ActiveX

ActiveX is a technology created by Microsoft for creating interactivity on Web pages, such as pull-down menus and games. Find out more about ActiveX.

address

An address specifies the location of a Web page on the Internet.

address book

Some e-mail programs let you create an address book for storing information about the people whose e-mail and other information you want to have handy.

Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Acrobat is a program and browser plug-in that lets you read Adobe PDF files, that have many of the attributes of a book. Find out more about Adobe Acrobat.

anonymous login

There are two ways to login to an FTP site. The first way is anonymous, which means you do not need a specific user ID or password. This is usually the case with large download sites such as ftp.cdrom.com. You use your e-mail address as a password.

The second way to log in to an FTP site is to use a specific user ID and password.

applet

An applet is a program written in the Java programming language that allows interactivity on Web pages, such as pull-down menus and games. Find out more about Java applets.

attachment

An attachment is a file that is sent along with an e-mail message. When you include a file with an e-mail message, you are said to be attaching the file, or sending it as an attachment. Find out more about e-mail.

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