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FTP
File Transfer Protocol. A client-server protocol enabling a user to transfer files on one
computer to and from another computer over a TCP/IP network. The File Transfer
Protocol also governs the client program with which the user transfers files.
H
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The client-server TCP/IP protocol used on the World
Wide Web for the transfer of HTML (Hyper Text Mark-up Language) documents
across the Internet.
I
I-fax
I-fax (Internet Fax) enables you to send and receive a scanned original converted to
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) or PDF (Portable Document Format) image data as
an e-mail attachment to/from any I-fax compatible facsimile or personal computer with
Internet e-mail functionality.
Internet Protocol (IP)
The underlying set of networking rules that describe how data is transmitted across
the Internet. Internet Protocol enables data from one computer to be split into
packets, and sent to another computer with a specific IP address.
IP address
Internet Protocol address. A 32-bit numeric address used by IP (Internet Protocol) to
specify a computer or device on the Internet. The IP address is usually written as four
numbers delimited by periods. For example, 128.121.4.5
IPP
Internet Printing Protocol. A protocol used between a client and a print server for
carrying out remote printing over the Internet.
J
JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Group. An experts group file specification that defines a
standard for compressing (reducing the size of) photographic and photorealistic
image files. The image compression method used involves some loss of information,
and so reduces image quality. Files containing photographic images in Web pages
are generally compressed by using the JPEG format so they can be transferred
across the Internet more quickly.