Drunk Mouse

When the pointer on your computer screen darts around wildly or irregularly, you are said to have a 'drunk' mouse. This commonly happens when there is dirt inside the track ball area of your mouse.

Domainism

Internet prejudice. Judging someone on the basis of how cool/uncool his or her e-mail address is.

Docubug

Slang for a mistake in computer documentation. It is used in the technical writing department (the DocuZoo) at Sun Microsystems.

Disruptive Technology

Any technology that overturns a traditional business model. For example, the internet is a disruptive technology in the age of paper publishing.

Digiterati

The literati of the digital world, which includes people in the industry who are considered knowledgeable, hip, or otherwise in-the-know with regard to the online revolution.

Digital Jewelry

The term for high-tech devices that people wear, which includes hip gadgets, such as pagers or mobile phones. Companies that market these products are attempting to turn phones into fashion statements.

Demoware

A limited trial version of a software product, available for download as freeware. The key features are usually disabled. The purposeof demoware is to give you a feel of what the software package is like, so that you will buy the full, commercial version when it is available.

Designosaurs

A species of designers nearing extinction who simply refuse to use computers.

Delurking

Slang for coming out of online "lurking mode", usually motivated by an irresistible need to flame about something

Decruitment

A corporate euphemism for laying off workers.

DDoS

Refers to Distributed Denial of Service -an acronym for the disruption that results from an attack on a network. Hackers execute a DoS with the intent of blocking an individuals' ability to access Web sites or e-mail. DoS is a criminal act, even if done as a prank

Datagram

A technical term for a packet of information that is placed within network frames for delivery over a network. The datagram's header shows the source, destination, and type of data it contains, as well as its relation to any other datagrams being sent.

Data Warehousing

A generic term for a system that stores, retrieves and manages large amounts of data. Data warehouse software often includes sophisticated compression and hashing techniques for fast searches, as well as advanced filtering.

Darknet

A computer network or internet service that lets users send and receive files and information over the internet without the fear of being monitored or logged. This service allows people to use an untraceable address in the "darknet", where they cannot be personally identified.

Crippleware

A form of demoware that has most of the product's best features disabled. Crippleware can only be unlocked with a special code that is provided once you send in the shareware fee

Crimeware

A malicious category of software programs that assists criminals in accessing a computer user's online accounts at financial services companies and online retailers, for the purpose of stealing the user's private financial information.

Contentology

Contentology integrates research, knowledge and skills from all fields that focus on analysing, developing and designing or structuring content. Areas of interest include electronic publishing, information design, user experience design, Web design, information technology and so on.

Cockroach

A problem that is at first perceived to be small but then leads to the introduction of many other problems.

Codenapping

Withholding source code and working files until paid in full for contract programming work - common practice among freelancers.

Cobweb Site

A website that has not been updated in a long time; a dead webpage with broken links.

Cobots

Collaborative robots designed to work alongside human operators. Prototype cobots are being used in automobile assembly lines to help guide heavy components like seats and dashboards into cars so they do not damage auto body parts as workers install them.

Cipher

A procedure that transforms data between plaintext and ciphertext; a crypto algorithm.
Basically a "cipher" is any method of encrypting text to conceal its readability and meaning. Its origin is the Arabic "sifr," meaning empty or zero. In addition to its cryptographic meaning,
"cipher" is a term also used for someone insignificant or a stylised combination of letters, as in an elaborate monogram.

Churning

Office slang for the constant moving, reorganising and purging of office documents to keep the critical information from being swallowed up by less important material.

Chortal

Known primarily as a Chinese portal, the largest "chorta'" is Sina, created by CEO Wang Zhidong. Alternatively, the comedy community claims this term refers to a online "comedy portal:

Chiphead

Another name for an old-time computer science engineer.

Chatfiy

A user who hangs out in chat rooms and chats up a storm with anyone who will respond, just to spend more time online.

Carpet Bomb

A message that goes to each and every subscriber of a particular network (whether they want it or not).

Slang for the people you have programmed on your mobile phone to be automatically dialled with the press of a button.

Careware

A form of shareware in which the author requests that you donate the fee to a designated charity

Cancel Moose

An individual who wages war against spamming.

Cancelbunny

A nickname for people who delete Usenet messages, posted to newsgroups, which they claim violate copyrights. A cancelbunny cancels other people's posts, taking advantage of a loophole in the overall Usenet posting mechanism

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