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Gateways: Connectors between two or more dissimilar networks that facilitate communication in such instances. Gateways have their own processors to perform both protocol and bandwidth conversions. Gateways between the Outernet and the Internet translate different protocols such as e-mail protocols of different networks into Internet protocols.

Geek: A person who is proficient in one or more technical areas, especially in hands-on utilization of technology. At its most extreme geek implies a total lack of interest, ability, and even awareness of all aspects of life unrelated to technology.

General election: Elezioni generali.
A General Election is when the electors of the country cast their votes to elect Members of Parliament. The Parliament Act 1911 established the maximum life of a Parliament, that is the time between General Elections, as 5 years. The reasons for calling a General Election are varied, but generally stem from a Government's desire to obtain a further or increased majority in the House of Commons for the next five years - to have a further five years in power.
A government cannot operate effectively unless it can command the support of the majority of MPs within the House of Commons. Should it fail to hold the confidence of the majority of the House, it has to call a General Election.

General partner: Socio accomandatario.
General partners are liable for all of their partnership's debts.

General partnership: Società in nome collettivo, società semplice.
An association of two or more people or firms that carry on a business for profit.

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP): Principi di contabilità di uso generale.
Rules and procedures generally accepted by accountants. The rules guide them in assessing and reporting on a company's finances.

Genre: Genere testuale.
It is a functional term that refers to the language processes involved in doing things with language. We therefore talk about genres in terms of processes such as describing and arguing, and we find that we use quite different structural and grammatical resources when we engage in different genres. There are five key genres: describing, explaining, instructing, arguing, narrating.

(To) Get across: Ricevere, capire un messaggio.
To cause to be understood or accepted, especially by a large group.

(To) Get through: Comunicare con, mettersi in contatto, parlare con.
To reach someone especially by the telephone.

GIF: This acronym stands for Graphic Interchange Format, a commonly used file compression format for transferring graphics files to and from online services. This is an extremely popular standard because it is so widely read in graphics software alternatives and is commonly used as the "GIF" file extensions of images carried on bulletin boards and transported across networks. A major drawback is the loss of color depth in GIF compression. Animated GIF are popular at web sites.

Gigabit: One billion bits. Used frequently to describe the bandwidth capacity of LANs and high-speed Internet connections.

(To) Give a ring: Telefonare, fare uno squillo.
Informal expression meaning to make a telephone call.

Gopher: A menu-driven and user-friendly system of Internet sites that facilitate searching and browsing of documents and files around the world. Gopher has been largely overtaken by more modern web browsers. Gopher was the first system that communicated easily between different types of operating systems and computer installations.

Grammar: Grammatica.
It is a concern with how particular texts are put together. Grammar is a name for the resources available to users of a language system for producing texts.

Grapevine: Fonte di notizie incontrollate, tam-tam.
The grapevine is the unofficial way that communication takes place in an organization. It is neither authorized nor supported by the organization.

Green Paper: Libro verde.
Commission Green Papers are documents intended to stimulate debate and launch a process of consultation at European level on a particular. These consultations may then lead to the publication of a White Paper, translating the conclusions of the debate into practical proposals for Community action.

Groceries: Beni alimentari.
Commodities sold by a grocer.

Gross domestic product (GDP): Prodotto interno lordo.
Key indicator of an economy's health, this is the value of all the goods and services produced by a country in a given period of time. Used to be called gross national product, or GNP.

Gross income: Fatturato lordo.
The gross revenue or sales of a business over a period.

Gross national product (GNP): Prodotto nazionale lordo.
Out-of-date name for gross domestic product (GDP). GDP is a key indicator of an economy's health; it's the value of all the goods and services produced by a country in a given period of time.

Gross profit: Profitto lordo.
Sales revenue minus the cost of making or buying the things that were sold (cost of goods sold). If a manufacturer sold 10 bikes for $300 a piece, and each bike cost him $250 to make, the company's gross profit is $500.

Gross sales: Fatturato lordo, vendite lorde.
Revenue from a company's total sales before deducting for returns and discounts.
Income from continuing operations - revenue minus expenses, including taxes. This doesn't include income from discontinued operations, like a closed arm of the corporation; extraordinary items or the financial effect of a change in accounting principles.

Guarantee: Garanzia.
A promise by another person (a guarantor) to pay the unpaid balance of a loan should the borrower fail to repay it.

Guarantor: Fideiussore, garante.
A person who makes a legally binding promise either to pay another person's debt or to perform another person's duty if that person defaults or fails to perform. GUI (Graphical User Interface): Interfaccia grafica.
A way of interacting with a computer based on graphics instead of text. GUIs use icons, pictures, and menus, and use a mouse as well as a keyboard to accept input.

Guidelines: Linea di condotta, direttiva.
Informal rules or instructions on how something should be done.

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