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Archive: This usually defines old files that are no longer in use and are stored for possible future use or reference.

Archive Bit: The bit in a file's attribute byte that indicates whether the file has been modified since the last time it was backed up.

Static Content: Content which does not change frequently. May also refer to content that does not have any social elements to it and does not use dynamic programming languages. Many static sites do well, bu . . . View Full Definition

Blog: (Slang term for a Weblog) A blog is a person journal that can be accessed publicly and allow people to comment on the previously posted comments. When someone posts a comment to a blog this . . . View Full Definition

Request For Comment (RFC): The documents that contain the protocols, standards and information that define the Internet. Gathered and published by the Internet Engineering Task Force, a consensus-building body made up . . . View Full Definition

Age: Some social networks or search systems may take site age, page age, user account age, and related historical data into account when determining how much to trust that person, website, or doc . . . View Full Definition

Veronica: Stands for Very Easy Rodent Oriented Net-wide Index to Computerized Archives. A database of menu names from a large number of Gopher servers. A quick and easy way to search Gopher resources . . . View Full Definition

Purge: Purging email is when the messages you have marked for removal by the delete command are erased from the server or your local computer drive. Once email is purged it cannot be recovered. Be . . . View Full Definition

Check Truncation: To process payments faster and more efficiently, many banks no longer transport paper checks, but replace them with digital images — called substitute checks — that can be transferred electr . . . View Full Definition

Substitute Check: Substitute checks are digital copies of the fronts and backs of paper checks that provide the same legal protections and obligations as the originals, including serving as proof of payment. . . . View Full Definition