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\newglossaryentry{router}{name={router}, description={A router is a specially designed computer that using its software and hardware, routes information from the Internet to a network. It is also sometimes called a gateway.}}
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\newglossaryentry{Software Center}{name={Software Center}, description={The Software Center is where you can easily manage software installation and removal as well as the ability to manage software installed via Personal Package Archives.}}
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\newglossaryentry{Synaptic Package Manager}{name={Synaptic Package Manager}, description={Synaptic Package Manager is a tool that, instead of listing applications (like the Software Center) lists individual packages that can then be installed, removed and fixed.}}
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\newglossaryentry{terminal}{name={terminal}, description={The terminal is Ubuntu's text-based interface, it is a method of controlling the operating system using only commands entered via the keyboard, the other method if using your Ubuntu computer is to use a \gls{GUI} such as Unity.}}
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\newglossaryentry{USB}{name={USB}, description={Universal Serial Bus is a standard interface specification for connecting peripheral hardware devices to computers. USB devices range from external hard drives to scanners and printers.}}
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