Dictionary of the Internet

This new dictionary is the first to concentrate in depth on the Internet's terminology and infrastructure, rather than on general computing terms. The rapid rise of Internet use has introduced thousands of new abbreviations, technical terms, and user jargon into the English language. This reference book will prove invaluable to anybody working with information technology, from the general Internet user to employees in the industry. The dictionary covers terms associated with the Web itself, with e-commerce and the use of the Internet for business purposes, Internet infrastructure both technical and organizational, distributed processing and systems, and Internet security, as well as providing definitions for web jargon such as typo pirate, shovelware, and denizen.