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`Dictionary of
`Computer and
`Internet Terms
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`Tenth Edition
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`Douglas A. Downing, Ph.D.
`School of Business and Economics
`Seattle Pacific University
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`Michael A. Covington, Ph.D.
`Artificial Intelligence Center
`The University of Georgia
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`Melody Mauldin Covington
`Covington Innovations
`Athens, Georgia
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`Catherine Anne Covington
`Covington Innovations
`Athens, Georgia
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`With the assistance of
`Sharon Covington
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`ABOUT THE AUTHORS
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`the School of
`Douglas Downing teaches economics and quantitative methods at
`Business and Economics at Seattle Pacific University. He is the author of several
`books in both Barron’s Easy Way and Business Reviewseries. He ts also the author
`of Java Programming the Easy Way and Dictionary of Mathematics Terms, published
`by Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. He holds the Ph.D. degree in economies from
`Vale University.
`Michael Covington is Associate Director of the Artificial Intelligence Institute at
`the University of Georgia. He is the author of several books and over 250 magazine
`arucles. He holds the Ph.D. degree in linguistics from Yale University.
`Melody Mauldin Covington ts a graphic designerliving in Athens, Georgia. She
`is the author of Dictionary of Desktop Publishing (published by Barron's).
`Catherine Anne Covington is a student at
`the Lamar Dodd School of Art
`(University of Georgia).
`Sharon Covington is a student at Emory University.
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`All inquiries should be addressed to:
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`ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-4105-8
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`ISBN-10: 0-7641-4105-8
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`Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 2008044365
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`Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
`Downing, Douglas.
`Dictionary of computer and Internet terms / Douglas A. Downing.
`Michael A. Covington. Melody Mauldin Covington. — L0th ed.
`p.
`em.
`ISBN 978-0-7641-4105-8
`I. Covington,
`1. Computers—Dictionaries. 2. Internet—Dictionaries.
`Michael A., 1957-
`II. Covington, Melody Mauldin.
`III. Title.
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`QA76.15.D667 2009
`O04.03—de22
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`PRINTED IN CHINA
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