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concatenated
/kənˈkætəˌneɪtɪd/ /kɑnˈkætəˌneɪtɪd/

To join (text strings) together.

cord
cordnoun
/kɔːd/ /kɔɹd/

A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.

"The cord to print a document in the word processor is Ctrl+P. "

log in
log inverb
/lɔɡ ɪn/ /lɑɡ ɪn/

To gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously agreed upon username and password.

touchscreen
/ˈtʌt͡ʃskriːn/

An input/output device that allows the user to interact with the computer by touching the display screen.

connectedness
/kəˈnɛktɪdnəs/ /kəˈnɛktədənəs/

The state or quality of being connected.

dictionary attack
/ˈdɪkʃənɛri əˈtæk/

An attack that uses a list of words (from a dictionary) to try and guess passwords or decryption keys

packetizes
/ˈpækɪtaɪzɪz/

To form data into packets, or bundled units, according to a specific protocol

lightboxes
/ˈlaɪtˌbɒksɪz/ /ˈlaɪtˌbɑːksɪz/

A kind of pop-up that is overlaid across a web page while the rest of the content is dimmed.

mouseovers
/ˈmaʊsoʊvərz/

The event of an on-screen pointer being over an on-screen shape.

teabags
/ˈtiːbæɡz/

To sit or crouch repeatedly on the head of another player's character after they are dead.

file servers
/ˈfaɪl ˌsɜːrvərz/

A server used to share files with other computers.

buzz
buzznoun
/bʌz/

A telephone call or e-mail.

encapsulates
/ɪnˈkæpsjəleɪts/ /ɛnˈkæpsjəleɪts/

To enclose data in packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.

minimizes
/ˈmɪnɪˌmaɪzɪz/

To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.

retrieval
/rɪˈtriːvəl/ /riˈtriːvəl/

The operation of accessing data, either from memory or from a storage device

tell
tellnoun
/tɛl/

A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.

batch files
/bætʃ faɪlz/

(especially MS-DOS) A file containing a series of instructions to be carried out by the operating system.

chop
chopnoun
/tʃɒp/

An IRC channel operator.

trampoline
/tɹæmpəˈliːn/ /ˈtɹæmpəliːn/

Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages

token rings
/ˈtoʊkən ˈrɪŋz/

A network standard invented by IBM and later defined by the 802.5 subcommittee of the IEEE which provides for a network with a star ring topology, and which operates by passing a token frame around the logical ring.