ALAN
Local Area Network. A network of directly-connected machines (located
in close proximity), providing high speed communication over physical
media such as fiber optics, coaxial cable, or twisted pair wiring.
Laser Printer
Although a number of devices employ laser technology to print images,
this normally refers to black-and-white desktop printers, which use
the dry toner, xerographic printing process.
Laserdisc
A 12-inch disk that's similar to an audio CD but holds visual images
(such as high-quality movies) as well as music. Also called a videodisc.
Links
Synonymous with anchors, hotlinks and hyperlinks.
Line Art
Images containing only black and white pixels. Also known as bilevel
images. The term line art is sometimes used to describe drawings containing
flat colors without tonal variation.
LION
Library Internet Online Network. A menued front-end system at SDSU that
allows access to a number of databases such as library on-line catalogs,
periodical indexes, and Internet gophers.
LISTSERV
A distribution list management package whose primary function is to
operate mailing lists. It allows groups of computer users with a common
interest to communicate among themselves.
Local system
The system you are using. Interactions between your computer and another
computer on the Internet are sometimes described using the terms "local"
and "remote" systems. The local system is your computer and
the remote system is the other computer.
LOCIS
Library of Congress catalog system. The Library of Congress has an extensive
and useful congressional legislation system that you can use to look
up the bills that are in Congress, as well as having nearly any book
ever published in the United States.
Login
The account name used to access a computer system.
Lossy
Image compression that functions by removing minor tonal and/or color
variations, causing visible loss of detail at high compression ratios.
Low Key
A dark image that is intentionally lacking in highlight detail.
LPI/LPCM
Lines per inch or per centimeter. Units of measurement for screen ruling.
Lurker
Slang term for someone who regularly reads newsgroup, BBS, or mailing
list discussions, but rarely participates in them.
Lynx
A type of browser designed to work with text-only Internet connections
like dial-up UNIX shell accounts.
LZW
The Lempel-Ziv-Welch image compression technique.
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