Terms related to computer fundamentals, including computer hardware definitions and words and phrases about software, operating systems, peripherals and troubleshooting.
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- #! - Among UNIX shell (user interface) users, a shebang is a term for the "#!"...
- .pst - A PST file is a personal folder file in Microsoft Outlook.
- 0 - In mathematics, zero, symbolized by the numeric character 0, is both a plac...
- 11th dimension - The 11th dimension is a characteristic of space-t...
- 16 bit Unicode Transformation Format - UTF-1...
- 16- bit Unicode Transformation Format - UTF...
- 16-bit grayscale - Grayscale is a range of shades of gray withou...
- 2000 year old computer - The Antikythera mechanism is an a...
- 2000-year-old computer - The Antikythera mechanism is an a...
- 2001 - Midnight UTC on January 1, 2001 marked the beginning of the third mil...
- 24/7 - 24x7 means "24 hours a day, 7 days a week" and is used to describe a ...
- 3-tier application - A 3-tier application is an application pr...
- 42 - In Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," 42 is the numbe...
- 42 (h2g2, meaning of life, The Hitchhiker's Gui...
- 6 Sigma - Six Sigma is a management philosophy developed by Motorola that...
- 8-bit grayscale - Grayscale is a range of shades of gray without ...
- 99.999 - In computers, 99.999 (often called "five 9s") refers to a desired...
- 99.999 (Five nines or Five 9s) - In computers, 99....
- A-weighted decibels - A-weighted decibels, abbreviated dBA, o...
- A-weighted decibels (dBA, or dBa, or dB(a))
- abandonware - Abandonware is computer software (such as an operating ...
- absolute truth - In general, absolute truth is whatever is always ...
- acceptance testing - An acceptance test confirms that an story...
- access method - In computing, an access method is a program or a ha...
- accumulator - An accumulator is a register for short-term, intermedia...
- acoustic wave - A sound wave is the pattern of disturbance caused b...
- acronym - An acronym (pronounced AK-ruh-nihm, from Greek acro- in the sen...
- Ada Byron, countess of Lovelace - Augusta Ada Kin...
- Ada Lovelace - Augusta Ada King, countess of Lovelace, nee Lady Byro...
- adaptive enterprise - An adaptive enterprise (or adaptive org...
- adaptive enterprise (or adaptive organization)
- adaptive organization - An adaptive enterprise (or adaptive...
- adaptive technology - According to the United States Assistiv...
- address space - Address space is the amount of memory allocated for...
- addressability - Addressability is the capacity for an entity to b...
- Admiral Grace Hopper - Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992) was a...
- affective computing - Affective computing is human-computer i...
- agile applet - In computer technology, an aglet (or "agile applet") ...
- agnostic - Agnostic, in an information technology (IT) context, refers t...
- AIBO - AIBO (pronounced eye-bow) is an entertainment robot designed by Sony.
- AIBO (Artificial Intelligence roBOt) - AIBO ...
- algorithm - An algorithm (pronounced AL-go-rith-um) is a procedure or f...
- All our Information Kits - We've gathered a collection o...
- All our Words-to-Go - Learn by definition at your own pace.
- alphameric - In computers designed for English language users, alphanu...
- alphanumeric - In computers designed for English language users, alp...
- alphanumeric (alphameric) - In computers designed for E...
- American National Standards Institute - ANS...
- AMPS - Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS) is a standard system for analog ...
- anacronym - An anacronym is an acronym or an abbreviation so old or fam...
- analog computing - Analog computing is a term used by Paul Saffo...
- Analytical Engine - The Analytical Engine was, or would have be...
- angstrom - The angstrom, also known as the angstrom unit, is a measure o...
- angstrom (angstrom unit) - The angstrom, also known as t...
- angstrom unit - The angstrom, also known as the angstrom unit, is a...
- anthropomorphism - Anthropomorphism (from the Greek anthrôpos, f...
- Antikythera mechanism - The Antikythera mechanism is an ana...
- Antikythera mechanism (2000-year-old computer)
- antimatter - Antimatter is any substance that, when combined with an e...
- any key - The phrase "any key," which frequently appears in the direction...
- API - An application program interface (API - and sometimes spelled applicati...
- app - App is an abbreviated form of the word "application." An application i...
- Apple - Apple is a prominent hardware and software company best known for i...
- application program - An application program (sometimes short...
- application program interface - An application prog...
- application program interface (API) - An appl...
- application programming interface - An applicat...
- approximate equality - Approximate equality is a concept use...
- apronym - An acronym (pronounced AK-ruh-nihm, from Greek acro- in the sen...
- aptent - Aptent (pronounced AP-tehnt, compounded from 'application' and 'c...
- arachniography - An arachniography (pronounced uh-RAK-nee-AH-gruf-...
- architecture - In information technology, especially computers and m...
- archival storage - In computers, archival storage is storage for...
- arithmetic mean - The arithmetic mean, also called the average or...
- Array in a Manger: Do you speak Geek? - A t...
- Artificial Intelligence roBOt - AIBO (pronounced ey...
- Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics - Science-fiction...
- aspect ratio - Aspect ratio is an image projection attribute that de...
- assistive technology - According to the United States Assist...
- assistive technology (adaptive technology)
- asymmetric - In telecommunications, the term asymmetric (also asymmetr...
- asymmetric communication - In telecommunications, the te...
- asymmetric communications - In telecommunications, the ...
- asynchronous - In general, asynchronous (pronounced "ay-SIHN-kro-nuh...
- atomic data - Raw data (sometimes called source data or atomic data) ...
- attosecond - An attosecond is one quintillionth (10 -18) of a second a...
- audio noise - In audio, noise is generally any unpleasant sound and, ...
- Audio Visual Interleaved file - An AVI (Audio Video...
- audit trail - In accounting, an audit trail is the sequence of paperw...
- Augusta Ada King - Augusta Ada King, countess of Lovelace, nee L...
- Augusta Ada King, countess of Lovelace (Ada Lov...
- automagically - Automagically is a term used when the user either d...
- autonomic computing - Autonomic computing is a self-managing ...
- autonomous robot - A robot is a machine designed to execute one ...
- availability - 1) In a telephone circuit, availability is the ratio ...
- average - The terms mean, median, mode, and range describe properties of ...
- Avogadro Constant - The mole per meter cubed (mol / m 3) is the...
- azimuth and elevation - Azimuth and elevation are angles us...
- B - Susceptance (symbolized B) is an expression of the ease with which alternat...
- Babbage - If John von Neumann is the father of modern computing, then the...