Below is a list of commonly used computer and Internet terms, acronyms, and software programs. For definitions and expanded information on the terms listed here, consult a computer/Internet dictionary or style guide.
Adobe Photoshop
Aldus PageMaker
America Online (AOL)
ASCII (pronounced As-kee )
AutoCAD
backbone
backup
BinHex
bit map (or bit-mapped)
BITNET
CAD (computer-aided design)
CADD (computer-aided design and drafting)
CD-ROM
CompuServe
computer-assisted instruction (CAI)
database
download
E-mail or e-mail
EtherNet
Eudora
ftp or FTP (file transfer protocol; capped when referring to a specific set of rules that comprise an ftp )
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
Gopher
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
home page
HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol)
information superhighway
Internet/internet (lowercase when used informally to refer to a group of LANs connected by means of a common communications protocol )
Internet2
keyword
LAN (local area network)
laptop computer
listserv
mainframe
Microsoft
MINITAB
MS-DOS
multimedia
NCSA Mosaic
Netscape
newsgroup
offline, online (solid as both adjective and adverb )
page break
PC
pop-up menu, pull-down menu
PostScript
PowerPoint
Prodigy
QuarkXPress
reboot, reformat
screen saver (two words )
spreadsheet
startup disk, startup screen
Sun SPARCstation
time-sharing
troubleshooting
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
UNIX
UseNet
Web site
World Wide Web; Web; WWW
WordPerfect
