Glossary of terms
| Viva Pinata game | A simulation game developed by Rare Ltd, for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS video game consoles. Likened to The Sims , Animal Crossing and Harvest Moon , the game tasks the player with turning a neglected plot of land into a beautiful garden. As with many sandbox games, the game is open-ended, with no strict winning or losing requirements. Instead, players are guided only generally towards the objectives of increasing their garden's value and attracting piƱata residents. Players are free to determine their own sub-goals and work towards them. |
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| Vlogging or Video Blogging | Vlogging is a form of blogging for which the medium is video. Entries are made regularly and often combine embedded video or a video link with supporting text, images, and other metadata. Video logs (vlogs) also often take advantage of web syndication to allow for the distribution of video over the Internet using either the RSS or Atom syndication formats, for automatic aggregation and playback on mobile devices and personal computers |
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| VPN virtual private network | A Virtual Private Network is a way to provide intranet users with secure access to their network, even when their network shares resources with other networks. |