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- sysadmin - A system administrator, abbreviated as "sysadmin," is a perso...
- sysop - A sysop is the person who runs a computer server.
- system - A system is a collection of elements or components that are organ...
- system administrator - A system administrator, abbreviated a...
- system administrator (sysadmin) - A system admini...
- system software - System software is a type of computer program t...
- systems administrator - A system administrator, abbreviated...
- systems thinking - Systems thinking is a holistic approach to an...
- T - The tesla (symbolized T) is the standard unit of magnetic flux density.
- table - In computer programming, a table is a data structure used to organi...
- Table of Physical Constants - Quick look-up chart.
- talk time - In customer relationship management (CRM), talk time is the...
- Tamagotchi - A Tamagotchi (pronounced "tom-ah-GOT-chee") is a relative...
- taxonomy - Taxonomy is the science of classification according to a pre-...
- TB - A terabyte (TB) is a measure of computer storage capacity that is 2 to th...
- TCO - TCO (total cost of ownership) is a type of calculation designed to help...
- TCO (total cost of ownership) - TCO (total cost of ...
- teach box - A teach box is a device that registers and memorizes mechan...
- tebi - Kibi, mebi, gibi, tebi, pebi, and exbi are binary prefix multipliers ...
- techno-fiend - In information technology, a techno-fiend is someone ...
- technobabble - In information technology and other specialized areas...
- Telecommunications Management Network - TMN...
- telecommute - Telecommuting and telework are synonyms for the use of ...
- telecommuter - Telecommuting and telework are synonyms for the use o...
- telecommuting - Telecommuting and telework are synonyms for the use...
- telepresence - Telepresence is a sophisticated form of robotic remot...
- telework - Telecommuting and telework are synonyms for the use of teleco...
- terabyte - A terabyte (TB) is a measure of computer storage capacity tha...
- terabyte (TB) - A terabyte (TB) is a measure of computer storage ca...
- teraflop - A teraflop is a measure of a computer's speed and can be expr...
- text - In information technology, text is a human-readable sequence of chara...
- thang - A thang, a jargon variant of "thing" based on regional U.S. pronunc...
- The 10 Most Misunderstood Terms in IT - Her...
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - In Do...
- theory of everything - Superstring theory - known less forma...
- Theory of Everything - Unified field theory is sometimes cal...
- theory of relativity - Albert Einstein's theory of relativit...
- thread-safe - In computer programming, thread-safe describes a progra...
- Three Laws of Robotics (Isaac Asimov) - Sci...
- throughput - In computer technology, throughput is the amount of work ...
- thumb drive - A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or ...
- thumbdrive - A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a ...
- tilda - A tilde (pronounced TILL-duh or TILL-day) looks like this: ~. It's ...
- tilde - A tilde (pronounced TILL-duh or TILL-day) looks like this: ~. It's ...
- Tim Berners-Lee - Tim Berners-Lee is the creator of the World Wid...
- time - Time is an observed phenomenon, by means of which human beings sense ...
- time shifting - Timeshifting is the process of recording and storin...
- timeshifting - Timeshifting is the process of recording and storing ...
- tipping point - The tipping point is the critical point in an evolv...
- TLS VPN - An SSL VPN (Secure Sockets Layer virtual private network) is a ...
- TOE - Unified field theory is sometimes called the Theory of Everything (TOE,...
- token - In general, a token is an object that represents something else, su...
- tool bar - In the graphical user interface (GUI) for a computer, a toolb...
- toolbar - In the graphical user interface (GUI) for a computer, a toolbar...
- Torvalds, Linus - Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel...
- total cost of ownership - TCO (total cost of ownership) i...
- Total Quality Management - Total Quality Management (TQM...
- Total Quality Management (TQM) - Total Quality Man...
- TQM - Total Quality Management (TQM) is a comprehensive and structured approa...
- transcendental number - A transcendental number is a real n...
- transcription error - A transcription error is a specific typ...
- transition ad - A transition ad is a Web page containing a commerci...
- Transmission Control Protocol - TCP (Transmission C...
- transparent - In computers, transparent means something a little diff...
- transparent computing - Transparent computing is a characte...
- tree network - In telecommunication networks, a tree network is a co...
- trigraph - A trigraph is a three-character replacement for a special or ...
- trinary - Trinary logic is three-level digital logic, with states represe...
- truth table - A truth table is a breakdown of a logic function by lis...
- Turing Test - In artificial intelligence (AI), the Turing Test is a m...
- turnkey - Turnkey is a product or service that is designed, supplied, bui...
- twentieth of a point - A twip (twentieth of a point) is a me...
- twip - A twip (twentieth of a point) is a measure used in laying out space o...
- twip (twentieth of a point) - A twip (twentieth of a ...
- twips - A twip (twentieth of a point) is a measure used in laying out space...
- ubiquitous computing - Pervasive computing (also called ubiq...
- UCM - Configuration management (CM) is the detailed recording and updating of...
- UI - In information technology, the user interface (UI) is everything designed...
- UI redressing - Clickjacking (also known as user-interface or UI re...
- Ultra mobile PC - Ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) is a design specificatio...
- ultra-mobile personal computer - Ultra-mobile PC (...
- ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC or Ultra-m...
- ultrabook - An ultrabook is a category of thin and light laptop compute...
- UMPC - Ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) is a design specification for a hand-held comp...
- unary - The term unary defines operators in Boolean (binary) algebra, trina...
- uncertainty principle - The uncertainty principle is the co...
- uncompressing - Uncompressing (or decompressing) is the act of expa...
- uncompressing (or decompressing) - Uncompressing...
- Undernet - For terms frequently used in online keyboard chatting, see ch...
- unified field theory - Unified field theory is sometimes cal...
- unified field theory or Theory of Everything (TOE)
- union symbol - The union symbol () denotes the union of two set s.
- unipolar transmission - Unipolar signaling, also called uni...
- unique identifier (UID) - A unique identifier (UID) is a ...
- universal constructor - A universal constructor is a device...
- Universal Coordinated Time - Coordinated Universal Tim...
- Universal Time Coordinated - Coordinated Universal Tim...
- unzipping - Unzipping is the act of extracting the files from a zipped ...
- upgrade - In computers, an upgrade is a new version of or addition to a h...
- UpperCamelCase - UpperCamelCase (part of CamelCase) is a naming co...
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