Internet, computer and design terms
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| Term | Definition |
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| ActiveX |
A set of technologies created by Microsoft to enable interactive content on Web sites. With ActiveX, websites can be animated using multimedia effects, interactive objects, and sophisticated applications that create a user experience comparable to a high-quality CD ROM. The same effects can be experienced with Java, Shockwave, Flash, and numerous other applets and programs - the difference is that ActiveX is an exclusive Microsoft Program making use of ActiveX Controls. |
| ADN |
Advanced Digital Network
Usually refers to a 56Kbps leased-line |
| ADSL | |
| Applet |
A small Java program that can be embedded in a HTML page. Applets differ from full fledged Java applications in that they are not allowed to access certain resources on the local computer, such as files and other serial devices (modems, printers etc) and are prohibited from communicating with most other computers across the network. The common rule is that an Applet can only make an Internet connection to the computer from which the Applet is sent.
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| Application Server |
Server software that manages one or more other pieces of software in a way that makes the managed software available over a network, usually to a Web Server. By having a piece of software manage other software packages it is possible to use resources like memory and database access more efficiently than if each of the managed packages responded directly to requests.
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| ASP / Active Server Page |
Active Server Pages |