Internet
Global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices.
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Digital music store
For a store that sells musical instruments and related equipment online, see Music store: Online stores
For a store that sells musical instruments and related equipment online, see Music store: Online stores
A digital music store is a business that sells digital audio files of music recordings over the Internet.
Streaming television
Streaming television is the digital distribution of television content, such as TV shows, as streaming media delivered over the Internet.
Internet protocol suite
The Internet protocol suite, commonly known as TCP/IP, is the set of communications protocols used in the Internet and similar computer networks.
Online shopping
Online shopping is a form of electronic commerce which allows consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet using a web browser or a mobile app.
Brick and mortar
Organization or business in a building or other structure.
Organization or business in a building or other structure.
This term is usually used to contrast with a transitory business or an Internet-only presence, such as fully online shops, which have no physical presence for shoppers to visit, talk with staff in person, touch and handle products and buy from the firm in person.
Computer
Digital electronic machine that can be programmed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations automatically.
Digital electronic machine that can be programmed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations automatically.
Computers power the Internet, which links billions of other computers and users.
Domain Name System
The Domain Name System (DNS) is the hierarchical and decentralized naming system used to identify computers reachable through the Internet or other Internet Protocol (IP) networks.
IP address
Numerical label such as that is connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.
Numerical label such as that is connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.
However, because of the growth of the Internet and the depletion of available IPv4 addresses, a new version of IP (IPv6), using 128 bits for the IP address, was standardized in 1998.
ICANN
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN ) is an American multistakeholder group and nonprofit organization responsible for coordinating the maintenance and procedures of several databases related to the namespaces and numerical spaces of the Internet, ensuring the network's stable and secure operation.
Internet forum
Online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.
Online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.
Forum software packages are widely available on the Internet and are written in a variety of programming languages, such as PHP, Perl, Java and ASP.