Lex Cyberia

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.

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Macintosh Computer

a popular home computer introduced in 1984 by Apple. The Mac was the first computer to utilize a graphical user interface (GUI). This operating system uses icons, graphics, pop-up windows and a mouse for easy navigation through its applications. The introduction of the Mac marked the birth of the point and click generation of home computers.