Monday, January 15, 2001		Bits & Bytes

Additive colour system: In computer graphics, a colour model in which colours are built by adding primary colours is referred to as additive colour system.

Mail gateway: Mail gateway is a machine that connects two or more e-mail systems (especially dissimilar e-mail systems on two different networks) and transfers messages between them.

PERL: PERL actually stands for "Practical Extraction and Report Language." It is a scripting language that uses syntax similar to C/C++. It is commonly used by Web programs to create scripts for Web servers, especially for CGI programs. PERL is especially good at parsing text, so developers love to use it for reading and searching through text files.

Vortal: A vortal (Vertical industry portal) is a Web site that provides a gateway or portal to information relating to a particular industry, such as health care, insurance or automobiles. In other words, a vertical industry is one that is focused on a relatively narrow range of goods and services whereas a horizontal industry is one that aims to offer a wide range of goods and services. As more and more industries tend to specialise, more and more industries are said to be vertical.