Internet Terms & Definitions

 

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ToS
Terms of Service.

TPTB
Acronym for "The Powers That Be"; refers to the management of the activity being discussed.

traceroute
An Internet utility that will show you the full connection path between your site and another Internet address. You can run your own traceroute software with a PPP or net connection. Windows 95, NT and beyond include a traceroute program (tracert.exe) which you can use from Start/Run. First type command to call a DOS window. Then type the command tracert delphiforums.com (or any other address). NetLab is an excellent freeware program for Windows that includes traceroute and other utilities.

transit spam
A form of e-mail spam which is sent through another Internet mail server than the one it originates from, usually with forged headers to make it look as if it originated from the through site, rather than the actual originating site.

transparent GIF
A type of GIF image where one color, usually the background of the image, has been selected to appear as transparent. When placed on a web page, any background color or tiled image will show through the transparency. It is the way to put graphics with shapes other than the usual rectangles on a page. See GIF.

Trojan horse
A destructive program that masquerades as a harmless one. When you run a Trojan horse program, believing that it has a useful function, it will instead, for example, erase your hard drive. See virus and worm.
 

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