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Internet Glossary - G

Find below all entries for the letter G. If you want to add a new word or add content to an existing word, please go to the glossary submission.

Gamma Correction
As not all screens or printers are the same, colors have to be adjusted from the computers idea of "normal" before they are displayed.
Gateway
Architecture for bridging between two networks that work with different protocols.
GIF
See graphic interchange format.
Gigabyte
1024 Megabytes, but some use 1000 Megabytes, as it is easier to calculate with. See also Byte, Megabyte.
Glitch
Small malfunction in the hardware or software which does not cause an interruption.
Graphic Interchange Format
Image format, very common on the Internet. See also JPEG, PNG.
Gopher
Internet protocol for presenting menus of downloadable documents or files. It is still around, but has no real importance anymore. See also HTTP, Hypertext, WWW.
Graphical User Interface
Graphical environment to simplify the use of the operating system and applications.
Grep
Unix command to scan files for patterns, also used as a synonym for fast manual searching.
GUI
See graphical user interface.
Guru
Synonym for expert.

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