The listing of results returned by a search engine in response to a keyword query.

Search engines are programs that search documents for specified keywords and returns a list of the documents where the keywords were found. A search engine is really a general class of programs, however, the term is often used to specifically describe systems like Google, Bing and Yahoo! Search that enable users to search for documents on the World Wide Web.

A.k.a. companion device, refers to an additional electronic device which content can be synchronized with the content the consumer are consuming such as TV shows movies, or video games.

An assembler language.  

A tiny memory card used to make storage portable among various devices. It features a high data transfer rate, low battery consumption, and uses flash memory to provide nonvolatile storage.

A tiny flash memory card that resembles a SD card, but with far greater storage capacity. The Extended Capacity (XC) format increases maximum SD storage capacity from the previous 32 GB (gigabytes) to 2 TB (terabytes).

A system for ensuring the security of financial transactions on the Internet. With SET, a user is given an electronic wallet (digital certificate) and a transaction is conducted and verified using a combination of digital certificates and digital signatures.

An extension to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) that allows the secure exchange of files on the World Wide Web. Each S-HTTP file is either encrypted, contains a digital certificate, or both. 

A secure method of sending e-mail that uses the Rivest-Shamir-Adleman encryption system. S/MIME is included in the latest versions of Microsoft Web browsers and Netscape  browsers.

An extension to RTP that incorporates enhanced security features. Like RTP, it is intended particularly for VoIP (Voice over IP) communications. SRTP uses encryption and authentication to minimize the risk of Denial of Service ( DoS ) attacks. 

A.k.a. Secure Socket Shell, is a UNIX-based command interface and protocol for securely getting access to a remote computer. It is widely used by network administrators to control Web and other kinds of servers remotely. 

A set of papers produced by the SSH Working Group. It is used to securely access and remotely control computers and servers. 

Secure Sockets Layer, a protocol developed by Netscape for transmitting private documents via the Internet. SSL uses a cryptographic system that uses two keys to encrypt data − a public key known to everyone and a private or secret key known only to the recipient of the message. Both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer support SSL, and many Web sites use the protocol to obtain confidential user information, such as credit card numbers. By convention, URLs that require an SSL connection start with https: instead of http

A commonly-used protocol for managing the security of a message transmission on the Internet. SSL has recently been succeeded by Transport Layer Security (TLS), which is based on SSL. 

A form of VPN that can be used with a standard Web browser. In contrast to the traditional Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) VPN, an SSL VPN does not require the installation of specialized client software on the end user's computer.

In information technology, security is the protection of information assets through the use of technology, processes, and training.