Cyber Glossary
Cyberlaw dictionary is an alphabetical reference guide to technical and legal terms related to the Internet. The site you are now browsing contains over 500 definitions of words drawn from Standard Internet English including technical terms and their meanings. Our aim is to explain basic technical jargon of cyberspace to those who are not familiar with its jargon. We've given preference to terms that are widely used, like modem or bandwidth, and to those that describe new concepts specific to the Internet experience such as phishing or sexting.
Multitasking
the ability for a computer to run more than one application or task at one time. Technically speaking, a computer’s microprocessor executes only one task at a time. However, the CPU quickly alternates operational functions among open programs to give the appearance of simultaneous operation. For example, a user might finish work on a document and print it. While it is printing, she can begin work on another document using a word processing program, play a game, or navigate the World Wide Web.
