Internet & Communication, WOR-ZWO
The development of the World Wide Web had a massive impact on the ways in which people interact and communicate, ultimately paving the way for the heavily interconnected world that we live in today. Although Internet communication dominates in many spheres of life, other means of communication remain no less important.
Internet & Communication Encyclopedia Articles By Title
Worde, Wynkyn de
Wynkyn de Worde was an Alsatian-born printer in London, an astute businessman who published a large number of books......
WordPress
WordPress, content management system (CMS) developed in 2003 by American blogger Matt Mullenweg and British blogger......
workstation
workstation, a high-performance computer system that is basically designed for a single user and has advanced graphics......
World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is a global representative of news publishers......
World Geography Quiz
Test your knowledge of the countries of the world with Britannica’s Geography Quiz! Identify countries on a world......
world map
world map, graphical representation, using projection, that depicts Earth’s exterior on a flat surface. World maps......
World Wide Web
World Wide Web (WWW), the leading information retrieval service of the Internet (the worldwide computer network).......
X
X, formerly Twitter (2006–2023), is a social media and microblogging service where users share short posts of no......
Xbox
Xbox, video game console system created by the American company Microsoft. The Xbox, Microsoft’s first entry into......
xerography
xerography, Image-forming process that relies on a photoconductive substance whose electrical resistance decreases......
Xerox
Xerox, major American corporation and brand that was a pioneer in office technology, notably being the first to......
Xiaomi
Xiaomi, Chinese technology company that manufactures smartphones, lifestyle products, and Internet of Things (IoT)......
XML
XML, a document formatting language used for some World Wide Web pages. XML began to be developed in the 1990s......
Y2K bug
Y2K bug, a problem in the coding of computerized systems that was projected to create havoc in computers and computer......
Yahoo
Yahoo Inc. is an American Internet company known for its news, finance, sports, and email websites. The company......
YouTube
YouTube, social media platform and website for sharing videos. It was registered on February 14, 2005, by Steve......
Z-Library
Z-Library, online shadow library of academic and general interest books and journal articles available in electronic......
Zagajewski, Adam
Adam Zagajewski was a Polish poet, novelist, and essayist whose works were grounded in the turbulent history of......
Zenger, John Peter
John Peter Zenger was a New York printer and journalist whose famous acquittal in a libel suit (1735) established......
Zennström, Niklas
Niklas Zennström is a Swedish e-commerce entrepreneur who, with Janus Friis, created various Internet businesses,......
zine
zine, a small-circulation print or online publication that is produced through noncommercial means and is meant......
ZIP Code
ZIP Code, system of zone coding (postal coding) introduced by the U.S. Post Office Department (now the U.S. Postal......
Zip2
Zip2, former American technology company (1995–99) that was the first enterprise founded by Elon Musk. It provided......
zombie computer
zombie computer, computer or personal computer (PC) connected to the Internet and taken over by a computer worm,......
Zuckerberg, Mark
Mark Zuckerberg is an American technology executive and computer programmer who cofounded the social networking......
Zukofsky, Louis
Louis Zukofsky was an American poet, the founder of Objectivist poetry and author of the massive poem “A.” The......
Zuse computer
Zuse computer, any of a series of computers designed and built in Germany during the 1930s and ’40s by the German......
Zworykin, Vladimir
Vladimir Zworykin was a Russian-born American electronic engineer and the inventor of the iconoscope and kinescope......