- cache
- The cache (pronounced "cash") is a space in your computer's hard drive where your browser saves copies of recently-visited Web pages. Instead of downloading an image from a recently viewed website, your browser will load the image from the cache, thereby making the browsing process a little quicker. Find out how to clear your cache.
- certificate authority
- A certificate authority organization that issues digital certificates. The Certificate Authority usually does a background check on the organization applying for a digital certificate, in order to verify that the organization is who it claims to be.
- CGI
- CGI is the standard way of passing information between a Web page and a program on a Web server. When you fill out a Web form, it uses the CGI to send the information to a program on the server. CGI stands for common gateway interface.
- client
- A client is a program you use to connect to a server to retrieve information. For instance, a browser is a client that connects to a Web server, and an e-mail program is a client that connects to a mail server.
- Collabra
- Collabra is the component of Netscape Communicator that is used to read and post to newsgroups. Find out more about Collabra.
- Communicator
- Netscape Communicator is a suite of Internet applications. It is part of the Business Internet software. Find out more about Communicator.
- Composer
- Composer is a component of Netscape Communicator that is used to create Web pages. Find out more about Composer.
- compression
- Files that can be downloaded from the Internet are usually stored in a compressed format to save disk space and downloading time. Compression is the process of shrinking, or compressing files. Find out more about compression and decompression.
- cookie
- A cookie is a small text file that is put on your hard drive by a Web page to be retrieved later by subsequent Web pages. For instance, if you fill out an online form, the information you enter can be stored in a cookie and retrieved and displayed on another Web page. Read more about cookies.
- cyber
- Cyber is a prefix related to computer networks. For example, cyberpal refers to friends made over the Internet.
- cyberspace
- Cyberspace is a term intended to evoke the idea of an electronically-travelled space or environment. The term was coined by William Gibson, author of Neuromancer and Johnny Mnemonic.
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