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Geek Culture / Expression names (e.g DLL, URL, ) Please give meanings!

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Mega_Dib
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 02:33
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Please all of you give me the knowledge of expression such as URL.
I Know alot of them. But if you could start with all you know. Who is the most knowledgable out there, cheers. e.g

NAME TITLE MEANING

RAM : Random excess memory: Memory available to you!
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John H
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 03:05 Edited at: 9th Feb 2004 04:18
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DLL = Dynamic (Thanks Neophyte!) Link Library. Usefull if you want to link something into a program, its like a plugin or enhancement. The Nuclear Glory Collision DLL is a new set of collision commands.


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CattleRustler
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 03:08
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erm RAM would be Random ACCESS Memory, the A in RAM should have given it away.

URL is Uniform Resource Locator, just describes a web address

there are websites out there that describe tech terms - search google for "Tech terms"

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Neophyte
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 03:39
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@RPGamer

"DLL = Dynamic Link Library"

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John H
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 04:17
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Oh is it? I was almost sure it was direct Damn well thanks


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CattleRustler
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 04:42
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I missed that earlier - nice edit rpg

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Lord Ozzum
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 04:56
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i used to have a bookmarked page, but my computer drank itself to death...to much diet coke

Take a look to the sky just before you die

---For Whom The Bell Tolls, Metallica
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Ian T
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 05:41
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HTML=HyperText Marketing Language
HTTP= HyperText Transfer Protocol
WWW=World Wide Web

--Mouse: Famous (Avatarless) Fighting Furball

I am the chainsaw paladin.
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HZence
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Quote: "HTML=HyperText Marketing Language"


Better make that Mark-up.


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Jimmy
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 05:46
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CBS = Columbian Broadcasting System

like the cartel

http://www.dbspot.com/ - Free subdomain hosting. Unlimited space/transfer. It's nice, I like it, you should too!
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HZence
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 05:49
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DBP = DarkBASIC Project = A DarkBASIC project file
EXE = Executable File = a Program
TXT = Text document


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CattleRustler
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 06:39
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is this for real?


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Dave J
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 10:05
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Quote: "HTML=HyperText Marketing Language"


Woah, if I knew about that Marketing language earlier I might have passed Business Management!


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indi
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 10:36
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pebcak
problem exists between chair and keyboard


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Dave J
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 10:42
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WYSISWY
What you see is what you get


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OSX Using Happy Dude
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BBC - British Broadcasting Company
ITV - Independant Television
MUMPS - Multi-User Message Processing System
C4 - Channel 4
INI - Initialisation File


The place for all great plug-ins.
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Flashing Blade
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 12:20 Edited at: 9th Feb 2004 12:21
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MR ** MR - Them are spiders them are
RD? - Are they?
DLDR - The hell they are
OI,ODR - Oh aye, Oh they are.
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Rob K
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 13:38
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ANTS - Apathetic Non-Technical Workers (Responsible for the spread of the MyDoom virus)


BlueGUI Plugin:http://blue.robert-knight.net / BlueIDE http://blueide.sf.net-Free Replacement editor for DBPro
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Dave J
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 13:57
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Quote: "I'm sure mouse was taking the mickey that's what it's mostly used for nowadays... too many popups trying to advertise crap! hence the marketing eh..lol "


lol, those popups are from Javascript not HTML


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UnderLord
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Its ok RPGamer i always thought it was direct too

The search continues.
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Ian T
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I like my screw-up, it's staying

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Eric T
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acronyms.ch, jess search de acronym and BAM!!! got your self its meaning...

Or you can go read a computer book....

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Complex
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PCMCIA - People Can't Memorise Computer Industry Acronyms
or
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

I prefer the former

Subspace Software website now active!
[url]www.subsoft.tk[/url]
Software from a different dimension
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Dazzag
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TSOTI : Try searching on the internet....

Cheers

I am 99% probably lying in bed right now... so don't blame me for crappy typing
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"SISO"

Sh*t In, Sh*t Out

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IanM
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RTFM - Read The F****** Manual

For free Plug-ins, source and the DBPro Interface library for Visual C++ 6 and .NET
http://www.matrix1.demon.co.uk
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nuclear glory
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NGC - Nuclear Glory Collision : link below for FULL explanation

haha

Lead Programmer/Director
Powerful Collision DLL for DBPro and DBC: http://www.nuclearglory.com
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Chris K
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- Smilie
- Smilie
- Smilie
- Smilie

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Jonny_S
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Posted: 9th Feb 2004 21:44 Edited at: 9th Feb 2004 21:45
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Quote: "RAM : Random excess memory:"

HAHAHA WTF - WHAT THE .........Well lets not use that one eh?

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Andy
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>WYSISWY
>What you see is what you get

WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get

Andy
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flibX0r
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Posted: 10th Feb 2004 13:59 Edited at: 10th Feb 2004 14:01
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ICBTIARTHCRTOC : I Can't Believe That I Am Replying To This Completely Random Topic Of Crapness

RING : Raven Is Not God (or good)

KIG : Kyle is Gay (inside joke, visit [href]www.kyleisgay.tk[/href])

RPM : RPM Package Manager (lol, i like that one)

IAGAN : I Am Going Away Now...

C++ : C = C + 1;

BASIC : Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (god, i can't remember how many times i've had to say that one to noobs)

0100100100100000011000010110110100100000011001110110111101100100
No, really, its true. Honest
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Dave J
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Quote: ">WYSISWY
>What you see is what you get

WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get"


Eek, that's what happens when you type a thousand words a minut


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Dreq934
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.TXT Text File
.RTF Rich Text Format
.HTML Hypertext Markup Language
.PHP PHP Hypertext preprocessor (recursive acronym, wee!)
-SQL Sequential Query Language
-DB DataBase
.BAT Batch File (list of dos-prompt commands)
XYZZY Interfactive-Fiction Magazine Thingy
.DLL Dynamic Link Library
.MID Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) File
.XM FastTracker Audio File
.IT Impulse Tracker Audio File
.S3M Screamtracker Music File
-RTFM Read the (freaking) manual
-IRC Internet Relay Chat
-URL Universal Resource Locator
-TCP/IP A WinSock protocol, lossless, stable, yet slow
-UDP U-Something Datagram Protocol(?).. winsock protocol thats fast but lossy
.ASM Assembly File
-Kilobyte 1024 bytes (NOT 1000b!)
-MegaByte 1024 kb (NOT 1000kb)
-^^ etc
-Winsock The form of communication to the internet used by almost every online application and game
-MUD A text-online online game, generally in the style of an RPG
-MUSH, MUCK, etc Still a MUD with a worse name
-MMORPG Massive Multiplayer Online RPG
-CG Computer Generated
-CG Scenima/scene Generally thought of as a frame or movie of a scene through a high-powered rendering device

I could go on....

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