If you are looking for the definitions of common, or not so common, Internet terms, click the corresponding letter below for that term. If you cannot find the term you are looking for in this glossary, please contact Customer Service and we will consider adding it. E e-mail Electronic mail is the most common utility on the Internet. A message is sent from the user's computer, through the network, until it reaches its targeted destination.
Encryption is intended to make the data accessible only to the intended readers.
Decryption is the transformation of encrypted data back into legible form. An extension of a company's intranet which is made accessible to users outside the firewall, usually for the purpose of sharing company information with business associates.