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The online world has its own language and dictionary of terms. While a lot of this dialog has become well-known and commonplace among the general public, others have not caught on as fast - and even more are being created every day!
In an effort to explain some of the more common terms, we have created this glossary. This is not meant to be an all-encompassing encyclopedia, but rather a brief glimpse at some of the most frequently used words and acronyms. If you would like to suggest an Internet term that is not part of this list, please send an eMail to info@gravityfree.com.
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E-mail - An acronym for Electronic Mail. A system whereby a computer user can exchange messages with other computer users (or groups of users) via a communications network. Electronic mail is one of the most popular uses of the Internet. See Snail-Mail.

E-mail Address - The domain-based or UUCP address that is used to send electronic mail to a specified destination. For example, info@gravityfree.com is the email address for information about GravityFree.

Emall - An electronic shopping mall. The cyber version of the Galleria.

Emoticon - E-mail emotions, or faces that you insert to express moods. Examples: Smiley face :-) or unhappy face :-(

Encryption - Scrambling data so that only an authorized recipient can unscramble and view it.

Entry Page - The page by which a visitor enters your Web site.

Ethernet - The most common LAN transmission network.

Excite - Regarded as one of the best search engines, with an index of 55 million pages. It can be slow to index new sites.

Exit Page - The page where a vistor exits your Web site.

Explorer (Internet Explorer) - Microsoft's Web browser.

Exposures - The number of times a viewer sees an advertizing banner.

Express Feeds - A term to describe Fast's express inclusion program, Inktomi's Index Connect service and Alta Vista's Trusted Feed program.

Extensible Markup Language - A method for creating data formats that can be shared on the World Wide Web.

External Optimization - Generally used to describe links found on other Web sites to one particular target Web site which increase that Web site's search engine rankings.

Extranet - A close relative of an Intranet with the difference being that remote company offices not confined to the corporate location can utilise the Intranet via the Internet.

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