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  • file server

    In the client/server model, a file server is a computer responsible for the central storage and management of data files so that other computers on the same network can access the files.  Definition

  • Kazaa Media Desktop (KMD)

    Kazaa (its full name is Kazaa Media Desktop or KMD) is a decentralized Internet peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing program owned by Sharman Networks.  Definition

  • file transfer

    File transfer is the movement of one or more files from one location to another.  Definition

  • reverse Telnet (direct Telnet)

    Reverse Telnet (sometimes called direct Telnet) is the initiation of a Telnet session from a computer system to one of its remote users.  Definition

  • terbo

    The suffix terbo appears in the V.32terbo modem protocol and indicates the third version of the V.32 protocol.  Definition

  • X server

    An X server is a server of connections to X terminals in a distributed network that uses the X Window System.  Definition

  • root directory

    In a computer file system that is organized as a hierarchy or tree, the root directory is the directory that includes all other directories.  Definition

  • dynamic and static

    In general, dynamic means energetic, capable of action and/or change, or forceful, while static means stationary or fixed.  Definition

  • V.xx

    The V Series Recommendations from the ITU-TS are summarized in the table below.  Definition

  • netsplit

    In using an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) network, a netsplit is the loss of contact between two IRC servers.  Definition

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