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Push technology

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Push technology describes an internet based content delivery system where information is delivered from a central server to a client computer based upon a predefined set of request parameters outlined by the client computer.Illustratively a client computer such as a desktop home user would subscribe to various information topics provided by a content provider and as that content is created by the content provider, such information is "pushed" or delivered across the internet to the desktop home user and displayed on that users computer.