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  • Gateway
    A computer or process that serves as the single point of contact between two network entities and through which all traffic between the two network entities must therefore pass. A program called on a Web server via the Common Gateway Interface (CGI).
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  • Ghosting
    In monitors, shadows and streaking due to drastic changes in onscreen intensity are referred to as ghosting. It is common to see white or black shadows to the right of a solid bar drawn on the screen.
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  • GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
    A graphical file format, identified by the .gif extension, commonly used on Web pages. Originally developed by CompuServe, based on LZW (Lempel-Ziv-Welch) compression.
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  • Gigabyte
    1,073,741,824 bytes. Abbreviated as GB.
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  • Gopher
    A menu-based search service for finding information and resources on the Internet.
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  • Green Book
    Green Book is the compact disc standard created by Sony and Philips to work on CD-I players. CD-I players can play back audio CDs.
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  • Group
    One or more users who share the same group ID. A user may be a member of more than one group. Group members may be other groups.
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  • Groupware
    Software tools and technology to support groups of people working together on a project, often at different sites.
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  • GUI
    Graphical User Interface. The front-end interface and navigation design of an application.
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