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Name Zero
An organisation that offers free website
domain names. The main drawbacks are
that you have to put up with a very
bulky banner r
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:09:56 AM
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NFO File
Short for info or information. Basic
text file containing all the important
details relating to a particular
release, such as nu
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:10:42 AM
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Nuked
A release is said to be nuked if it is
completely unplayable. Usually when this
happens another group re-releases the
particular
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:11:15 AM
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OEM
An acronym for Original Equipment
Manufacturer. OEM software products are
repackaged versions of the full retail
product. They a
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:13:20 AM
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OST
Not strictly a warez term this one, but
one that you are likely to come across
while searching for MP3 music. It stands
for orig
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:16:10 AM
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Patch
We all know games and applications
aren't perfect. When they are
released we would hope that they have
been thoroughly test
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:17:04 AM
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Piracy
The replication and distribution of
videos or computer software.
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:17:51 AM
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Pop-ups
Irritating browser windows that open
automatically when you visit a warez
site. Usually contain voting portals or
porn sites.
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:18:29 AM
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Port
A port is a term used when referring to
FTP sites and is an essential extension
of the address used to access them. If
the port
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:19:04 AM
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Pron
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far
away someone posted a request for porn
on a bulletin board, only, because of a
typing error
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:19:51 AM
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Proxy
A third party server which acts as an
anonymous go between whenever you
request a web page or contact a remote
server. The messa
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:21:09 AM
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Psx
A quick way of referring to the Sony
Playstation.
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:21:40 AM
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Pub
A free for all FTP site where anonymous
access is permitted.
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:22:43 AM
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Pub Scanner
Someone who scours the net for anonymous
access FTP sites which permit the
creation and deletion of files. These
are then exploi
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:23:37 AM
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Pub Stealer
Someone who posts the IP address of a
public FTP site which they themselves
have not built. Some pub stealers
justify this by cl
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:24:13 AM
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Release Groups
A group of people who are involved in
cracking and / or ripping software and
then repackaging it into easily
downloadable segmen
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:25:06 AM
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Ratio
Two numbers separated by a semi-colon.
Indicates how much data you must upload
to an FTP site before you are permitted
to downlo
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:25:36 AM
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Reg File
Tiny file that adds essential
configuration details into the registry.
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:26:03 AM
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Resume
The ability to stop and start
downloading / uploading a file whenever
you choose without having to start from
the beginning agai
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:27:12 AM
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Rip
Software that has had all the
non-essential gubbins removed to reduce
its size. Videos and music are always
the first casualties
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Tanya
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June 10, 2007, 02:28:00 AM
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