Glossary

Use this section to bring yourself up to speed on important concepts and terms relating to Windows and to your computer. Terms in italics are also in the glossary.

10/100 Ethernet    Ethernet cards, hubs, and switches that support either 10Mbps (10BaseT Ethernet) or 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) wired network standards.

10/100/1000 Ethernet    Ethernet cards, hubs, and switches that support 10Mbps (10BaseT Ethernet), 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet), and 1000Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) wired network standards.

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accelerator    A feature of Internet Explorer 8 that enables you to highlight text in a web document and map, search, or perform other activities using that text without opening up a separate browser window.

access point    Device on a Wi-Finetwork ...

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