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L8R --- Leased-line
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L8R ---
Later - A shorthand appended to a comment written in an online forum.
Lagging --- A frozen time
span.
Lamer --- A user who behaves
in a stupid or uneducated manner, a description often applied to newbies.
LaNet
--- A computer network setup by the state of Louisiana for state institutions,
fully connected to the Internet. This freenet is connected to the internet via LaNet.
LAN
--- (Local Area Network) -- A computer network limited to the immediate
area, usually the same building or floor of a building.
See Also: Ethernet
Laptop
--- A computer small enough to sit on your lap. The laptop computer's small
size allows you to take it almost anywhere and access the Internet. Great if
you travel a lot and don't want to go too long without your e-mail.
Latency --- In networking,
latency and bandwidth are the two factors that determine
the speed of your connection. Latency is the time it takes for a data packet to move across a network connection.
Leased-line
--- Refers to a phone line that is rented for exclusive 24-hour, 7 -days-a-week
use from your location to another location. The highest speed data connections require a leased line.
See Also: 56k Line , T-1 , T-3
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Legacy
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Legacy
--- Refers to pre-Windows 95 software or hardware. Legacy cards don't support
Plug and Play, and legacy software is older software (although you may have just purchased it!) typically designed
for Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11.
Line
by line --- When using terminal emulation (see terminal emulation),
some primitive terminals only allowed you to edit text on the single line on which you were working. Once you pressed
Enter to move to the next line, you couldn't go back and change something on the previous line(s)--because those
lines had already been sent to the host computer that the PC emulates a terminal of. In line by line editing, there
is a line length limit as well, so you can't simply type an entire paragraph before pressing Enter.
Link
Pro Quo --- Receiving something in return for a mention on your
homepage
Linked
object --- In OLE terminology, data stored in a document that originated
from another application. Unlike an embedded object, this type of object has its own file on the disk. The source
application is run for editing when you double-click it. For example, a Paint drawing linked to a Word document.
Linking saves space over embedding when a particular object must be included in more than one other document, since
the data does not have to be stored multiple times. Additionally, you can directly edit a linked file, and all
the documents that the link to the file update automatically.
Linux
--- A freeware UNIX os for the pc (386 and above).
List
box --- A dialog box item that shows all available
options.
LiSTPROC
--- A mail distribution program, v. similar to listserv.
Listserv
--- The most common kind of maillist, Listservs originated on BITNET
but they are now common on the Internet.
See Also: BITNET , E-mail , Maillist
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License
---Local printer
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License --- Refers to the agreement you are assumed to have acceded
to when you purchase Windows 95. As with much other computer software, you don't own your copy of Windows 95, but
instead, just license the use of it. As such, there is a long list of legalese-type things you supposedly agree
to when you open the envelope containing your copy of Windows 95. These legal agreements are part of the license.
Live ---
When used in reference to a World Wide Web file, this term designates an object linked to another
layer of information or describes when a particular Web site will be placed on the Internet such as "it's
going live next week."
Live3D --- Live3D extends Navigator 3.0 into the 3D realm. With this VRML (Virtual Reality
Modeling Language) viewer, you can experience a rich new world of 3D spaces and interact with text, images, animation,
sound, music, and even video.
Link
--- A link will transport you from one Internet site to another with just
a click of your mouse. Links can be text or graphic and are recognizable once you know what to look for. Text links
usually will be underlined and often a different color than the rest of the text on your screen. A graphic link
usually has a frame around it. For example at the bottom of this page the mailbox is a link as well as the text
in the yellow boxes.
Load
--- Short for download and upload. If someone asks how long did the page
take to load? He/She is referring to the time it takes a page to appear on your screen. If a web page is loading
slow it means that it's taking a long time to fully appear on your screen. You can often scroll through a page
and look at the parts that have loaded while the rest of the page continues to load. Also, you can usually click
a link on the page you are loading and link to another page without waiting for the current page to fully load.
Local
printer --- A printer connected directly to your computer.
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reboot --- Login
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Local
reboot --- The ability of Windows 95 to close down a single misbehaving
application. When you use the Alt+Ctrl+Delete key sequence, Windows 95 queries you for the application to shut
down. In this way, you can close down only the application you want, without affecting other running applications.
Location
--- An Internet address. While you are in your browser (which you are probably
in now) you will see a section at the top of the page that is titled "location". If you look right now
you will see that the location of this web page is http://www.geocities.com/FashionAvenue/4869/desc.html. If you
type in the address of someone's web page and hit enter, your browser will take you to that page. However the address
you type in the location bar must be an exact match. Modem
Log ---
A file that keeps track of network connections.
Local area network (LAN) --- A limited-distance, multipoint
physical connectivity medium consisting of network interface cards, media, and repeating devices designed to transport
frames of data between host computers at high speeds with low error rates. A LAN is a subsystem that is part of
network.
Logical block addressing (LBA) --- A type
of addressing scheme for IDE disk drives that allows the drive to exceed the original 512 megabyte (1/2 gigabyte)
IDE size limit. With logical block addressing, an IDE drive can hold up to 8.4 gigabytes.
Logical
drive --- A drive that isn't a physical drive, as in the floppy
drive A or B. Instead, a logical drive is a drive created on a subpartition of an extended partition and given
an arbitrary letter such as C, D, or E.
Login
--- Noun or a verb. Noun: The account name used to gain access
to a computer system. Not a secret (contrast with Password).Verb: The act of entering into a computer system,
e.g. Login to the WELL and then go to the GBN conference.
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LoL
--- Luminosity
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LoL
--- An acronym for Laugh Out Loud. Look for it in your e-mail, or chat
rooms.
See Also: Password
Logoff ---
To disconnect from a network or remote system.
Look@Me ---
Look@Me gives you the ability to view another user's screen anywhere in the world in real time. You
can watch the screen activity taking place by another Look@Me user from within your Internet browser or as a standalone
applet. Based on Farallon's award winning Timbuktu Pro software, Look@Me is a FREE real-time Internet collaboration
tool allowing you to do things like edit documents, go over presentations, review graphics, or provide just-in-time
training and support. Download Look@Me to expand your use of the Internet beyond Web browsing and e-mail.
Long
file name --- A reference to Windows 95's ability to use file names
up to 256 characters long.
Lossy
compression --- Compression techniques that lose some of
the data when compressing the file. Although lossy compression isn't acceptable for compressing application file
and certain types of data files (for example, database, word processing), it is often acceptable to have a low
degree of loss when compressing video or graphic files, since you likely won't notice the missing data. Also, lossy
compression can gain considerably higher compression ratios than "lossless" compression. However, when
using lossy compression, you don't want to decompress the file, then use the result to recompress, as the loss
of data gets worse with each cycle.
Logon ---
The process of connecting to a network or remote system.
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