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diff --git a/help/no/apx-gloss.sgml b/help/no/apx-gloss.sgml index 76102417c4..84f6b3cfb4 100644 --- a/help/no/apx-gloss.sgml +++ b/help/no/apx-gloss.sgml @@ -69,17 +69,6 @@ </glossdef> </glossentry> -<glossentry id="emoticon"> - <glossterm>Emoticon</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - Also called "smileys," emoticons are the little sideways faces made - of colons and parentheses which people use to convey emotion in email. - Examples: :-) or ;( . - </para> - </glossdef> - </glossentry> - <glossentry id="evolution"> <glossterm>Evolution</glossterm> <glossdef> @@ -123,11 +112,11 @@ A way of describing a group of files on a computer. With the perversity typical of computer (and especially Unix and Linux) nomenclature, the top of the tree is called the root directory, - and denoted by <systemitem><filename>/</filename></systemitem>. + and denoted by <filename>/</filename>. The rest of the "branches" spread downwards from the root. Don't - confuse the root directory with the <systemitem>root</systemitem> + confuse the root directory with the root account, or root's home directory, - <systemitem><filename>/home/root</filename></systemitem>. + <filename>/home/root</filename>.b </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -166,17 +155,6 @@ </glossdef> </glossentry> - <glossentry id="haiku"> - <glossterm>Haiku</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - A traditional Japanese form of poetry. The poems are three lines - long, with first and last lines having five syllables, and the - second line seven syllables. - </para> - </glossdef> - </glossentry> - <glossentry id="html"> <glossterm>HTML</glossterm> <glossdef> @@ -281,15 +259,6 @@ </glossdef> </glossentry> - <glossentry id="nickname"> - <glossterm>Nickname</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - An alias for an e-mail address. - </para> - </glossdef> - </glossentry> - <glossentry id="pop"> <glossterm>POP</glossterm> <glossdef> @@ -309,12 +278,25 @@ sending particular types of information between computer systems. Examples include POP (Post Office Protocol), for email, and HTTP (HypterText Transfer Protocol), for web pages. + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="public-key-encryption"> + <glossterm>Public Key Encryption</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + A strong encryption method that uses a set of two "keys," one of + which is made public, and one of which is kept private. Data + encrypted using the public key can only be decrypted using the + private key. The longer the keys, the more difficult it is to + break the encryption. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> + <glossentry id="regular-expression"> <glossterm>Regular Expression</glossterm> <glossdef> @@ -391,19 +373,6 @@ </glossdef> </glossentry> - <glossentry id="spam"> - <glossterm>Spam</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - Useless, unsolicited e-mail. Spam normally comes in forms of - chain letters and advertisements for unscrupulous or clueless - companies. Messages that are merely useless are called "opt-in - newsletters." - </para> - </glossdef> - </glossentry> - - <glossentry id="tooltip"> <glossterm>Tool-Tip</glossterm> <glossdef> @@ -415,17 +384,15 @@ </glossdef> </glossentry> - - - <glossentry id="virus"> <glossterm>Virus</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - A malicious program which inserts itself into others so that it will be - executed, allowing it to spread to still more programs and other computers. - A virus can cause substantial damage by clogging networks or disk drives, - deleting files, or opening security holes. + A program which inserts itself into other files or programs and + which, when executed, spreads to more programs and other + computers. A virus can cause substantial damage by clogging + networks or disk drives, deleting files, or opening security + holes. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> |