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bps
Bits per second. Measurement of the amount of computer data (bits) transmitted in one second. Most people use 28.8Kbps modems which transmit 28,000 bits per second. The fastest modems commonly used today are 56Kbps.

broken links
Consistently rated as one of the most annoying aspects of the Web, broken links are hyperlinks that, when clicked on, do NOT take users where they were supposed to go. Often, they lead to dead-end messages which say the requested page could not be found. This could happen because the site shut down permanently or temporarily, because the site has moved to a new URL, or because the HTML of the link was faulty. There are many link validators, like NetMechanic, that will check your site for broken links.

browser
Also called a Web browser. Software for viewing Web pages. Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer are the two most popular browsers.
Go to CNET's Browsers.com.


BTW
Short for "by the way." Used in online forums, chats, and email messages.

bug
A bug is any programming glitch, mistake, or problem that interferes with smooth operation of a program or the computer system as a whole. Some bugs lead to incorrect results; others to poor performance; others to system crashes. Software is often "in beta" until all the bugs are worked out.

byte
Unit of data that usually represents a single character. There are generally eight bits in each byte of information.