LAN - Local Area Network
Local Area Network. A LAN refers to a group of inter-connected computers for the purposes of sharing data, accessing main servers, sharing common pheriperals like printers, etc.

LAN modem
A LAN Modem is used to connect multiple computers to some other network (eg. ISP) over a phone line. It has the hub functionality built in.

Leased Line
Refers to a phone line that is rented for exclusive 24-hour, 7 -days-a-week use from your location to another location. The highest speed data connections require a leased line.

Line provisioning
It is the process of configuring the ISDN line by the service provider to suit user's particular needs and to assure hardware compatibility. It's due to the fact that ISDN is not completely standardized.

Links
By inserting HTML links into web documents it is possible to connect two documents together. These documents can be on differentservers or sites on opposite sides of the globe.

Linux
A free UNIX-like operating system developed by Linus Torvalds. Linux and FreeBSD are very often used by hosting companies as their operating systems.

Listserv
The most common kind of maillist, Listservs originated on BITNET but they are now common on the Internet.

LocalHost
This term refers to information stored and viewed on your machine(local). As opposed to the information stored and viewed on other machines on the internet.

Local Registry Fees
Most TLDs require initial registration fees as well as annual or bi-annual renewal fees. Prices vary from cost-free to thousands of dollars per domain depending on the TLD chosen as well as the registration organization choosen. Typical registration fees for TLDs are from $15 to $35 for 2 years of service.

Log Files
Log files are files generated by the web server for a specific web site detailing visitor information like hits, pageviews, referrers, etc.

These information are useful in analyzing the visitor trends, especially with the aid of web stats.

Login
The account name used to gain access to a computer system or the act of entering into a computer system.

Lossless
A compression scheme is loseless when decompressed file is exactly the same as the original. This is needed for compressing executable programs and data files.

LZW compression
Lempel Ziv Welch compression - a popular compression algorithm.