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Netscape: Originally a company that created a popular web browser by the same name, Netscape is now a social news site similar to Digg.com.

Frames: A technique created by Netscape used to display multiple smaller pages on a single display. This web design technique allows for consistent site navigation, but makes it hard to deep link at . . . View Full Definition

RSS: Repetitive stress syndrome, caused by any repetitive movement.

JavaScript: JavaScript is a scripting language used in web development, primarily in websites. It was designed to look like Java and uses some of the same naming conventions, but the similarities end th . . . View Full Definition

Bookmarks: Most browsers come with the ability to bookmark your favorite pages. Many web based services have also been created to allow you to bookmark and share your favorite resources. The popularity . . . View Full Definition

POP3: This is a computing standard that enables emails to be retrieved from a remote mailbox. That is, it allows you to collect emails from an account that you have on another computer (called a s . . . View Full Definition

File Allocation Table (FAT): Basically this is a table of contents in a directory that tells the computer what all is in there. Look at your Netscape cache, you'll see a FAT. It'll be the first file.

Hotlist: List of URLs saved within the Mosaic Web browser. (Bookmark in Netscape.)

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL): A protocol designed by Netscape Communications to enable encrypted, authenticated communications across the Internet. SSL is used mostly in communications between Web browsers and Web server . . . View Full Definition

VBScript: Based on the Visual Basic programming language. VBScript was developed by Microsoft as an answer for Netscape's JavaScript programming language. Like JavaScript, VBScript is embedded in to a . . . View Full Definition