one another and interchange information and can browse the information presented in
the websites;
(9) "electronic mail" means information generated electronically and transmitted using
internet;
(10)
"data" means a representation of information, knowledge, facts, concepts or
instructions which are being prepared or have been prepared in a formalized manner,
and is intended to be processed, is being processed, or has been processed in a
computer system or computer network, and may be in any form including computer
printouts, magnetic or optical storage media, punch cards, punched tapes or stored
internally in the memory of the computer;
(11)
"data message" means electronic, electronic data interchange including optical,
electronic mail, telegram, telex, fax, telecopy, short message or created something
similar, sent, received or stored information;
(12)
"website" means document and information stored in computer and web server which
can be browsed or seen by the user through internet;
(13)
"computer" means any electronic, magnetic, optical or other high-speed data
processing device or system which performs logical, arithmetical and memory
functions by manipulations of electronic, magnetic or optical impulses, and includes
all input, output, processing, storage, computer software or communication facilities
which are connected or related to the computer in a computer system or computer
network;
(14)
"computer network" means the interconnection of one or more computers through the
use of satellite, microwave, terrestrial line, wireless equipment, wide area network,
local area network, infrared, WiFi, bluetooth or other communication media; and
terminals or a complex consisting of two or more interconnected computers whether
or not the interconnection is continuously maintained;
(15)
"subscriber" means a person in whose name the Digital Signature Certificate is
issued;
(16)
"chairman" means a chairman appointed under cyber appeal tribunal of section 82 of
this Act;
(17)
"civil procedure" means Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V 0f 1908);
(18)
"penal code" means Penal Code, 1860 (Act XLV of 1860);
(19)
"prescribed" means prescribed by rules;
(20)
"secure signature generating machine or technology" means any signature generating
machine or technology subject to the conditions illustrated under section 17;
(21)
"addressee" with reference to data message means a person who is intended by the
originator to receive the electronic record but does not include any intermediary;
(22)
“verification” means such procedure used to identify signatory or authentication of
data message;
(23)
"originator" with reference to data message means a person who sends or prepares
data message before preservation or causes any date message to be sent, generated,
stored or transmitted but does not include an intermediary;
(24)
"regulation" means regulation prepared under this Act;
(25)
"criminal procedure" means Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898);
(26)
“person” relates to unique person having any natural entity, partnership business,
union, company, body corporate, cooperatives;
(27)
“adjudicating officer” means an adjudicating officer of cyber tribunal constituted
under section 68 of this Act;
(28)
“rule” means rule prepared under this Act;
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