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Glossary

base load - The continous minimal load in an power-grid.

green datacenter - http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,290660,sid80_gci1178582,00.html

Green IT -

green web hosting -

IAP - Internet Access Provider, a firm that distributes internet-access (e.g.: T-Online,Freenet,AOL...)

ISP - Internet Service Provider, a firm that sell internet-services, like web-hosting or net-usage (e.g.: 1und1, Domainfactory, Level3,...)

KWK - Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung, german word for power-heating-combination, Cogenerators are the par excellence example.

TCO - swedish emission-standard for PCs, mostly used for monitors, TCO95 was the first and still very good standard, followed by TCO99, an even better standard, that includes the recycling-concept of the hardware. 2003 was the standard TCO03 released the next sharper standard, until July 2005 when the very hard TCO05-standard was released.
For more information, see the TCO-website: http://www.tcodevelopment.com

PC- Personal Computer, invented by IBM in the 80ies with sold units until now(2006) far more than a Billion, including the power consumption and probably you sit in the moment in front of one or is it a MAC? ;-)

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