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extension- the suffix or the characters following the period in a filename such as mountain.jpg. This file might be a photograph (or other graphical representation) of a mountain in the form of a bitmap. The name “mountain” indicates that the file contains the image, and jpg indicates the type of file, which in this case is a bitmap. The software application a computer is currently running must be configured to execute particular file formats or they will be rejected.
external viewer- a program associated with a Web browser that allows the user to look at an image or graphic presented in a particular format. Adobe Acrobat is an external viewer.
extranet- the linking of two or more intranets via the Internet primarily for the purpose of sharing mutually beneficial commercial information.
ezine- (e-zine) often pronounced zine, an electronic magazine published on a Web page or distributed through email. Ezines cover many topics from computers and electronics to investing, sex and beyond.
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