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802.11

A
absolute path
ad-hoc
advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI)
advanced graphics port (AGP)
advanced power management (APM)
advanced technology attachment packet interface (ATAPI)
alias (shell command)
american standard code for information interchange (ASCII)
AOLserver
anonymous FTP
applet
architecture
archive
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
ASCII
ATAPI
authentication
automount

B
backup
backwards compatible
background command
background process
bash
Basic Input Output System (BIOS)
Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND)
binary
BIND
BIOS
bit
boolean
boot
boot diskette
boot loader
boot partition
bootstrap protocol (bootp)
broadcast
browser
bus
byte

C
cache
case sensitive
CD-ROM
central processing unit (CPU)
character
character device
chording
client
command
command line
command line option
common UNIX printing system (CUPS)
compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM)
compact disc recordable (or rewritable) (CD-R(W))
component
compression
console
copyleft
CPU
CPU cache
cracker
cron
cylinder

D
daemon
database
defragmentation
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
denial of service (DoS)
dependencies
desktop
desktop manager
device driver
device module
dialog box
digital signature
diskette
distinguished name (DN)
DN
DNS
domain
domain name system (DNS)
dongle
dot-matrix
double-click
drive
driver
dual-boot
dynamic

E
email
encryption
environment variable
errata
Ethernet
ext2/ext3

F
FAT
file
file allocation table (FAT)
file name
file system
file transfer protocol (FTP)
firewall
flavors
floppy disk
foreground process
format
FQDN
Free Software Foundation (FSF)
FTP
fully qualified domain name (FQDN)

G
gateway
Gb
GB
gigabit
gigabyte
GNU Object Model Environment (GNOME)
GNU's Not UNIX (GNU)
Grand Unified Bootloader (GRUB)
graphical login
graphical user interface (GUI)
group ID (GID)
GRUB
GNU Free Documentation License (FDL)
GNU GPL (General Public License)
GUI

H
hacker
halt
hang
hard drive
hardware compatibility
head
hesiod
hidden file
host
hostname
hover
HTML
http
hub
hypertext markup language (HTML)
hypertext transfer protocol (http)

I
IDE
IEEE
IETF
image
IMAP
info page
init script
inkjet
inode
institute of electrical and electronics engineers (IEEE)
integrated
integrated device electronics (IDE)
international organization for standardization (ISO)
internet engineering task force (IETF)
internet message access protocol (IMAP)
internet protocol (IP)
internet protocol security (IPSec)
internet relay chat (IRC)
Intranet
intrusion detection system (IDS)
IP
IP address
IPChains
iptables
IRC
ISO
ISO-9660

J
Java
justification

K
KB
Kb
K Desktop Environment (KDE)
KDC
kerberos
kernel
key
key distribution center (KDC)
keyboard
keystroke
kickstart
kilobit (Kb)
kilobyte (KB)

L
LAN
laser printer
LDAP
library
lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP)
Linux
Linux distribution
Linux distros
Linux Loader (LILO)
local area network (LAN)
localhost
lock
log
logical block addressing (LBA)
logical volume management (LVM)
loopback
LPRng

M
MAC address
mail client
mail transport agent (MTA)
mail user agent (MTA)
man page
master
master boot record (MBR)
master drive
MB
Mb
MD5
megabit (Mb)
megabyte (MB)
memory
module
motherboard
mount
mount point
mouse

N
name server
netmask
network
network address translation (NAT)
network card
network file system (NFS)
network information service (NIS)
network interface card (NIC)
NFS
NIC
NIS

O
open content license (OPL)
open publication license
open systems interconnection (OSI)
openLDAP
open source software (OSS)
openSSH
operating system (OS)
OS
OSS

P
package
PAM
Parallel Line Internet protocol (PLIP)
parse
partition
path
PC card
PCMCIA
PDF
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
permission
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
PGP
physical volume (PV)
plain text
platter
PLIP
pluggable authentication modules (PAM)
plug and play (PnP)
point-to-point protocol (PPP)
POP
port
portable document format (PDF)
port forwarding
post-mortem
post office protocol (POP)
PostScript (PS)
PPP
pretty good privacy (PGP)
printer
printer control language (PCL)
private key
process
processor
promiscuous mode
prompt
protocol
PS/2 port
public key

Q
query
quota
QWERTY

R
RAID
RAM
random access memory (RAM)
README
read-only
reboot
redundant arrays of independent disks (RAID)
relative
remote procedure call (RPC)
request for comment (RFC)
rescue mode
RFC
root
root partition
router
RPM Package Manager (RPM)
runlevel

S
samba
SCSI
scanner
script
sector
secure shell (SSH)
serial installation
serial line internet protocol (SLIP)
serial mouse
serial port
server
server message block (SMB)
shell
shell command
shell prompt
shortcut
simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)
single-click
slave
SLIP
small computer systems interface (SCSI)
SMP
SMTP
source code
SPAM
special characters
SSH
standard input
standard output
static
static files
subdirectory
subnet
subnet mask
superfluous pieces of additional mail (SPAM)
superuser
swap
switch
symmetric multi-processing (SMP)

T
tab
TCP
TCP/IP
telnet
terminal window
text editor
text field
text mode installation
text user interface (TUI)
thumbnail
time to live (TTL)
tip
TLS
topology
traceback error
transmission control protocol (TCP)
transmission control protocol on top internet protocol (TCP/IP)
transport layer security (TLS)
TTL

U
UDP
UID
uniform resource locator (URL)
universal time coordinated (UTC)
UNIX
Unix Flavors
UPG
upgrade
user datagram protocol (UDP)
user identification (UID)
user private group (UPG)
UTC
UTF-8/Unicode

V
variable
verbose
version
VFAT
video card
virtual console
virtual file allocation table (VFAT)
virtual private network (VPN)
VPN

W
WAN
web
web browser
webpage
website
what you see is what you get (wysiwyg)
wide-area network (WAN)
widget
window
window manager
wireless
wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi)
word processor
world wide web (WWW)
workgroup
wysiwyg

X
X
XFree86
XTerm
X Window System (X)

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