shockwave

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Shockwave

   <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.

   (http://macromedia.com/shockwave/).

   [Filetypes?  More detail?]

   (1998-07-07)

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

shockwave

   <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)