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 <dt id="authentication">authentication</dt>
 <dd>The use of a password, certificate, personal identification number (PIN), or other information to validate an identity over a computer network.</dd>
-<dt id="cache">cache</dt>
-<dd>A collection of web page copies stored on your computer's hard disk or in its random-access memory (RAM). &brandShortName; accumulates these copies as you browse the Web. When you click a link or type a <a href="#Uniform_Resource_Locator">URL</a> to fetch a particular web page for which the cache already contains a copy, &brandShortName; compares the cached copy to the original. If there have been no changes, &brandShortName; uses the cached copy rather than refetching the original, saving processing and download time.</dd>
 <dt id="certificate">certificate</dt>
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 <dt id="client">client</dt>
-<dd>Software (such as an Internet browser) that sends requests to and receives information from a <a href="#server">server</a>, which is usually running on a different computer. A computer on which client software runs is also described as a client.</dd>
+<dd>Software (such as an e-mail application) that sends requests to and receives information from a <a href="#server">server</a>, which is usually running on a different computer. A computer on which client software runs is also described as a client.</dd>
-<dt id="cookie">cookie</dt>
-<dd>A small bit of information stored on your computer by some web sites. When you visit such a site, the site asks &brandShortName; to place one or more cookies on your hard disk. Later, when you return to the site, &brandShortName; sends the site the cookies that belong to it. Cookies help web sites keep track of information about you, such as the contents of your shopping cart. You can set your cookies options to control how cookies are used and how much information you are willing to let web sites store on them.</dd>
-<dt id="Cookie_Manager">Cookie Manager</dt>
-<dd>The part of &brandShortName; that you can use to control <a href="#cookie">cookies</a>.</dd>
 <dt id="cryptography">cryptography</dt>
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 <dt id="digital_ID">digital ID</dt>
 <dd>See <a href="#certificate">certificate</a>.</dd>
+<dt id="e-mail">e-mail</dt>
+<dd>A form of electronic communication from one computer user to another over the Internet.  It is used for a variety of purposes in both business and home settings.</dd>
 <dt id="encryption">encryption</dt>
 <dd>The process of scrambling information in a way that disguises its meaning.  For example, encrypted connections between computers make it very difficult for third-parties to unscramble, or <em>decrypt,</em> information flowing over the connection. Encrypted information can be decrypted only by someone who possesses the appropriate key.</dd>
-<dt id="XML">Extensible Markup Language (XML)</dt>
-<dd>An open standard for describing data. Unlike HTML, XML allows the developer of a web page to define special tags. For more information, see the online W3C document <a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/">Extensible Markup Language (XML)</a>.</dd>
 <dt id="feed">feed</dt>
 <dd>An <a href="#XML">XML</a> web page that contains a list of links to other web pages.  Special programs can read feeds to create a list of headlines from the links, automatically updating the list as it changes.  News web sites use feeds to quickly publish the latest headlines, and personal online journals often use feeds to quickly notify visitors about new entries.  See also <a href="#live_bookmark">live bookmark</a>.</dd>
-<dt id="File_Transfer_Protocol">File Transfer Protocol (FTP)</dt>
-<dd>A standard that allows users to transfer files from one computer to another over a network. You can use &brandShortName; to fetch files using FTP.</dd>
 <dt id="FIPS_PUBS_140-1">FIPS PUBS 140-1</dt>
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 <dt id="Hypertext_Markup_Language">Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)</dt>
-<dd>The document format used for web pages. The HTML standard defines tags, or codes, used to define the text layout, fonts, style, images, and other elements that make up a web page.</dd>
+<dd>A document format used for web pages and many e-mail messages.  HTML extends the capabilities of plain-text messages by adding the ability to display images, use flexible layouts, insert hyperlinks to related web pages, and use different sizes of text in messages, among other things.</dd>
 <dt id="IMAP_glossary">Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)</dt>
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 <dt id="Internet_protocol_address">Internet protocol address (IP address)</dt>
 <dd>The address of a computer on a <a href="#Transmission_Control_Protocol_Internet_Protocol">TCP/IP</a> network.  Every computer on the Internet has an IP address. <a href="#client">Clients</a> have either a permanent IP address or one that is dynamically assigned to them each time they connect with the network.</dd>
-<dt id="Java">Java</dt>
-<dd>A programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. A single Java program can run on many different kinds of computers, thus avoiding the need for programmers to create a separate version of each program for each kind of computer. After Java is installed, &brandShortName; can automatically download and run Java programs (also called applets).</dd>
 <dt id="JavaScript">JavaScript</dt>
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 <dt id="TCP_IP">Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)</dt>
 <dd>A Unix protocol used to connect computers running a variety of operating systems. TCP/IP is an essential Internet protocol and has become a global standard.</dd>
-<dt id="web_page">web page</dt>
-<dd>A single document on the World Wide Web that is specified by a unique address or URL.  A web page may contain text, hyperlinks, and graphics.</dd>
 <dt id="web_site">web site</dt>