Chasmine King

Vocabulary

aggregator

• a web-based or installed application that aggregates related, frequently updated content from various Internet sources and consolidates it in one place for viewing.

avatar

• a graphical image that represents a person, as on the Internet

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blog

• a web site containing the writer's or group of writers' own experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and often having images and links to other Web sites.

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flaming

• intense : very angry , or passionate

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mash-up

• web page or application that integrates complementary elements from two or more sources.

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massively multiplayer online games (MMOG)

• multiplayer video game which is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously

peer-to-peer network

• distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or work loads between peers

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phishing

• commit fraud to get financial information

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podcast

• a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a Web site to a media player or computer

SMS

• text messaging service: a service that allows short text messages to be sent, e.g. between cellular phones and pagers.