Look for it in your e-mail, or chat rooms. A reference to Windows 95's ability to use file names up to 256 characters long. Lossy Compression Compression techniques that lose some of the data when compressing the file. However, when using lossy compression, you don't want to decompress the file, then use the result to recompress, as the loss of data gets worse with each cycle. This parallel transmission of all 8 bits gives the port its name.
Luminosity When working with colors, indicates the brightness of the color.
Lurk Read messages in a Usenet newsgroup without ever saying anything. Lurker Someone who reads newsgroup entries, but never posts any entries, thus remaining anonymous. It is often a good idea to be a lurker when first visiting a newsgroup, just to get an idea of what is going on. If you post a question or comment that people feel they've just beaten to death, you will get flamed. Lurking Reading chat, forum, newsgroup or listserv messages without responding to them.