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Internet Glossary - R

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

RAM
See random access memory.
Random Access Memory
Memory, that is used for executing applications and storing documents while working on them.
Readme
A text file containing information on how to use the file you want to access.
RealAudio
Software tool that supports transmissions of real-time, live or prerecorded audio.
Remote Login
Logging into a computer system from remote.
Request For Comments
The process for creating an Internet standard. New standards are proposed and published in form of a request for comments document. When a new standard has been established, it retains the acronym and a number is added.
RFC
See request for comments.
Root
The administrator account that has super-user rights on a system. See also sysop.
ROTFL
Net-language for "rolling on the floor laughing".
Router
A device to handle the connection between two or more networks. See also network.
RTFM
Net-language for "read the f*cking manual". Answer to a question that users could have answered themselves by reading the manual.

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