tool A program from
Macromedia for viewing files created with Macromedia Director. Shockwave is freely available as a
plug-in for the
Netscape Navigator web
browser.
"Shocked" pages that incorporate documents created in Director can usually only be enjoyed by users with an
ISDN or faster connection.
(https://macromedia.com/shockwave/).
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(1998-07-07)
networking
The propagation of failure, shutdown, meltdown, net overload, or a virus from one network node to another, resulting in a wave of inactivity across the net.
(1997-05-16)