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data compression

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Data compression is a reduction in the number of bits needed to represent data.

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Netzip

Definition | WhatIs.com

Netzip is a plug-in for Web browsers that allows you to view the files within a zip file from within your browser without the need to launch an ...

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Apple OS X Mavericks

Definition | SearchMobileComputing

Apple OS X Mavericks is version 10.9 of the second-generation Macintosh computer operating system.

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Distributed File System Replication (DFSR)

Definition | SearchWindowsServer

Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) is a replication engine that organizations can use to synchronize folders for servers on network ...

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HD-DVD (high-density DVD)

Definition | SearchStorage

HD-DVD (high-density DVD) is an optical digital storage medium with a capacity that far exceeds that of standard DVD media... (Continued)

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  • How Blu-Ray won the battle

    News | MicroscopeUK

    One of the great things about hindsight is that it allows you to boast of being right all along when it was often more luck than skill.

  • How Blu-Ray won the battle

    News | MicroscopeUK

    One of the great things about hindsight is that it allows you to boast of being right all along when it was often more luck than skill.

  • Sony to develop 200Gbyte Blu-ray storage

    News | ComputerWeekly

    Sony is set to announce next month that it developed an 8-layer version of the Blu-ray Disc that is capable of storing 200Gbytes...

HTTP 1.1

Definition | SearchMicroservices

HTTP 1.1 is the latest version of Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), the World Wide Web application protocol that runs on top of the Internet's TCP/...

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  • How are TCP/IP and HTTP related?

    Ask the Expert | searchNetworking

    Understand how TCP/IP and HTTP protocols are related in this networking fundamentals expert response.

  • What HTTP/2 means to the data center and its security

    Tip | searchDataCenter

    A new hypertext protocol promises better performance for complex and demanding websites.

  • FastFacts on TCP/IP

    Networking FastFacts | searchNetworking

    TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the basic communication language or protocol of the Internet. It can also be used as a ...

gas

Definition | WhatIs.com

A gas is a sample of matter that conforms to the shape of a container in which it is held and acquires a uniform density inside the container, even ...

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Scarlet Book

Definition | WhatIs.com

The Scarlet Book is Philips and Sony's 1999 specification document for Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD), a high-resolution audio format that features ...

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  • Fast Guide to CD/DVD

    Reference | WhatIs

    Quick look-up for getting up to speed about CDs and DVDs.

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    Article | searchStorage

    Choking on the alphabet soup of industry acronyms? Or maybe you just need to know more about a particular industry term? Use this glossary section to...

  • Backup School Quiz 1, Answer 7

    Quiz | searchStorage

    Here is the answer to Backup School quiz 1, question # 7.

White Book

Definition | SearchStorage

The White Book, which was released in 1993 by Sony, Philips, Matsushita, and JVC, is the specification document for Video CD (VCD).

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columnar database

Definition | SearchDataManagement

A columnar database is a database management system (DBMS) that stores data in columns instead of rows.

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hydraulics

Definition | WhatIs.com

Hydraulics is mechanical function that operates through the force of liquid pressure.

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  • risk map (risk heat map)

    A risk map, also known as a risk heat map, is a data visualization tool for communicating specific risks an organization faces. A...

  • internal audit (IA)

    An internal audit (IA) is an organizational initiative to monitor and analyze its own business operations in order to determine ...

  • pure risk (absolute risk)

    Pure risk, also called absolute risk, is a category of threat that is beyond human control and has only one possible outcome if ...

SearchCloudProvider

  • cloud ecosystem

    A cloud ecosystem is a complex system of interdependent components that all work together to enable cloud services.

  • cloud services

    Cloud services is an umbrella term that may refer to a variety of resources provided over the internet, or to professional ...

  • uncloud (de-cloud)

    The term uncloud describes the action or process of removing applications and data from a cloud computing platform.

SearchSecurity

  • cyberextortion

    Cyberextortion is a crime involving an attack or threat of an attack coupled with a demand for money or some other response in ...

  • Cybercrime

    Cybercrime is any criminal activity that involves a computer, networked device or a network.

  • National Security Agency (NSA)

    The National Security Agency is the official U.S. cryptologic organization of the United States Intelligence Community under the ...

SearchHealthIT

  • Practice Fusion

    Practice Fusion Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that developed a free electronic health record (EHR) system available to ...

  • RHIA (Registered Health Information Administrator)

    An RHIA, or registered health information administrator, is a certified professional who oversees the creation and use of patient...

  • 21st Century Cures Act

    The 21st Century Cures Act is a wide-ranging healthcare bill that funds medical research and development, medical device ...

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  • Random Access Memory (RAM)

    Random Access Memory (RAM) is the hardware in a computing device where the operating system (OS), application programs and data ...

  • floating gate transistor (FGT)

    A floating gate transistor (FGT) is a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology capable of holding an electrical ...

  • bad block

    A bad block is an area of storage media that is no longer reliable for storing and retrieving data because it has been physically...

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  • hybrid hard disk drive (HDD)

    A hybrid hard disk drive is an electromechanical spinning hard disk that contains some amount of NAND Flash memory.

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