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GILC (Global internet liberty campaign)

From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source

A group that has been laudably vocal in support of individual rights on the Net (though occasionally tending to throw out the baby with the bathwater).
internet

From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source

A global network of networks through which computers communicate by sending information in packets. Each network consists of computers connected by cables or wireless links.
IP (Internet protocol)

From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source

The protocol that governs how computers send packets across the Internet. Designed by Vint Cerf and Bob Khan. (IP may also stand for intellectual property; see IPR.)
ISP (Internet service provider)

From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source

The party providing one with connectivity to the Internet. Some users have a cable or some sort of wireless link to their ISP. For others, their computer may dial an ISP by phone and send and receive Internet packets over the phone line; the ISP then forwards the packets over the Internet.
multi-purpose internet mail extensions (MIME)

From Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) Version 2.0 (2001-02-21) | Glossary for this source

A set of specifications that offers a way to interchange text in languages with different character sets, and multimedia content among many different computer systems that use Internet mail standards.

The Glossary System has been built by Pierre Candela during an internship in W3C; it's now maintained by Dominique Hazael-Massieux

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