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Hosting Terms
Layer
In image-editing software, a constituent part of an image that can be
manipulated independently of other parts.
Layers
DHTML element for superimposing text or images in a page. In image-editing
software, a constituent part of an image that can be manipulated independently
of other parts.
Link
Hypertext link.
List-Box
Drop-down list.
ListServ
One of the most widely used newsletter servers.
Live Cam
A Webcam that continuously broadcasts live on Internet.LMHosts
A file used by Windows to map IP addresses to NetBIOS computer names. This
file is included for compatibility with utilities that support the Microsoft
Windows operating system.
Local Area Network
A small isolated network at one office or physical location. Most office
computers are connected to a LAN, but may also be connected to the Internet
Log File
A file that records events. Many programs produce log files. Often tech support
will ask you to look at a log file to determine what is happening when errors
occur.
Login
Identification supplied by users to access a server.
Logical Block Addressing
A form of addressing used by Enhanced IDE to recognize hard drives over 528
MB, as specified in the original IDE standard.
Logical Parity
This is fake parity that always agrees. In other words, when something
checks to see if the data is correct logical parity always responds, "Yes!"
Logical Unit Number
A term used in the context of devices connected to a SCSI controller. Each
device on a SCSI controller has a SCSI ID.
LOL
Acronym for Laughing Out Loud.
Long File Name
A standard introduced by Microsoft with Windows 95 that allowed users to break
from the file naming conventions of DOS.
LongRun
This is Transmeta's term for the ability of its Crusoe microprocessors to
operate at lower MHz speeds and voltages.
Lossy
A term coined by graphics programmers to refer to a technique of shrinking file
sizes by giving away some precision of detail.
Low Voltage Differential
The common slang form for "Ultra2 Wide SCSI (LVD)." LVD refers to the Low
Voltage Differential interface used in Ultra2 and Ultra3 SCSI.
LPT Port
The 25-pin parallel port on a PC. DOS and 16-bit Windows used the LPT
designation.
LPX
A motherboard form factor specification that has now been replaced by the NLX
specification.
LSI
This refers to chips containing thousands of transistors--but less than a
million. See also ULSI, VLSI, MSI, and SSI.
LTO
An open tape storage standard developed by HP, IBM, and Seagate.
LUN
A term used in the context of devices connected to a SCSI controller. Each
device on a SCSI controller has a SCSI ID.
Lurk - Listening in to a mailing list, message base, chat room, or
newsgroup without participating. Newcomers are encouraged to lurk for a while as
they browse.
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