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* ASCII
* ASCII
* Botnet -
* Botnet: A program that runs in a chat room 
* Character -  a single letter, usually single quoted 'a', 'b', 'c'
* Character -  a single letter, usually single quoted 'a', 'b', 'c'
* Colloquy
* Creative Commons
* Cyberfeminism -
* Cyberfeminism -
* Integer/int - Number, contains no decimal points, it CAN be negative.
* Integer/int - Number, contains no decimal points, it CAN be negative.
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* figlet word -> visualizing a word in the Terminal
* figlet word -> visualizing a word in the Terminal
* FLOSS
* FLOSS
* Free Art License
* Free Software -
* Free Software -
* GNU -  
* GNU -  
* Linux -  
* Linux -  
* Local network -
* Open Source Software -
* Open Source Software -
* pipeline
* pipeline
* Public Domain Day
* Putti: windows version of terminal –  
* Putti: windows version of terminal –  
* Raspberry Pi -
* Raspberry Pi -
* ssh access to a server -  
* ssh access to a server -  
* split
* split
* String - collection/group of charaters, usually double quoted "This is a string", "abcdefg"
* String: collection/group of characters, usually double quoted "This is a string", "abcdefg"
* strip
* strip
* Terminal commands:  
* Terminal commands:  
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   man bash (manual)
   man bash (manual)
* TTY -  
* TTY -  
* Ubuntu: A Linux operating system and distribution, with Unity as its default desktop environment for personal computers including smartphones in later versions. Ubuntu also runs network servers. It is based on free software and named after the Southern African philosophy of ubuntu (literally, "human-ness"), which often is translated as "humanity towards others" or "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity". A default installation of Ubuntu contains a wide range of software that includes LibreOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, Transmission


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Revision as of 20:53, 21 October 2015

A list of terms frequently used during the summer academy

  • ASCII
  • Botnet: A program that runs in a chat room
  • Character - a single letter, usually single quoted 'a', 'b', 'c'
  • Colloquy
  • Creative Commons
  • Cyberfeminism -
  • Integer/int - Number, contains no decimal points, it CAN be negative.
  • IRC - Internet Relay Chat: text based chat system
  • figlet word -> visualizing a word in the Terminal
  • FLOSS
  • Free Art License
  • Free Software -
  • GNU -
  • Linux -
  • Local network -
  • Open Source Software -
  • pipeline
  • Public Domain Day
  • Putti: windows version of terminal –
  • Raspberry Pi -
  • ssh access to a server -
  • split
  • String: collection/group of characters, usually double quoted "This is a string", "abcdefg"
  • strip
  • Terminal commands:
 /home/your_name 
 ls /home -> gives a list of every folder in /hma
 every folder in -> /home
 to move around -> cd
 pwd -> terminal command
 man bash (manual)
  • TTY -
  • Ubuntu: A Linux operating system and distribution, with Unity as its default desktop environment for personal computers including smartphones in later versions. Ubuntu also runs network servers. It is based on free software and named after the Southern African philosophy of ubuntu (literally, "human-ness"), which often is translated as "humanity towards others" or "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity". A default installation of Ubuntu contains a wide range of software that includes LibreOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, Transmission

More notes here: Github