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    • bit - A bit (short for binary digit) is the smallest unit of data in a computer.
    • bit (binary digit) - A bit (short for binary digit) is the sma...
    • bit bucket - Computer jargon users say that data which has been lost o...
    • bit depth - In digital audio, bit depth describes the potential accurac...
    • bit error rate - In telecommunication transmission, the bit error ...
    • bit error rate (BER) - In telecommunication transmission, th...
    • bit map - A bit map (often spelled "bitmap") defines a display space and ...
    • bit padding - Bit padding is the addition of one or more extra bits t...
    • bit per second - In data communications, bits per second (abbrevia...
    • bit rate - In digital telecommunication, the bit rate is the number of b...
    • bit robbing - Bit robbing is a technique used in signaling on the T-c...
    • bit slicing - Bit slicing is a method of combining processor modules ...
    • bit stream - A bit stream is a contiguous sequence of bits, representi...
    • bit stuffing - Bit stuffing is the insertion of one or more bits int...
    • Bit Torrent - BitTorrent is a content distribution protocol that enab...
    • bit/sec - In data communications, bits per second (abbreviated bps or bit...
    • BitLocker - BitLocker is an operating system-level extension to Vista t...
    • bitmap - A bit map (often spelled "bitmap") defines a display space and th...
    • BITNET - BITNET is a network of academic sites comparable to but separate ...
    • BitPass - BitPass is a micropayment service that facilitates online conte...
    • BitPim - BitPim is a cross-platform, open source application for managing ...
    • bits per second - In data communications, bits per second (abbrev...
    • bits per second (bps or bit/sec) - In data commu...
    • BitTorrent - BitTorrent is a content distribution protocol that enable...
    • bitwise - Bitwise data manipulation is working with data at the bit level...
    • BizTalk - BizTalk is an industry initiative headed by Microsoft to promot...
    • black body - A blackbody (sometimes spelled "black body") is a theoret...
    • black box (black box testing) - A black box is any ...
    • black hat - Black hat is used to describe a hacker (or, if you prefer, ...
    • black hole - The term "black hole" is sometimes used to refer to an im...
    • black level - On a display or television monitor, black level is the ...
    • black level (brightness) - On a display or television mo...
    • black surfing - Blacksurfing is surfing the Web using an inverted p...
    • Black Tuesday - Patch Tuesday, also known as Black Tuesday, is the ...
    • BlackBerry - The BlackBerry is a handheld device made by RIM (Research...
    • BlackBerry 10 - BlackBerry 10 is a mobile operating system from Res...
    • BlackBerry Balance - BlackBerry Balance is a feature of BlackB...
    • BlackBerry Enterprise Server - BlackBerry Enterprise...
    • BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) - BlackBerr...
    • BlackBerry Hub - BlackBerry Hub is a BlackBerry 10 application tha...
    • BlackBerry Messenger - BlackBerry Messenger is a native real...
    • BlackBerry World - BlackBerry World is the official app store fo...
    • blackbody - A blackbody (sometimes spelled "black body") is a theoretic...
    • blackbody radiation - A blackbody (sometimes spelled "black b...
    • blackhole - A blackhole list, sometimes simply referred to as a blackli...
    • blackhole list - A blackhole list, sometimes simply referred to as...
    • blackhole list (blacklist) - A blackhole list, sometim...
    • blacklist - A blackhole list, sometimes simply referred to as a blackli...
    • blacksurfing - Blacksurfing is surfing the Web using an inverted pal...
    • blade PC - A blade PC, also called a PC blade, is a computer that is ent...
    • blade PC (or PC blade) - A blade PC, also called a PC blad...
    • blade server - A blade server is a thin, modular electronic circuit ...
    • blended agent - A blended agent, in a call center or contact center...
    • blended attack - A blended threat is an exploit that combines elem...
    • blended exploit - A blended threat is an exploit that combines el...
    • blended threat - A blended threat is an exploit that combines elem...
    • blind carbon copy - In Eudora and perhaps other email facilitie...
    • blind courtesy copy - In Eudora and perhaps other email facil...
    • bloatware - Bloatware is an unflattering name for unwanted pre-installe...
    • BLOB - In computers, a BLOB (binary large object), pronounced BLAHB and some...
    • BLOB (binary large object) - In computers, a BLOB (bin...
    • block - A block is a contiguous set of bits or bytes that forms an identifi...
    • block cipher - A block cipher is a method of encrypting text (to pro...
    • blog - A blog (short for weblog) is a personal online journal that is freque...
    • blog (weblog) - A blog (short for weblog) is a personal online jour...
    • Blog terms: Glossary - This is a WhatIs.com glossary for som...
    • Blogger - Blogger is a free Web log service from Google that allows users...
    • blogging - A blog (short for weblog) is a personal online journal that i...
    • Blogging Cheat Sheets - We've gathered resources from aroun...
    • blogosphere - Blogosphere is a term some writers have used to describ...
    • blogroll - A blogroll is a list of blogs, usually placed in the sidebar ...
    • blogswarm - A blogswarm is a situation in which thousands of bloggers c...
    • Bloom Energy Server - A Bloom box, officially known as an Ene...
    • BLOT - BLOT (build, lease, operate, transfer) is a public-private partnershi...
    • BLOT (build, lease, operate, transfer)
    • bloviate - To bloviate (pronounced BLOW-vee-ayt) is to speak or write ov...
    • Blowfish - Blowfish is an encryption algorithm that can be used as a rep...
    • Blu-ray - Blu-ray is an optical disc format designed to display high defi...
    • blue bomb - A "blue bomb" (also known as "WinNuke") is a technique for ...
    • blue bomb (WinNuke) - A "blue bomb" (also known as "WinNuke")...
    • Blue Book - The Blue Book is the informal name for the standard specifi...
    • Blue Cloud - Blue Cloud is an approach to shared infrastructure develo...
    • Blue Gene - Blue Gene is a supercomputer development project at IBM for...
    • blue laser - A blue laser is a laser (pronounced LAY-zer) with a short...
    • blue pill rootkit - The blue pill rootkit is malware that execu...
    • blue screen of death - The blue screen of death (BSOD), is t...
    • blue screen of death (BSOD) - The blue screen of deat...
    • Blue Tooth - Bluetooth is a computing and telecommunications industry ...
    • Bluebird - OpenNMS (Open Network Management System) is the first enterpr...
    • BlueGene - Blue Gene is a supercomputer development project at IBM for a...
    • Bluejacking - Bluejacking is the practice of sending messages between...
    • bluesnarf - Bluesnarfing is the theft of information from a wireless de...
    • bluesnarfing - Bluesnarfing is the theft of information from a wirel...
    • Bluetooth - Bluetooth is a computing and telecommunications industry sp...
    • Bluetooth 2.0+EDR - Bluetooth 2.0+EDR are specifications for sh...
    • Bluetooth brick - A Bluetooth brick is a battery-powered, sealed ...
    • Bluetooth virus - A mobile phone virus is a computer virus specif...
    • Bluetooth worm - A mobile phone virus is a computer virus specific...
    • Bluetoothing - Toothing (sometimes called Bluetoothing) is the pract...
    • BMAN - BMAN (Broadband Metropolitan Area Network) is a telecommunications se...
    • BMAN (Broadband Metropolitan Area Network)
    • BMC - A baseboard management controller (BMC) is a specialized service proces...
    • BMI - Brain-computer interface (BCI) is a collaboration between a brain and a...
    • BNC - A BNC (Bayonet Neil-Concelman, or sometimes British Naval Connector) co...
    • BNC (Bayonet Neil-Concelman or British Naval Co...
    • BO2K - Back Orifice is a rootkit program designed to expose the security def...
    • board - In computers, a board, depending on usage, can be short for motherb...
    • board - A card (or expansion card, board, or adapter) is circuitry designed...
    • board support package - A board support package (BSP) is es...
    • BOB - A Branch Office Box (BOB) is a server appliance that has been optimized...
    • BOC - BOC (Bell operating company) is a term for any of the 22 original compa...
    • BOC (Bell operating company) - BOC (Bell operating c...
    • Bochs - Bochs (pronounced 'box') is an open source PC emulator that support...
    • bogey - The term bogie, also spelled bogey, refers to a false blip on a rad...
    • bogie - The term bogie, also spelled bogey, refers to a false blip on a rad...
    • bogie (bogey) - The term bogie, also spelled bogey, refers to a fal...
    • bogomips - Bogomips is a measurement provided in the Linux operating sys...
    • Bohr radius - The Bohr radius, symbolized as 0, is the mean radius of...
    • boilerplate - In information technology, a boilerplate is a unit of w...
    • bolt-on - On the Internet, bolt-on, perhaps inspired by add-on, is used t...
    • Boltzmann's constant - Boltzmann's constant, also called the...
    • BoM - The bill of materials (BoM) is a list of the parts or components that a...
    • Bombay Stock Exchange - The Bombay Stock Exchange or BSE is...
    • Bongo - Bongo is a program that lets Java program developers build a graphi...