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.
Plug-in
a software or hardware accessory required to enhance or provide a particular computer function. For example, to download and play audio files from the Internet, a user would require a special program such as RealJukeBox. Many plug-ins are freely available for downloading on the World Wide Web.
