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Term Meaning
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browser Web browser
FQDN or fqdn Fully qualified domain name
mailer or MUA Mail user agent such as pine or elm
MTA Mail transport agent such as sendmail or smail
pico PIne COmposer - a user friendly editor
pico FileName Use pico to edit file named `FileName'
pico -w FileName Use pico with autowrap turned off to edit `FileName'
mail reader Mailer, newsreader, or Web browser that can read
mail folders
regular expression Text that can include "wild cards" (such as . to
match any single character); used for searching
URL Uniform Resource Locator - address used by Web browsers
^X Press the Ctrl key and then, while holding down the
Ctrl key, press the X key. Note that often the
the lower case letter works, .e.g, you can use
either ^x and ^X
~ or $HOME Your home directory. You can always get to your
home directory by typing: cd
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Last Update May 13 2007 @ 00:24 AM