In today’s rapidly evolving digital world, the internet is no longer a luxury but a fundamental part of daily life. From remote work to digital learning, streaming entertainment to smart home technologies, the breadth of internet applications is vast and continually expanding. The terminology accompanying these digital innovations can often be as complex as the technology itself. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a professional seeking to enhance your digital literacy, or simply a curious individual navigating the world wide web, understanding these terms is essential.
Our comprehensive “Broadband & Internet Glossary of Terms” serves as your definitive guide to demystifying the jargon. We’ve gathered an extensive list of terms, definitions and meanings to help you understand what broadband and internet technologies are about. From basic concepts like ‘bandwidth’ and ‘DSL’ to ‘Latency’ and ‘Fibre Optics,’ this glossary aims to convert confusing technical language into clear, understandable information.
We will continue to expand this list of terms on an ongoing basis. We also soon allow you to request terms to be added to this list.
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4
- 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE)
5
- 5G
- 5G Wireless Broadband
8
- 802.11
a
- A/B Testing
- Access Control
- Access Network
- Access Point
- Access Protocol
- Access Time
- ACL (Access Control List)
- Active Directory
- Active FTP
- Active Optical Network (AON)
- Adaptive Bitrate Streaming
- Address Resolution
- ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line)
- Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
- Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS)
- Aerial Cable
- Aggregate Bandwidth
- Aggregate Data Rate
- AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- All-in-One Modem
- Always On
- Analog Modem
- Anisotropic Network
- Anti-Malware
- Antivirus
- API Gateway
- Application Layer
- Application Layer Firewall
- Application-Layer Gateway (ALG)
- Application Programming Interface (API)
- Application Proxy
- Application Service Provider (ASP)
- Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)
- APT (Advanced Persistent Threat)
- Archival Storage
- ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
- Artifact
- Asynchronous Data Transfer
- Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
- Attenuation
- Attenuation Coefficient
- Authentication
- Authentication Header (AH)
- Authorization
- Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)
- Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ)
- Autonegotiation
- Autonomous System (AS)
- Autonomous System Border Router (ASBR)
- Autonomous System Number (ASN)
- Availability
- Availability Service Edge (ASE)
b
- Backbone Router
- Backdoor
- Backhaul
- Backplane
- Backscatter
- Bandplan
- Bandwidth
- Bandwidth Allocation
- Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol (BACP)
- Bandwidth Starvation
- Bandwidth Throttling
- Base Station
- Basestation Controller (BSC)
- BASH (Bourne Again Shell)
- Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)
- Basic Service Set (BSS)
- Baud Rate
- BER (Bit Error Rate)
- Best Effort Delivery
- BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)
- Bidirectional Transmission
- Big Data Analytics
- Billed Echoed Mode (BEM)
- Binarily Transposed Data
- Binary Large Object (BLOB)
- Binary Synchronous Communication (BSC)
- Binary Tree
- Biometric Authentication
- Bit Bucket
- Bit Error Rate (BER)
- Bitrate
- Bits Per Second (bps)
- Bitstream
- Blade Server
- Block Cipher
- Blockchain
- Blocking Probability
- Blog
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth LE (Low Energy)
- Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP)
- Border Gateway
- Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
- Border Gateway Protocol (BGP-4)




