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| Genealogy | is the investigation and study of ancestry and family history. Many people believe that researching your ancestors gives you a better idea of who you are.
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| Genealogy Program | A program that helps you to trace your family tree and keep track of all historical familial information |
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| Geocaching | is
a type of a game or sport where the treasure hunters seek a hidden treasure,
commonly referred to as a cache.
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| Geotagging |
Technology built into a digital camera or part of an add-on
device is able to tag each photo with the exact location that the picture was
taken. Photos can then be sorted based on where they were taken. They can also
be plotted on maps.
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| GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) | A common format for image files. GIF files are often used for Web pages. |
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| Gigabyte (GB) | A unit of computer storage roughly equaling one billion bytes. |
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| Google |
Google started as a search engine
and has become a prominent player in online advertising. It is an American
public corporation that is constantly expanding. Google is also prominent in
online mapping, office productivity, photo and video sharing, and web-based
email.
Their search engine has become so
popular that the word “google” has also become a word in the dictionary which
means to search for using the Google search engine.
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| GPS |
stands for Global Positioning
System. This is a navigation system
formed by 24 satellites orbiting the earth that are able to read the exact
location of a GPS receiver.
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| Grammar Check |
see Spell/Grammar Check
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| Grayscale |
An image that uses only a variety
of gray colors, ranging from pure black to pure white. Most printers, even
color printers, can print in grayscale. Photographs are often taken and/or
printed in grayscale to produce a certain effect.
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| Gutter | The area between two adjacent
columns in a document. In most word processing programs you can specify the
width of the gutter, which affects the appearance of the columns.
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