| Word |
Definition |
| Jughead |
Jonzy's Universal Gopher Hierarchy Excavation And Display. Jughead is a tool which can be used to search for a key word on all levels of a Gopher menu. |
| joystick |
A hand held stick like the joystick in an airplane, which is used as a pointing device in arcade games and video games. The joystick can move an object on screen in any direction. It usually has one or more push buttons for shooting, jumping, etc. Joysticks are also used in some CAD systems. |
| jukebox |
A machine that holds and plays CDs, vinyl records, videodisks, tape cartridges, or CD-ROMs. The jukebox automatically picks up disk or tape the user has selected, and moves it to the drive to be played. |
| Java |
A cross-platform programming language from Sun Microsystems that can be used to create animations and interactive features on World Wide Web pages. Java programs are embedded into HTML documents. HotJava and Netscape Navigator (2.0 or above) are Web browsers that run Java applications. |
| Joint Academic Network |
(JANET). A university network in the United Kingdom, renamed "Super-JANET" after it upgraded to higher speed links. |
| JANET |
Joint Academic Network. A university network in the United Kingdom, renamed "Super-JANET" after it upgraded to higher speed links. |
| Jargon File, The |
The Jargon File. A large online collection with definitions of hacker and computing terms (http://beast.cc.emory.edu/Jargon30/JARGON.HTML). |
| Joint Electronic Device Engineering Council |
(JEDEC). An international organization that sets standards for integrated circuits. |
| JEDEC |
Joint Electronic Device Engineering Council. An international organization that sets standards for integrated circuits. |
| Japanese Electronic Industry Development Association |
(JEIDA). A Japanese standards organization. |
