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e-mail address


A combination of username and site name which allows e-mail to be delivered uniquely to a particular person from anywhere on the Internet or connected networks. Internet e-mail addresses are of the form user@site. Site names tend to be composed of several elements, running from most to least specific.
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abbreviations


In e-mail and news messages various abbreviations and signs are commonly used AFAIK - As Far As I Know
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btw - by the way fyi - for your information imho - in my honest opinion otoh - on the other hand rtfm - read the f* manual tia - thanks in advance


) - Happy (turn your head to one side to see why)
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( - sad


Yawn - these last 3 are examples of emoticons.
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account


One of several terms referring both to the right to access a particular machine (e.g. to have an account on club), and to the user name that you have to give when you do so.
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agent


A program, probably running on your machine, that asks for files or information from a remote server.
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anonymous ftp site


a server which allows people to log on and download files without having an account or a user ID on that server.
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attachment


a file that's attached to the main mail message
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bookmarks


(also known as 'favorities') shortcuts to WWW pages that you've visited before. Use the 'bookmarks' menu to add pages to the list.
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browser


A program that lets you browse through WWW documents.
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