Shockwave

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  shockwave
       
           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)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Shockwave
       
           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.
       
          {Home (http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/)}.
       
          [Filetypes?  More detail?]
       
          (1998-07-07)