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GAL:
A Microsoft Outlook
global address list directory of all
Microsoft Exchange users and
distribution lists to whom messages can
be addressed. The administrator creates
and maintains this list. The global
address list may also contain public
folder names. Entries from this list can
be added to a user’s personal address
book (PAB).
Ghost:
See
Bit Stream Backup.
GIF(Graphics Interchange
Format):
CompuServe’s native file
format for storing images. Limited to
256 colors.
Gigabyte (GB):
1,073,741,824 bytes
1,0243 (a billion bytes).
See
Byte.
GMT Timestamp:
Identification of a file
using Greenwich Mean Time as the central
time authentication method.
See also
Normalization.
GPS Generated Timestamp:
Timestamp identifying
time as a function of its relationship
to Greenwich Mean Time.
Gray Scale:
The use of many shades of
gray to represent an image.
Continuoustone images, such as
blackandwhite photographs, use an
almost unlimited number of shades of
gray. Conventional computer hardware and
software, however, can only represent a
limited number of shades of gray
(typically 16 or 256).
Groupware:
Software designed to
operate on a network and allow several
people to work together on the same
documents and files.
GUI (Graphical User
Interface, pronounced “gooey”):
Presenting an interface
to the computer user comprised of
pictures and icons, rather than words
and numbers.
Glossary - Courtesy of
The Sedona Conference®
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