Computer Science

Speech technology is a type of computing technology that enables an electronic device to recognize, analyze and understand spoken word or audio.

Speech recognition, or speech-to-text, is the ability of a machine or program to identify words spoken aloud and convert them into readable text.

Data mining is the process of sorting through large data sets to identify patterns and relationships that can help solve business problems through data analysis.

Wavelength is the distance between identical points (adjacent crests) in the adjacent cycles of a waveform signal propagated in space or along a wire.

NAND flash memory is a type of non-volatile storage technology that does not require power to retain data.

Conductance is an expression of the ease with which electric current flows through materials like metals and nonmetals.

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A motor vehicle record (MVR) is the documentation of a person’s driving history. The information in an MVR includes personally identifiable information (PII) as well as information about the driver's traffic citations, vehicular crimes, accidents, driving under the influence (DUI) convictions and the number of points on the individual’s driver’s license.

United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a federal cabinet agency that is tasked with overseeing the energy economy, energy policies and energy security of the U.S. The agency creates policies for nuclear power, fossil fuel and alternative energy sources.

A vertical market is a particular industry or group of enterprises in which similar products or services are developed and marketed using similar methods (and to whom goods and services can be sold).

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an application-layer protocol for monitoring and managing network devices on a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN).

A Chief Security Officer (CSO) is a C-suite executive responsible for a company's physical and digital security.

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Cryptology is the mathematics, such as number theory and the application of formulas and algorithms, that underpin cryptography and cryptanalysis.

This table contains mathematical symbols and links to definitions of what they represent and how they are used.

A prime number is a whole number greater than 1 whose only factors are 1 and itself. A factor is a whole numbers that can be divided evenly into another number.

An arithmetic-logic unit (ALU) is the part of a central processing unit (CPU) that carries out arithmetic and logic operations on the operands in computer instruction words.

Server virtualization is a process that creates and abstracts multiple virtual instances on a single server.

A processor register is one of a small set of data holding places that are part of the computer processor.

Robotics is a branch of engineering that involves the conception, design, manufacture and operation of robots.

In technology, the singularity describes a hypothetical future where technology growth is out of control and irreversible.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is the current and developing environment in which disruptive technologies and trends such as the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) are changing the way modern people live and work.

SSH, also known as Secure Shell or Secure Socket Shell, is a network protocol that gives users, particularly system administrators, a secure way to access a computer over an unsecured network.

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an application-layer protocol for monitoring and managing network devices on a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN).

Next Hop Resolution Protocol (NHRP) is an automated configuration technology that routes data on a distributed network by discovering the best routing path between endpoints.

Robotics is a branch of engineering that involves the conception, design, manufacture and operation of robots.

Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. Specific applications of AI include expert systems, natural language processing, speech recognition and machine vision.

In technology, the singularity describes a hypothetical future where technology growth is out of control and irreversible.

Often referred to as data that describes other data, metadata is structured reference data that helps to sort and identify attributes of the information it describes.

Google Analytics is a free web analytics service that provides statistics and analytical tools for search engine optimization (SEO) and marketing purposes.

Microdata is a type of specification language that is embedded within HTML content to improve machine readability, annotate elements and analyze web pages.

A cinemagraph is an image that combines still photography with active video to create a picture that contains a small moving element while the rest is frozen.

Videogrammetry is the extraction of an object’s measurements from a video; measurements may be gathered from multiple angles or multiple videos.

A digital evidence presentation system (DEPS) is a system with an overhead camera and a liquid crystal display (LCD) used in courts to present and record evidence digitally.