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I-beam --- Image color matching (ICM)
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I-beam --- The shape the cursor takes in the area of a window
where text can be entered.
ICQ ---
I Seek You - A user-friendly Internet program that tells you who's online
at all times. No longer will you search in vain for friends and associates on the Net. ICQ does the searching for
you, alerting you in real time when friends or colleagues sign on. With ICQ, you can chat, send messages and files,
play games, or just hang out with your fellow netizens as you surf the Net.
I-bahn ---
or I-bahn - the information superhighway
ICon --- A small graphic symbol used to represent
a folder, program, shortcut, resource, or document.
IETF ---
Internet Engineering Task Force - An open community of networkers who
manage and shape the Internet.
Imagemap ---
Internet Message Access Protocol - A method of accessing e-mail or bulletin
board messages that are kept on a mail server. IMAP permits a "client" e-mail program to access remote
messages as if they were on a the users local machine. E-mail stored on an IMAP server can be manipulated from
a desktop computer at home, a workstation at the office, and a notebook computer while traveling, without the need
to transfer messages or files back and forth between these computers, as is usually the case with the POP style
mail access protocol. For more on IMAP VS POP click on the more button below.
IIRC
--- IIRC="If I Remember Correctly" (just in case you want to
cover yourself when stating something).
Image color matching (ICM) --- Image
Color Matching (ICM), a technology developed by Kodak, creates an image environment that treats color from the
screen to the printed page. Microsoft licensed ICM from Kodak to be able to repeatedly and consistently reproduce
color matched images from source to destination.
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Import --- Inactive
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Import
--- An OLE term. In Object Packager, you can import a file into a package
and later embed it into a destination document.
Impressions --- In regard to online advertising, it is the number of times an ad banner is downloaded
and presumably seen by users. Guaranteed impressions refers to the minimum number of times an ad banner will be
seen by users.
IMAP ---
Internet Message Access Protocol - A method of accessing e-mail or bulletin
board messages that are kept on a mail server. IMAP permits a "client" e-mail program to access remote
messages as if they were on a the users local machine. E-mail stored on an IMAP server can be manipulated from
a desktop computer at home, a workstation at the office, and a notebook computer while traveling, without the need
to transfer messages or files back and forth between these computers, as is usually the case with the POP style
mail access protocol. For more on IMAP VS POP click on the more button below.
IMO
--- IMO=In My Opinion; IMHO adds "humble," and is often seen
as sarcastic.
IMHO
--- (In My Humble Opinion) -- A shorthand appended to a comment written
in an online forum, IMHO indicates that the writer is aware that they are expressing a debatable view, probably
on a subject already under discussion. One of may such shorthands in common use online, especially in discussion
forums.
See Also: TTFN , BTW
Inktomi --- A research project at U.C. Berkely which is a prototype for a commercial search
engine. The technology used exploits parallel computing technology.
Inactive --- An open window that is not currently in use. On the
task bar, the active window looks like a pressed button, inactive windows are represented by unpressed buttons.
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In box --- Interface
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In
box --- Inbox holds incoming and outgoing messages and Faxes that
are sent or received over Microsoft Exchange.
Incremental
backup --- See differential backup.
Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) ---
This term describes the design of the 8/16-bit AT bus (sometimes called the "classic bus")
developed by IBM in the original IBM PC.
In
place editing --- A feature of OLE 2. With in place editing, you
may edit an embedded or linked object WITHOUT that object being placed into an additional window (the way it was
in OLE 1.0). Instead of creating an additional window, the tools for the object you want to edit appear in the
toolbar for the container object, (see container object). Also, the menus for the object you want to edit
replace the menus of the container object. In place editing is less disruptive; it is much simpler to ensure that
the changes you make to an embedded or linked object are updated to the original complex document.
Insertion
point --- A flashing vertical line showing where text will be inserted.
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) --- A
later drive design that incorporated an embedded controller on a smaller (3 1/2 inch) disk drive. IDE drives can
be connected together, but the second drive must be a slave to the first, using the primary disk controller and
not its own embedded controller. This type of drive is interfaced to a computer bus with an IDE host adapter, not
a controller.
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) ---
A special phone line that supports modem speeds up to 64Kbps. However, these phone lines can be quite
expensive to acquire. Many ISDN adapters support two-channel access.
Interface --- The visible layer enabling a user to communicate with
a computer. In DOS, the interface consisted largely of typed commands and character-based feedback, Windows 95
is an entirely graphical interface, using a mouse, menus, windows, and icons to allow the user to communicate his
instructions and requirements to the computer.
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Internal command --- Information packet
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Internal
command --- A command embedded in CMD.EXE,
the command interpreter for Windows 95, or in COMMAND.EXE, the MS-DOS equivalent. Internal commands don't require
additional support files.
Internet
Explorer --- A web browser bundled with the
Windows 95 Plus kit. It takes advantage of features in Windows 95, such as shortcuts and long file names.
Internet Protocol (IP) --- A network protocol that
provides routing services across multiple LANs and WANs that is used in the TCP/IP protocol stack. IP packet format
is used to address packets of data from ultimate source and destination nodes (host) located on any LAN or WAN
networked with TCP/IP protocol. IP provides routing services in conjunction with IP routers, which are incorporated
into many computer systems and most version of UNIX. IP Packet format is supported in NetWare 3.11 and 4.0 operating
systems, and is used throughout the Department of Defense Internet--a network of thousands of computers internetworked
worldwide.
Interoperability --- Compatibility, or the capability for equipment to
work together. Industry standards are agreed upon or used by vendors to make their equipment work with other vendor's
equipment.
Interrupt request line (IRQ) --- A
line (conductor) on the internal bus of the computer (typically on the motherboard) over which a device such as
a port, disk controller, or modem can get the attention of the CPU to process some data.
Interframe compression --- A
technique that achieves compression of a video file by eliminating redundant data between successive compressed
frames
Information packet
--- A bundle of data sent over a network. The protocol used determines
the size and makeup of the packet.
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Index ---
Information superhighway
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Index ---
Can refer to a file or directory found on a server. The file usually contains information about
the directory or Web site as well as access privileges required, dates, and even a list of other indexes (indices).
This is usually the first place you check when you're looking for a file. A file called index.html is usually the
starting point or home page for a Web site. A server is usually configured to display automatically the index.html
or .htm file when a request for a certain directory comes to the server, therefore, the "default" page
that comes up when you type in a URL like http://www.high-density.com would be http://www.high-density.com/index.html.
Indices
--- Loosely a plural of index. A listing or directory of more than
one index. An index of indexes or a directory of directories.
Initialization string
--- A string of characters that gets a modem into action, usually "AT"
for "attention." You must know the initialization string when setting up your computer for Internet access,
these strings vary according to type of computer and type of modem, check with your ISP.
Internaut
--- Yet another term for someone who uses the Internet.
Information superhighway
--- or I-way - this is a buzzword from a
speech by Vice President Al Gore that refers to the Clinton/Gore administration's plan to deregulate communication
services and widen the scope of the Internet by opening carriers, such as television cable, to data communication.
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