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.
Refresh
1. to update a Web page. Websites offering dynamic content, that is, ever-changing information such as breaking news, stock market or weather reports etc., require a user to update pages containing the changes. Web browsers allow for this with a refresh option. On Microsoft Internet Explorer, there is a button labeled Refresh located in the toolbar. In Netscape Navigator, it is called Re-load. 2. to recharge, as with a display monitor or memory chip. To function properly, most memory devices are constantly being charged with power or information.
