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1. BitTorrent, n. View full entry 2001
...A proprietary name for: a peer-to-peer file transfer protocol for sharing large amounts of data over the Internet, in which each part of a file downloaded by a user is transferred to...
2. Captcha, n. View full entry 2001
...Any of various authentication systems devised to enable a computer to distinguish human from computer input, typically in order to thwart spam or to prevent automated misuse of a web site; a...
3. chip and PIN, n. View full entry 2001
...A system for electronic transactions in which debit and credit cards containing a microchip are used in conjunction with a PIN rather than with the cardholder's signature, to provide greater security when...
4. geocaching, n. View full entry 2000
...An activity or pastime in which an item, or a container holding a number of items, is hidden in a particular location for users of the Global Positioning System to find, with...
5. machinima, n. View full entry 2000
...The practice or technique of producing animated films using the graphics engine from a video game. Also: a film produced in this way; such films as a genre....
6. podcast, n. View full entry 2004
...A digital audio file of speech, music, broadcast material, etc., made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or portable media player; a series of such files, new instalments of...
7. podcast, v. View full entry 2004
...trans. To make (a digital recording of a broadcast) available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or personal audio player. Also intr....
8. podcasting, n. View full entry 2004
...The use of the Internet to make available digital recordings of broadcasts for downloading to a computer or personal audio player....
9. pop-under, n. and adj. View full entry 2000
...A window (typically containing an unsolicited advertisement) which is generated underneath a browser window and becomes visible only when the latter is closed or moved....
