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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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T3 line

a leased telephone line connection allowing for the transfer of data at a speed of approximately 45 Mbps (45 million bits) per second. T3 connections provide the bandwidth for realtime streaming video. T3 lines comprise much of the backbone that allows for the transmission of data over networks such as the Internet. Many ISPs use a T3 connection to provide services to customers. see bandwidth, backbone.