A | B | C | D | E | F |
G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | XYZ
A
- Adware: software that opens pop-up or pop-under ads when the main product is not running, or shows windows that do not appear to be connected with the application or web page that you are viewing.
- Allowed list: a user-defined list of sources or domains from which Pop-Up Blocker does not block pop-up windows.
- App: a button on your Toolbar that lets you link to and, in many cases, preview a Web page.
B
- Buzz: A Yahoo! service that presents timely content from across the Web. Readers determine a storie’s importance through votes and comments.
C
- Connection: a person you spend significant time online with and with whom you want to share personal information. Connections have privileged access to each others’ profiles.
D
- Download: to transfer a file from a remote computer to your computer.
- Drag and drop: the ability to move an object from one place to another by placing the cursor over an object, pressing the left mouse button, dragging the selected object to another location, and releasing the mouse button.
H
- Hijacking: hijacking software redirects or changes your search results, home and error pages, and other browser settings to some place other than your default settings or preferences without your permission.
P
- Pop-up window: a window that tries to open automatically on top of or under a browser window.
- Profile: a public web page associated with your Yahoo! ID where you can share personal information with others. You and each of your connections have a profile that others can view.
Q
- Quarantined item: a file or other item on your computer that online protection software has determined to be infected. After cleaning the infection, the online protection software modifies the item so that the file system can no longer access it. The quarantined item remains on your computer, so that you can restore it to its original location if you choose.
S
- Spyware: software, typically installed on your computer without your permission, that can track personal information, serve as an unauthorized entry point for a remote user, or transmit data to an external source.
T
- Toolbar: a row of buttons across the top of the browser window that you can click to perform various tasks.
- Tracking cookie: a cookie that is used to track your web browsing behavior for the purpose of displaying targeted advertising. Tracking cookies do not pose a security threat.
- Trojan: a software program that has hidden, unwanted intent.
U
- Yahoo! Updates: mini-stories about online activities that you can share with your friends and family.
- URL: Universal Resource Locator; specifies the location of a file or web page, such as http://my.yahoo.com.
V
- Virus: a computer program that attaches itself to other programs and causes harm to computer software, data, and/or hardware, often undetected until it is too late.
XYZ
- Yahoo! ID: the name by which a person is known to all Yahoo! networks.
- Yahoo! Toolbar: a customizable toolbar that allows you to use your favorite Yahoo! features from buttons on your browser.
- Zip file: a package of files compressed to reserve space on a computer.