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Glossary term: OpenID
OpenID simplifies the management of user accounts across multiple websites. Rather than continuously fill out sign up forms for websites, OpenID allows people to use a single identity across the internet. The development and adoption of the OpenID protocol by such big internet players as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft will help bring the tool to the masses, enhancing the user experience and potentially benefiting online businesses that lose visitors to "sign up burn out."