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Noun
S: (n) core, magnetic core ((computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories) "each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit"
S: (adj) streaming ((computer science) using or relating to a form of continuous tape transport; used mainly to provide backup storage of unedited data) "streaming audio"; "streaming video recording"
S: (adj) parallel (of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations) "parallel processing"
S: (adj) open-source (of or relating to or being computer software for which the source code is freely available)
S: (n) allocation, storage allocation ((computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions)
S: (n) data encryption ((computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes)
S: (n) desktop publishing ((computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials)
S: (n) access, memory access ((computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information)
S: (n) accumulator, accumulator register ((computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register)
S: (n) backup, computer backup ((computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device) "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased"
S: (n) buffer, buffer storage, buffer store ((computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system)
S: (n) cache, memory cache ((computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics)
S: (n) control key, command key ((computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is used (in combination with some other key) to type control characters)
S: (n) core, magnetic core ((computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories) "each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit"
S: (n) counter ((computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers))
S: (n) cursor, pointer ((computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions)
S: (n) dialog box, panel ((computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel')
S: (n) DIP switch, dual inline package switch ((computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware; used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user)
S: (n) disk controller ((computer science) a circuit or chip that translates commands into a form that can control a hard disk drive)
S: (n) file server ((computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resources)
S: (n) firewall ((computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer network to attack from crackers; commonly used on local area networks that are connected to the internet)
S: (n) foreground ((computer science) a window for an active application)
S: (n) hardware, computer hardware ((computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system)
S: (n) index register ((computer science) a register used to determine the address of an operand)
S: (n) interface, port ((computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals))
S: (n) light pen, electronic stylus ((computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or not the spot is illuminated)
S: (n) magnetic core memory, core memory ((computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories)
S: (n) magnetic disk, magnetic disc, disk, disc ((computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored)
S: (n) node, client, guest ((computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network)
S: (n) pixel, pel, picture element ((computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)) "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution"
S: (n) printer ((computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing)
S: (n) RAM disk ((computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors) "access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off"
S: (n) read/write head, head ((computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk)
S: (n) register ((computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind)
S: (n) router ((computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks)
S: (n) screen saver ((computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time) "screen savers prevent the damage that occurs when the same areas of light and dark are displayed too long"
S: (n) security system ((computing) a system that enforces boundaries between computer networks)
S: (n) server, host ((computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network)
S: (n) shift register ((computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right)
S: (n) track, data track ((computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data)
S: (n) virtual memory, virtual storage ((computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses)
S: (n) window ((computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen)
S: (n) computer architecture, architecture ((computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software) "the architecture of a computer's system software"
S: (n) execution speed ((computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions; measured in MIPS)
S: (n) bits per inch, bpi (a measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium)
S: (n) interoperability ((computer science) the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks))
S: (n) emulation ((computer science) technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another)
S: (n) simulation, computer simulation ((computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program) "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated"
S: (n) descriptor (a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system)
S: (n) information theory ((computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing)
S: (n) logic (the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations)
S: (n) ontology ((computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some knowledge domain that is usually hierarchical and contains all the relevant entities and their relations)
S: (n) video ((computer science) the appearance of text and graphics on a video display)
S: (n) electronic mail, e-mail, email ((computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in) "you cannot send packages by electronic mail"
S: (n) prompt, command prompt ((computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command)
S: (n) ASCII character set ((computer science) 128 characters that make up the ASCII coding scheme) "the ASCII character set is the most universal character coding set"
S: (n) firmware, microcode ((computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory)
S: (n) core dump ((computer science) dump of the contents of the chief registers in the CPU; usually used for debugging)
S: (n) dump ((computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs)
S: (n) soft copy ((computer science) matter that is in a form that a computer can store or display it on a computer screen) "he sent them soft copy of the report"
S: (n) hard copy ((computer science) matter that is held in a computer and is typed or printed on paper) "he ran off a hard copy of the report"
S: (n) directory ((computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk))
S: (n) subdirectory ((computer science) a directory that is listed in another directory)
S: (n) computer file ((computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form)
S: (n) backup file ((computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups)
S: (n) binary file ((computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 bits of each byte)
S: (n) master file, main file ((computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent)
S: (n) disk file ((computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label)
S: (n) transaction file, detail file ((computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task)
S: (n) input file, input data ((computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program)
S: (n) output file ((computer science) a computer file that contains data that are the output of a device or program)
S: (n) read-only file ((computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change)
S: (n) text file, document ((computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters)
S: (n) disambiguator ((computer science) a natural language processing application that tries to determine the intended meaning of a word or phrase by examining the linguistic context in which it is used)
S: (n) job ((computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit)
S: (n) compiler, compiling program ((computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program)
S: (n) driver, device driver ((computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device)
S: (n) editor program, editor ((computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data)
S: (n) interface, user interface ((computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system)
S: (n) text editor ((computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files)
S: (n) utility program, utility, service program ((computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer) "a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users"
S: (n) GIGO ((computer science) a rule stating that the quality of the output is a function of the quality of the input; put garbage in and you get garbage out)
S: (n) file transfer protocol, FTP (protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network)
S: (n) standard generalized markup language, SGML ((computer science) a standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents; a set of rules for using whatever markup vocabulary is adopted)
S: (n) screen font, raster font (the font that is displayed on a computer screen) "when the screen font resembles a printed font a document may look approximately the same on the screen as it will when printed"
S: (n) domain name (strings of letters and numbers (separated by periods) that are used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet) "domain names are organized hierarchically with the more generic parts to the right"
S: (n) icon ((computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface)
S: (n) title bar ((computer science) a horizontal label at the top of a window, bearing the name of the currently active document)
S: (n) packet ((computer science) a message or message fragment)
S: (n) error, computer error ((computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer)
S: (n) hardware error (error resulting from a malfunction of some physical component of the computer)
S: (n) disk error (error resulting from malfunction of a magnetic disk)
S: (n) syntax error (an error of language resulting from code that does not conform to the syntax of the programming language) "syntax errors can be recognized at compilation time"; "a common syntax error is to omit a parenthesis"
S: (n) algorithm error (error resulting from the choice of the wrong algorithm or method for achieving the intended result)
S: (n) seek (the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk)
S: (n) crash ((computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative) "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since"
S: (n) head crash ((computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk))
S: (n) disk pack, disc pack ((computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device)
S: (n) field ((computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information)
S: (n) resolution ((computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture)
S: (n) data processing ((computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information)
S: (n) fragmentation ((computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk) "fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file"
S: (n) iteration, looping ((computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained) "the solution is obtained by iteration"
S: (n) iteration, loop ((computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated) "the solution took hundreds of iterations"
S: (n) operation ((computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)) "it can perform millions of operations per second"
S: (n) retrieval ((computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory)
S: (n) storage ((computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk)
S: (n) baud, baud rate ((computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems)
S: (n) MIPS, million instructions per second ((computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system)) "4 MIPS is 4,000,000 instructions per second"
S: (n) parity bit, parity, check bit ((computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error)
S: (n) block ((computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted) "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably"
S: (n) bad block ((computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data)
S: (n) partition ((computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit)
S: (n) capacity ((computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive) "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes"
S: (n) formatted capacity ((computer science) the usable capacity of a disk drive; the amount of space that is left after the sector headings and boundary definitions and timing information have been added by formatting the disk)
S: (n) unformatted capacity ((computer science) the total number of bytes on a disk including the space that will be required to format it)
S: (n) time sharing ((computer science) the use of a central computer by many users simultaneously)
S: (n) access time ((computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive) "access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead"
S: (n) run-time ((computer science) the length of time it takes to execute a software program)
S: (n) seek time ((computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track)
S: (n) track-to-track seek time ((computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to an adjacent data track)
S: (n) bits per second, bps ((computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem))
S: (n) rotational latency, latency ((computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head)
S: (v) scroll (move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen) "Scroll down to see the entire text"
S: (v) iterate (run or be performed again) "the function iterates"
S: (v) clear (rid of instructions or data) "clear a memory buffer"
S: (v) google (search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine) "He googled the woman he had met at the party"; "My children are googling all day"
S: (v) mapquest (search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest program) "you can just mapquest the restaurant"
S: (v) ping (send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active) "ping your machine in the office"
S: (v) write, save (record data on a computer) "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"
S: (v) overwrite (write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data) "overwrite that file"
S: (v) e-mail, email, netmail (communicate electronically on the computer) "she e-mailed me the good news"
S: (v) cascade (arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible)
S: (v) cybernate, computerize, computerise (control a function, process, or creation by a computer) "They computerized the car industry"; "we live in a cybernated age"; "cybernate a factory"
S: (n) torus, toroid (a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle)
S: (n) core, magnetic core ((computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories) "each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit"