Cyber Glossary
Cyberlaw dictionary is an alphabetical reference guide to technical and legal terms related to the Internet. The site you are now browsing contains over 500 definitions of words drawn from Standard Internet English including technical terms and their meanings. Our aim is to explain basic technical jargon of cyberspace to those who are not familiar with its jargon. We've given preference to terms that are widely used, like modem or bandwidth, and to those that describe new concepts specific to the Internet experience such as phishing or sexting.
short for electronic mail. The transmission of messages both personal and commercial using a special program over a network. Email is an easy, convenient, and virtually free (at present) way to communicate using a computer within a business environment, across town, or around the world. Messages may be read immediately upon receipt, saved, or printed. The term email can be used either as a noun as in, .I received an email from the president today,. or as a verb, .I.ll email her tonight and set up a time for our meeting.. There is some discussion as to the proper spelling of the word, but email, without the dash, seems to be emerging as the more common choice. Email, along with other online communication forums has prompted the development of many clever abbreviations and acronyms.
