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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help.css"/> <meta name="section" content="Main Help Pages"/> <link rel="contents" type="text/css" href="toc.html"/> <link rel="home" type="text/css" href="index.html"/> <link rel="first" href="welcome.html"/> <link rel="previous" href="welcome.html"/> <link rel="next" href="mouse.html"/> <link rel="last" href="dialogs.html"/> <title>Glossary</title> </head> <body> <form class="search" method="get" action="http://www.opera.com/support/search/index.dml" target="_blank"> <input accesskey="i" name="name" id="name" size="12"/> <input type="hidden" name="maxhits" value="0" id="maxhits"/> <input type="hidden" name="platform" value="winnew"/> <input accesskey="s" type="submit" value="Search on-line"/> </form> <h1 id="glossary">Glossary</h1> <p> This glossary explains terms often referred to in Opera's help function. </p> <table class="nice"> <tr> <th>Term</th> <th>Explanation</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Access point</td> <td>Automatic folder-like way of organizing e-mail</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Accessibility features</td> <td>Functions (e.g. zoom and keyboard shortcuts) that make software easier to use</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Address bar</td> <td>The bar where you enter Web addresses (URLs)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bookmark</td> <td>Shortcut (stored in Opera's Hotlist) that can take you to a Web page</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Browser</td> <td>Computer software used to visit Web sites</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Certificate</td> <td>Used as an "ID card" between you and a secure Web service</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Clipboard</td> <td>Temporary storage place for text, images, or other information you copy, move, or paste e.g. into other applications</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cookie</td> <td>Small file saved on your computer by a Web site in order to remember you</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Desktop</td> <td>The area behind all your applications on your computer screen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Download</td> <td>To transfer a file from a remote computer to your computer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Double-click</td> <td>To rapidly click your mouse button twice</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Drag and drop</td> <td>Moving things from one place to another using the mouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Frames</td> <td>Small Web documents that together build a full Web page</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hotlist</td> <td>The area on the left with the Bookmarks, Mail, and Contacts icons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Java</td> <td>Programming language developed by Sun Microsystems</td> </tr> <tr> <td>JavaScript</td> <td>Non-standardized programming language used to make Web pages more alive</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Messages</td> <td>Collective term for e-mail messages and news articles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MIME</td> <td>Method used by servers to identify files it sends to your computer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>National domain</td> <td>Domains such as .no for Norway and .jp for Japan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Personal bar</td> <td>Toolbar with quickly accessible links and search engines</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pop-up</td> <td>A function that makes a new window "pop up" on your screen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Preferences</td> <td>Options you can set in Opera</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Protocol</td> <td>A set of rules that define how computers communicate</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Proxy server</td> <td>A computer that can filter, change, or speed up information as it is passed between your computer and a Web server</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Right-click</td> <td>To click the right button on your mouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Server</td> <td>A computer that can send Web pages, e-mail, news, etc. to your computer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Service provider (ISP)</td> <td>The organization that hosts your Internet services</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Session</td> <td>Saved representation of pages and application windows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Skin</td> <td>Graphics that change or liven up the user interface</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Source</td> <td>Document that describes the content of a Web page</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Style sheet (CSS)</td> <td>A file that describes layout, fonts, and colors on a Web page</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Top-level domain</td> <td>Domains such as .org, .net, and .com</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Upload</td> <td>To transfer a file from your computer to a remote computer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>User interface</td> <td>Menus, dialogs, buttons, and input fields used to interact with software</td> </tr> </table> <p class="copyright">Copyright © 1995 - 2003 Opera Software ASA. <span class="nowrap">All rights reserved.</span></p> </body> </html> <end>