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LAN
An acronym for Local Area Network, LAN refers to a local network that connects computers located on the same floor or in the same building or nearby buildings.
See also WAN
Leased Line
Refers to a dedicated phone line that is rented for exclusive 24/7 Internet usage from one location to another location. The highest speed data connections require a leased line.
Lighting Programme
The provision of equipment to enable the transmission of large volumes of data down a pair of optical fibres.
Link
A link generally refers to any highlighted words or phrases in a hypertext document that allow you to jump to another section of the same document or to another document on the World Wide Web.
Linux & Apache
Fast, reliable, the most used web server on the Internet, runs CGI & Perl. Disadvantages: does not natively run ASP scrips, does not support ODBC database connections and does not support FrontPage 2000.
See also CGI; Perl; ASP; ODBC; FrontPage 2000
Listserv
The heart of an electronic mailing list, Listserv software automatically subscribes and unsubscribes list members and sends copies of every e-mail message to every list subscriber.
Lit Fibre
Fibre optic cable with the necessary equipment to enable transmission of a telecommunication signal over the activated fibre.
See also Dark Fibre
Local Loop
The line from a subscriber to the telephone company’s local exchange.
Login Name
A login name is the account name used to access a computer system. Also called user ID or user name, it is a way people identify themselves to their online service or Internet access provider.
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