Glossary

If you are unsure about what some of the words and terms specific to alternative clothing and the gothic scene mean, you can now look up the most common definitions in use in our online store.

Detailed descriptions and definitions for the most common clothing styles associated with the gothic scene, like cyber, punk, bondage or rockabilly are provided, along with clothing examples directly from our store.

We provide explanations and definitions to most of the fabrics our clothes are made along with their specific attributes, from common cotton and wool to satin, velvet and voile!
 
Active-X

ActiveX is a Microsoft technology also known as OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) whose primary function is to facilitate the integration of multimedia content on a website. ActiveX, or ActiveX Controls are used on a daily basis by almost all internet users, the most prominent examples are Acrobat Reader, Adobe Flash Player, RealPlayer and Apple QuickTime.

The security concerns with this technology are due to the fact that ActiveX can do almost anything a program you would run on your harddrive could do, so the potential threat when downloading ActiveX elements from a website you don’t know or trust are high. Running Internet Explorer 6 or more recent versions helps minimizing the risk, so does downloading ActiveX controls only from websites you trust.

 

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