The purpose of this convention is to enhance and strengthen cooperation between the Arab States in the area of combating information technology offences to ward off the threats of such crimes in order to protect the security and interests of the Arab States and the safety of their communities and individuals. Article 2: Terminology: For the purpose of this Convention, the following terms shall be ascribed the definition opposite to each of them: 1Information technology: any material or virtual means or group of interconnected means used to store, sort, arrange, retrieve, process, develop and exchange information according to commands and instructions stored therein. This includes all associated inputs and outputs, by means of wires or wirelessly, in a system or network. 2Service provider: any natural or juridical person, common or private, who provides subscribers with the services needed to communicate through information technology, or who processes or stores information on behalf of the communication service or its users. 3Data: All that may be stored, processed, generated and transferred by means of information technology, such as numbers, letters, symbols, etc… 4Information programme: A set of instruction or commands which can be executed by means of information technology and intended to achieve a given task. 5Information system: A set of programmes and tools intended to process and manage data and information. 6Information network: The interconnection between more than one information system to obtain and exchange information. 7Site: A location where information is made available on the information network through a specific address. 8Capture: To view or obtain data or information. 3