Computer Science

Cognitive search is a new generation of enterprise search that uses artificial intelligence technologies to improve users' search queries and extract relevant information from multiple, diverse data sets.

Robotic process automation technology is software that can be trained to mimic routine, labor-intensive tasks performed by humans.

A virtual agent (sometimes called an intelligent virtual agent, virtual rep or chatbot) is a software program that uses scripted rules and, increasingly, artificial intelligence applications to provide automated service or guidance to humans.

A disaster recovery plan (DRP) is a documented, structured approach that describes how an organization can quickly resume work after an unplanned incident.

The Zettabyte Era is the current age in terms of digital data.

A learning management system (LMS) is a software application or web-based technology used to plan, implement and assess a specific learning process.

Micromobility technology is a category of light-weight transportation designed for individual use. Examples of micromobility technology include electronic scooters and ebikes, traditional bicycles and scooters, Segways, electric skateboards, electric water bikes and hoverboards, 

A logic gate is an elementary building block of a digital circuit. There are seven basic logic gates: AND, OR, XOR, NOT, NAND, NOR, and XNOR.

A microcontroller is a compact integrated circuit designed to govern a specific operation in an embedded system.

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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.

MQTT (MQ Telemetry Transport) is a lightweight messaging protocol that provides resource-constrained network clients with a simple way to distribute telemetry information.

Quality control (QC) is a procedure or set of procedures intended to ensure that a manufactured product or performed service adheres to a defined set of quality criteria or meets the requirements of the client or customer.

Alphanumeric, also referred to as alphameric, is a term that encompasses all of the letters and numerals in a given language set.

Grid computing (or the use of a computational grid) is applying the resources of many computers in a network to a single problem at the same time

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Deductive reasoning is a logical process in which a conclusion is based on the accordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true.

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.

A unique identifier (UID) is a numeric or alphanumeric string that is associated with a single entity within a given system.

A processor register is one of a small set of data holding places that are part of a processor, or CPU, in a computer.

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

Ice Lake is a coming Intel central processing unit (CPU) product generation that is expected to be on the long awaited 10nm process.

Quantum theory is the theoretical basis of modern physics explaining the nature and behavior of matter and energy on the atomic and subatomic level, sometimes called quantum mechanics or quantum physics. This definition provides an introduction to quantum theory.

A quantum microphone is an extremely device that detects the smallest particles of sound, such as packets of vibrational energy called phonons.

A MEMS (micro-electromechanical system) is a miniature machine that has both mechanical and electronic components.

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Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is a protocol-agnostic routing technique designed to speed up and shape traffic flows across enterprise wide area and service provider networks.

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a network management protocol used to dynamically assign an Internet Protocol (IP) address to any device, or node, on a network so they can communicate using IP.

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a software protocol for enabling anyone to locate data such as organizations, individuals and other resources such as files and devices in a network -- whether on the public internet or on a corporate intranet.

A bot (short for 'robot' and also called an internet bot) is a computer program that operates as an agent to either simulate a human activity or for a user or another program.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems.

A chatbot -- sometimes referred to as a chatterbot -- is programming that simulates the conversation or "chatter" of a human being through text or voice interactions.

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.