Everyone who selects a channel can post messages and view other messages posted there. A person, computer, or browser that requests information on a computer network. A file that takes up less electronic space and can thus be transmitted more quickly or stored more efficiently than it can in uncompressed form. A compressed file must be uncompressed by the appropriate application before it can be viewed. A small file used to store information about the Web sites that a user visits.
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If the cookie feature is enabled in a user's browser, a Web site can store information on the user's hard drive, including a customized profile of the user at a site, items the user may have purchased at a site, and so on. The virtual space occupied by anything and everything on the Internet. A collection of data that can be accessed electronically. Dialog A service that provides access to a large number of databases for a fee based on the choice of database, the number of results downloaded, and the connect time. Libraries often subscribe to Dialog and perform searches for researchers, usually charging for the service.