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Definition: Another name for a private telephone switching system (PBX system). (See also PBX.)
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Definition: Digital telecommunications term for a cluster of binary information. Packetized data is used in various networking transmission techniques where digital information is divided into small segments to increase transmission rates and system efficiency. (See also TCP/IP.)
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Definition: An effective, efficient method of transmitting digital data through a computer network where digital information is packetized or broken into small clusters with each packet including the addresses of where it originated and where it is being sent. Packet-switched networks transmit individual packets of information by many different routes over the network. Once all of the packets are received at the destination, the data is digitally reassembled for delivery to an end user. Packet switching is the method used to transmit data on the Internet. See also Internet, TCP/IP, and VoIP.)
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Definition: An important part of Google s strategy for providing highly relevant search results, PageRank is Google s system for measuring the importance of web pages based on which other web pages link to them. In other words, PageRank relies on the vast link structure of the Web as an indicator of an individual page s value. So, when the web master of one page links to another web...
