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Gateway

A device that interconnects networks with different, incompatible communications protocols. The gateway performs a protocol conversion to translate one set of protocols to another (for example, from TCP/IP to IPX).

GedML (Genealogical Data in XML)

An XML DTD that provides a description format for genealogical data.

Gentran

GENTRAN is the name of a product family by Sterling Commerce

Gentran: Server

GENTRAN:Server

Gentran: Mentor

GENTRAN:Mentor

GIF

(Graphics Interchange Format) developed by Compuserve, GIF is a platform-independent file format, used extensively throughout the Internet for graphics files. Compresses files using a 'lossless' method which ensures picture quality is not diminished.

.gif

Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) filename extension

Gigabit Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet is an extension to 10 Mbps (Ethernet) and 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet) IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standards. Gigabit Ethernet operates at a speed of 1000 Mbps and maintains full compatibility with the installed base of Ethernet nodes.

Gigabyte (Gb)

A thousand Megabytes.

Gopher

Internet Gopher is a distributed document search and retrieval system. It takes a request for information and then scans the Internet for it. The protocol and software follows a client-server model, and permits users on a heterogeneous mix of desktop systems to browse, search, and retrieve documents residing on multiple distributed server machines.

Group (EDI)

Graphical User Interface

See GUI

GUI

A visual computing interface which represents commands, files and other computing actions with icons, symbols and dialog boxes. A GUI could be a web interface.