glossary of internet terms - j

A COMPLETE LIST OF DEFINITIONS OF THE TERMS USED THROUGHOUT OUR WEBSITE

Use the letters below to jump to a particular section or scroll down through the definitions.

misc A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Java - A special language used to create advanced effects on websites, such as animated sequences and interactive buttons and menus.

Jaz drive - A high-capacity storage device made by Iomega. Capable of storing 2Gb of data on removable cartridges.

Jitter - Read errors caused by the timing electronics inside a CD player or CD-ROM drive

Joystick - A stick-like device that lets you control actions in games.

JPEG (or JPG) - A common format for image files. JPEG images are compressed and the small file size makes them ideal for web pages.

Jumpers - Little metal pins, found on expansion cards and motherboards, which allow you to change settings manually.

Justified - Text which lines up with both page margins or both edges of a column.
.