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through a computer or a computer network; "People were encouraged to submit their designs online at www.flag.govt.nz and suggest what the flag should mean on www.standfor.co.nz." - UD_English-GUM Corpus; "Images of the boy wearing a NASA T-shirt and handcuffed by the police were quickly posted and reposted online." - UD_English-GUM Corpus; "They should be available at your local home improvement store or online." - UD_English-GUM Corpus

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Content noun · 78% connection

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something; "he emptied the contents of hi…

Used in the same subject area: Media and communication, Digital media.
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Contents noun · 78% connection

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something; "he emptied the contents of hi…

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Creator noun · 78% connection

a person who grows or makes or invents things

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Digital adjective · 78% connection

of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits; "digital computer"

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Internet site noun · 78% connection

a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; a computer connected to the internet…

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Multimedia noun · 78% connection

transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.)

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Multimedia system noun · 78% connection

transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.)

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Platform noun · 78% connection

a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the el…

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Podcast noun · 78% connection

a digital audio file made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or portable media player; "Marbles does a weekly pod…

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Political platform noun · 78% connection

a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the el…

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Political program noun · 78% connection

a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the el…

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Program noun · 78% connection

a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the el…

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Backup file noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups

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Bus network noun · 78% connection

a network topology in which nodes are connected in a daisy chain by a linear sequence of buses.; "In a bus network, every station rece…

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C.P.U. noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…

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Central processing unit noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…

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Central processor noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…

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Client noun · 78% connection

(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

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Command prompt noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command

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Computer architecture noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's syste…

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Computer simulation noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate the internal proce…

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CPU noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…

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Cyberspace noun · 78% connection

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data tra…

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Designing noun · 78% connection

The act of making designs or sketches; the act of forming designs or plans.

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Enthymeme noun · 78% connection

An argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and consequent deduced from it; a syllogism with one premise omitted; a…

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File server noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resources

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firewall noun · 78% connection

(computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer…

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Guest noun · 78% connection

(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

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Host noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

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Intentioned adjective · 78% connection

Having designs; -- chiefly used in composition; as, well-intentioned, having good designs; ill-intentioned, having ill designs.

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