc.
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1. I ruled my domain.
2. Eminent domain is an absolute necessity for a country.
3. This domain has private registration on it.
4. Domains have value in and of themselves.
5. Domains have four contacts for registration.
hotspot
/ˈhɑtˌspɑt/
nouna public place where a wireless Internet connection is made available
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1. This neighborhood is a hotspot for coronavirus.
2. The badge is actually a hotspot.
3. That includes mobile hotspot.
4. We have found a hotspot.
5. - Paramjeet, I have hotspot on my computer.
extension
/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/
nouna string of characters that comes after a period in a computer filename, typically indicating the file type or format
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1. Can browser extensions see my bank account?
2. Different extensions may do totally different things.
3. Hide or Show extensions.
4. Here come the extensions.
5. Get your extension.
feed
/ˈfid/
nouna feature on a website that enables the users to be notified of the updated information without logging on the website
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1. Is relying on hydroponics a good strategy for feeding people in the future?
2. Feed the world?
3. Phytoplankton feed ordinary fish.
4. [dog bark] - Feed the beast.
5. And these old habits feed the power and wealth of the meat, dairy, and egg industries.
to get through
/ɡɛt θɹˈuː/
verbbe in or establish communication with
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1. Positive messages get through.
2. "Positive messages get through."
3. "Positive messages get through."
4. The chef gets through the tears, man.
5. Get through.
hotline
/ˈhɑtˌɫaɪn/
nouna direct phone line for emergency calls or calls between heads of governments
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1. Another resource are hotlines.
2. We did create a hotline.
3. And the hotline gets 14,000 calls a month.
4. So having hotlines.
5. The authorities even have a hotline specifically for tips about illicit crumb-droppers.
cold-calling
/kˈoʊldkˈɔːlɪŋ/
nounthe practice of making an unexpected phone call or visiting someone in person in order to sell them goods or services
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1. As stressful and scary as movies portray cold-calling to be and how terrifying it actually can be in real life, it doesn't impact you final grade.
hypertext
/ˈhaɪpɝˌtɛkst/
nouna database format that contains links by which one can access related information on a display directly from that display
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1. It means hypertext markup language.
2. The first one is Hypertext.
3. That was hypertext.
4. Well it stands for hypertext transfer protocol.
5. And we delivered the world's first hypertext system.
internet of things
/ˈɪntɚnˌɛt ʌv θˈɪŋz/
nounthe connection and exchange of data between everyday objects over the Internet
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landing page
/lˈændɪŋ pˈeɪdʒ/
noun(computing) the first webpage that appears in response to a click on a link
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1. You show them two or three landing pages examples.
2. - Landing page is just a landing page.
3. - Landing page is just a landing page.
4. Basically build your landing page.
5. And landing pages also bear significance here.
thread
/ˈθɹɛd/
nouna sequence of linked messages on social media, email, etc.
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1. Races just threaded through.
2. Do you guys have thread?
3. Threads are unavoidable.
4. "Threads" means clothing in this case.
5. Thread the floss under the main wire and between two teeth.
to ping
/ˈpɪŋ/
verbto send a signal to a computer and wait for a reply as a way to test the connection
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1. The ping is good enough for Fall Guys.
2. Playing ping pong?
3. - What is your ping?
4. Well ping is king.
5. I mean ping pong.
to put through
/pˌʊt θɹˈuː/
verbto connect a caller to the person to whom they want to speak
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1. Poultry industry workers are put through such extremes that they're denied bathroom breaks.
2. In one, they were basically put through a perfectionist’s nightmare:
3. They are going to be put through a sieve.
4. The collected blood sample is put through a machine called the blood gas analyzer.
5. Then the entire team at the precinct was put through an emotional rollercoaster when their beloved Captain Holt had to leave quite suddenly.
newswire
/ˈnuzˌwaɪɹ/
nouna type of service that gives subscribers the latest news through the internet or satellite
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1. So much of this stock is probably going to be driven by news, whether it be good guidance, bad guidance, things that are coming in through the newswire.
2. And then there's Subsection 3 that creates an exception for the importation, from any country or the exportation to any country, whether commercial or otherwise, regardless of format or medium of transmission, of any information or informational materials, including but not limited to, publications, films, posters, other forms of media ending with a list that ends with newswire feeds.
3. Rockstar has unveiled the Special and Collector's Editions of Grand Theft Auto V via their newswire as well as an uplifting pre-order bonus, and we've got the details.
4. The news came via this image from Rockstar's Newswire:
to reach
/ˈɹitʃ/
verbto manage to contact someone by phone or radio
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1. Finally, we reach the sad conclusion.
2. Another brilliant physicist, Alexander Friedmann, had also reached the same conclusion.
3. Some systems, like ferries, will announce on the loudspeakers when you’ve reached your destination.
4. I think I've reached the zenith of my career, probably.
5. That message obviously is not reaching a lot of migrants.
to spoof
/ˈspuf/
verb(computing) to send an email or spam to someone pretending to be someone else by forging their address
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1. Your email address is being spoofed in the from field.
2. Are they spoofing my boyfriend's numbers or something?
3. Their email address was just spoofed.
4. [Narrator] Number 10, spoofing your key remote.
5. Were The Weeknd's halftime backup dancers a spoof on Staples Center security guards?
troll
/ˈtɹoʊɫ/
noun(computing) someone who posts hostile, irrelevant, or offensive comments on a website or social media to annoy others
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1. I trolled you guys.
2. - Already trolling. -
3. Trolling the forums.
4. Still trolling them forums.
5. He loves trolls.
to spam
/ˈspæm/
verbto send an unwanted advertisement or message online, usually to a lot of people
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1. Love this spam.
2. Spam is charcuterie.
3. Spammers, send spam.
4. Spam the heck out of it.
5. - Just spam the whole screen.
to bounce
/ˈbaʊns/
verb(of an email) to fail to reach the destination and be sent back to the sender
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1. And the ball bounces the same way.
2. The golf ball bounced to 28 feet.
3. These guys are just bouncing babies.
4. The dad bounce ♪
5. This pencil bounced out of here.