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- combinatorial logic - Combinatorial logic is a concept in whi...
- commercial off-the-shelf - COTS (commercial off-the-shel...
- Common Application Programming Interface
- community computing - Community computing is a resource-shari...
- community technology center - A community technology ...
- community technology center (CTC) - A community...
- compaction - In a data center, compaction is the reduction or consolid...
- complementary metal oxide semiconductor
- complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
- component video - S-Video (Super-Video, sometimes referred to as ...
- compound - In chemistry, a compound is a substance that results from a c...
- compressed - Compression is the reduction in size of data in order to ...
- compression - Compression is the reduction in size of data in order t...
- computational grid - Grid computing (or the use of a computati...
- compute-intensive - Compute-intensive is a term that applies to...
- computer - A computer is a device that accepts information (in the form ...
- computer based training - Computer-based training (CBT) i...
- Computer Emergency Readiness Team - CERT (prono...
- computer forensics - Computer forensics is the application of ...
- computer forensics (cyber forensics) - Compu...
- computer hardware chart - This handy computer hardware qu...
- Computer History Museum - The Computer History Museum is ...
- Computer history museum guide - Computer history mu...
- computer operator - A computer operator is the person responsib...
- Computer Output to Laser Disk - COLD (Computer Outp...
- computer pidgin language - Computer pidgin language (CPL...
- computer pidgin language (CPL) - Computer pidgin l...
- computer room air conditioning unit - A compu...
- computer room air conditioning unit (CRAC)
- computer-assisted software engineering
- Computer-based Discovery - Electronic discovery (also ca...
- computer-based training - Computer-based training (CBT) i...
- computer-based training (CBT) - Computer-based trai...
- computer-intensive - Computer-intensive is a term that applies...
- Computing Basics Quizzes - We've gathered quizzes to tes...
- concatenate - Concatenation (from Latin concatenare, to link together...
- concatenating - Concatenation (from Latin concatenare, to link toge...
- concatenation - Concatenation (from Latin concatenare, to link toge...
- concatenation (concatenate, concatenating)
- concurrent processing - Concurrent processing is a computin...
- configuration - Generally, a configuration is the arrangement - or ...
- configure - Generally, a configuration is the arrangement - or the proc...
- connection - In telecommunication and computing in general, a connecti...
- connectionless - In telecommunication, connectionless describes co...
- contact center - A contact center (also referred to as a customer ...
- content addressed storage - Content-addressed storage (...
- content aggregator - A content aggregator is an individual or ...
- Content Discovery - Electronic discovery (also called e-discove...
- content filtering - On the Internet, content filtering (also kn...
- content filtering (information filtering)
- content-addressed storage - Content-addressed storage (...
- content-addressed storage (CAS) - Content-address...
- contiguous - Contiguous describes two or more objects that are adjacen...
- continuation symbol - The continuation symbol is used to indi...
- continuous backup - Continuous data protection (CDP), also call...
- continuous data protection - Continuous data protectio...
- continuous data protection (storage convergence)
- controller - A controller, in a computing context, is a hardware devic...
- convergence - In general, convergence is a coming together of two or ...
- cool - On the World Wide Web, cool has a number of meanings, including:Engag...
- Coordinated Universal Time - Coordinated Universal Tim...
- Coordinated Universal Time (UTC, GMT, CUT)
- coordinates - Coordinates are distances or angles, represented by num...
- coprocessor - A coprocessor is a special set of circuits in a micropr...
- copyleft - Copyleft is the idea and the specific stipulation when distri...
- COTS, MOTS, GOTS, and NOTS - COTS, MOTS, GOTS, and NOT...
- countess of Lovelace - Augusta Ada King, countess of Lovelac...
- counting board - Historically, a counting board was a portable fla...
- coupling - Coupling is the act of joining two things together.
- courseware - Courseware is educational material intended as kits for t...
- CPL - Computer pidgin language (CPL) is an artificial language designed to fa...
- CRAC - A computer room air conditioning (CRAC) unit is a device that monitor...
- creeping featuritis - Feature creep (sometimes known as requi...
- cross engineering - X-engineering (sometimes called cross-engin...
- cross section - A cross section is a cut through something (such as...
- cross-engineering - X-engineering (sometimes called cross-engin...
- crumb - In computers, crumb is jargon for two bits (that is, two binary dig...
- cryptography - Cryptography is the science of information security.
- CTC - A community technology center (CTC) is a facility that provides free or...
- CTD - In information technology, cumulative trauma disorder (CTD) refers to a...
- cubicle - An idea that is now over 40 years old, the office cubicle is a ...
- cumulative trauma disorder - In information technology...
- cumulative trauma disorder (CTD) - In informatio...
- cursor - A cursor is the position indicator on a computer display screen w...
- customer data integration - Customer data integration (...
- customer data integration (CDI) - Customer data i...
- customer interaction center - A contact center (also ...
- Customer Life Cycle - In customer relationship management (CR...
- customer lifecycle - In customer relationship management (CRM)...
- customer-facing - Customer-facing is an adjective used to describ...
- CUT - Coordinated Universal Time (abbreviated as UTC, and therefore often spe...
- cyberburger joint - A cyberburger joint is a fast-food restaura...
- cybercommuting - Telecommuting and telework are synonyms for the u...
- cyberextortion - Cyberextortion is a crime involving an attack or ...
- cyberextortionist - Cyberextortion is a crime involving an atta...
- cyberforensics - Computer forensics is the application of investig...
- cyberpicketing - Cyberpicketing is the use of the Internet to prot...
- cyberstalker - Cyberstalking is a crime in which the attacker harass...
- cyberstalking - Cyberstalking is a crime in which the attacker hara...
- D - D is one of two programming languages, Digital Mars D, an object-oriented m...
- D2D2T - Disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) is an approach to computer storage bac...
- DAB - Digital audio broadcasting (DAB), also known as digital radio and high-...
- dark energy - Dark energy, also called quintessence, is a mysterious ...
- dark energy (quintessence) - Dark energy, also called ...
- DAS - Direct-attached storage (DAS) is computer storage that is directly atta...
- data - In computing, data is information that has been translated into a for...
- data categorization - Data classification is the categorizati...
- data center - A data center (sometimes spelled datacenter) is a centr...
- data classification - Data classification is the categorizati...
- data glove - A data glove is an interactive device, resembling a glove...
- data integration - Customer data integration (CDI) is the proces...
- data point - A data point is a discrete unit of information. In a gene...
- data rate - The data transfer rate (DTR) is the amount of digital data ...
- data set - In an IBM mainframe operating system, a data set is a named c...
- data streaming - Data streaming is the transfer of data at a stead...
- data structure - A data structure is a specialized format for orga...
- data transfer rate - The data transfer rate (DTR) is the amoun...
- data transfer rate (DTR) - The data transfer rate (DTR) ...
- database cursor - A cursor is the position indicator on a compute...
- dB(a) - A-weighted decibels, abbreviated dBA, or dBa, or dB(a), are an expr...
- dBA - A-weighted decibels, abbreviated dBA, or dBa, or dB(a), are an expressi...
- dead media - In 1995, science-fiction writer Bruce Sterling challenged...
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- computer forensics (cyber forensics)
  
  Computer forensics is the application of investigation and analysis techniques to gather and preserve evidence from a particular computing device in a way that is suitable for presentation in a court of law.
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  Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a security system in which more than one form of authentication is implemented to verify the legitimacy of a transaction... (Continued)
- security information and event management (SIEM)
  
  Security information and event management (SIEM) is an approach to security management that seeks to provide a holistic view of organization’s information technology (IT) security.
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- Apple Authorized Service Provider (Apple ASP)
  
  An Apple Authorized Service Provider (Apple ASP) is an individual or organization that can legally service Apple products although their warranties are held by other entities. Service by anyone other than an authorized service provider (ASP) will render a product's warranty void.
- authorized service provider (ASP)
  
  An authorized service provider (ASP) is an individual or an organization that is permitted to service products that are covered by warranties held by another entity. Service conducted by anyone other than an authorized service provider will generally render a warranty void.
- hosted services
  
  Hosted services are outsourced information technology (IT) systems and functions. A hosted service provider owns and oversees infrastructure, software and administrative tasks and makes the system available to clients, usually over the Internet.
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- Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP)
  
  Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) is a global business outsourcing services provider headquartered in Roseland, N.J.
- Kronos Inc.
  
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- BPaaS (Business Process as a Service)
  
  Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) is a form of business process outsourcing (BPO) that employs a cloud computing service model.
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- Microsoft FIM (Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager)
  
  Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) is a self-service identity management software suite.
- Microsoft Software Assurance (SA)
  
  Microsoft Assurance Software is a program that was introduced in 2002 to help users with the maintenance of Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and applications for the server and desktop.
- DCPromo (Domain Controller Promoter)
  
  DCPromo (Domain Controller Promoter) is a tool in Active Directory that installs and removes Active Directory Domain Services and promotes domain controllers.
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- Opscode Chef
  
  Chef is an open-source systems management and cloud infrastructure automation framework created by Opscode. Devops can use Chef to deploy and manage servers and applications in-house and in the cloud.
- Zabbix
  
  Zabbix is an open-source tool designed to monitor networks, servers, appliances and other hardware through a Linux-based server, which communicates to the native agents that are available for many operating systems, including Linux, UNIX and Windows.
- bare-metal provisioning
  
  Bare-metal provisioning is the process of installing an operating system (OS) or Type 1 hypervisor directly on a computer's hardware.
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- SoMoClo (social, mobile and cloud)
  
  SoMoClo (social, mobile and cloud) is the convergence of collaborative, on-the-go technologies that allow users to access data and applications from anywhere at any time.
- SoLoMo (social, local and mobile)
  
  SoLoMo (social, local and mobile) is a term representing the convergence of collaborative, location-based and on-the-go technologies, primarily used for marketing and discovery purposes.
- Samsung Galaxy Note (Samsung GN)
  
  Samsung Galaxy Note is a large Android smartphone with a touchscreen and stylus that is manufactured by Samsung Electronics.
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- Vine (Vine app)
  
  Vine is a free mobile application that enables users to record and share an unlimited number of short, looping video clips with a maximum length of six seconds.
- Google Wallet
  
  Google Wallet is a mobile payment system developed by Google that allows smartphone users to store debit and credit card information for online and in-store purchases.
- sunk cost (SC)
  
  A sunk cost is money that has already been spent and cannot be recovered. Logic dictates that because sunk costs will not change -- no matter what actions are taken -- they should not play a role in decision-making. Emotionally, however, the more someone invests time, effort and money on something, the harder it becomes to leave it and move on.
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- I/O contention (input/output contention)
  
  I/O contention (input/output contention), occurs when virtual machines compete for I/O resources because there is a limited storage bandwidth.
- erasure coding
  
  Erasure coding (EC) is a method of data protection in which data is broken into fragments, expanded and encoded with redundant data pieces, and stored across a set of different locations, such as disks, storage nodes or geographic locations.
- pNFS (Parallel NFS)
  
  The Parallel Network File System (pNFS) is part of the NFS v4.1 protocol that allows compute clients to access storage devices directly and in parallel.

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