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.
Patent
A legal monopoly granted by the Commissioner of Patents or by staff of IP Australia acting under delegated authority from the Commissioner that allows the patent owner to prevent others from using, selling, or otherwise exploiting the patented invention or innovation without the permission of the patent owner. (See Patents fact sheet)
