Thursday, January 13, 2011

Shared bookmark


Is a method for Internet users to organize, store, manage and search for bookmarks of resources online. Unlike file sharing, the resources themselves aren't shared, merely bookmarks that reference them.

Search Engine


A website whose primary function is providing a search engine for gathering and reporting information available on the Internet or a portion of the Internet.

Related Search


A software program that searches a database and gathers and reports information that contains or is related to specified terms.

Public Domain


The jurisdiction of the general public. It refers to intellectual property that has either been voluntarily placed in the public domain by its author or that has passed its copyright, trademark or patent expiration date

Podcatcher


A podcasting client. Software in a user's machine that downloads and aggregates podcasts for synchronization to a digital music player.

Plagiarism


Using ideas, plots, text and other intellectual property developed by someone else while claiming it is your original work.

Phrase Searching


Is a type of full text search that matches only those documents that contain a specified phrase, such as "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia."