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Administrative Contact
The administrative contact of a domain name is an individual authorised to make necessary changes, on behalf of the domain name owner. The administrative contact is also the person or organization that answers legal questions about the domain name.
ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line - transmits data using the existing copper telephone wires. The connection is high speed in one direction, and lower speed in the other.
Adware
Any software that serves banner ads or pop-up ads to you while in use.
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
American Registry is a non-profit organization established for the purpose of the administration and registration of IP addresses in the geography previously managed by Network Solutions.
Anti-Virus
Software installed on a machine to prevent the introduction of viruses. Will also detect their presence and repair or clean them.
Apple
Apple Computers
Application
An application (often called "app" for short) is simply a program with a user interface.
Application
Software that performs a specific task for the user. e.g. word-processing, as distinct from the basic operation of the computer.
Artificial Intelligence
A branch of computer science that studies how to endow computers with capabilities of human intelligence.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A set of numbers that represent all the normal characters one would find on the keyboard. Text saved in ASCII (.txt) format can be read by all word processing programs on most platforms.
Asia-Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC)
The Asian-Pacific Network Information Center is a collaborative effort consisting of national Network Information Centers (NICs) and Internet Service Providers within the Asian-Pacific region. The APNIC acts as a regional Internet Registry, providing the allocation of Internet Protocol (IP) address space to the Asian-Pacific region.
Attachment
A document, photograph or other file sent with an email message.