small computer system interface (SCSI)
A standard high-speed parallel interface defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). A SCSI interface is used for connecting microcomputers to peripheral devices, such as hard disks and printers, and to other computers and local area networks (LANs).

socket
An identifier for a particular service on a particular node on a network. The socket consists of a node address and a port number, which identifies the service. For example, port 80 on an Internet node indicates a Web server. There are two kinds of sockets: streams (bidirectional) and datagrams.

status bar
A line of information related to the current program. The status bar is usually located at the bottom of a window. Not all windows have a status bar.

strong password
A password that provides an effective defense against unauthorized access to a resource. A strong password is at least six characters long, does not contain all or part of the users account name, and contains at least three of the four following categories of characters: uppercase characters, lowercase characters, base 10 digits, and symbols found on the keyboard (such as !, @, #).