| Category of | addressable; on-line; off-line; interoperable; parallel; serial, in series, nonparallel; real-time; stovepiped; machine readable, computer readable; open-source; allocation, storage allocation; data encryption; desktop publishing; access, memory access; accumulator, accumulator register; background, desktop, screen background; backup, computer backup; buffer, buffer storage, buffer store; bulletin board system, bulletin board, electronic bulletin board, bbs; cache, memory cache; central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor, mainframe; computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system; computer circuit; computer network; control key, command key; counter; cursor, pointer; dedicated file server; dialog box, panel; DIP switch, dual inline package switch; disk controller; disk drive, disc drive, hard drive, Winchester drive; display adapter, display adaptor; dongle; drive; erasable programmable read-only memory, EPROM; file server; firewall; foreground; hardware, computer hardware; index register; interface, port; light pen, electronic stylus; magnetic core; magnetic disk, magnetic disc, disk, disc; node, client, guest; non-dedicated file server; peripheral, computer peripheral, peripheral device; pixel, pel, picture element; printer; RAM disk; read-only memory, ROM, read-only storage, fixed storage; read/write head, head; register; rotary actuator, positioner; router; screen saver; security system; server, host; shift register; track, data track; virtual memory, virtual storage; window; computer architecture, architecture; complex instruction set computing, complex instruction set computer, CISC; reduced instruction set computing, reduced instruction set computer, RISC; nonsolid color, nonsolid colour, dithered color, dithered colour; execution speed; bits per inch, bpi; interoperability; emulation; terminal emulation; simulation, computer simulation; descriptor; information theory; logic; electronic mail, e-mail, email; prompt, command prompt; filename, file name, computer filename, computer file name; code, computer code; address, computer address; American Standard Code for Information Interchange, ASCII; ASCII character set; firmware, microcode; core dump; dump; soft copy; hard copy; directory; subdirectory; menu, computer menu; hierarchical menu, cascading menu, submenu; computer file; backup file; binary file; master file, main file; disk file; transaction file, detail file; input file, input data; output file; read-only file; text file, document; software, software program, computer software, software system, software package, package; operating system, OS; program, programme, computer program, computer programme; disambiguator; job; compiler, compiling program; driver, device driver; editor program, editor; interface, user interface; interpreter, interpretive program; text editor; utility program, utility, service program; instruction, command, statement, program line; electronic database, on-line database, computer database, electronic information service; high-level formatting; low-level formatting, initialization, initialisation; GIGO; protocol, communications protocol; file transfer protocol, FTP; standard generalized markup language, SGML; font cartridge, cartridge font; screen font, raster font; domain name; programming language, programing language; object-oriented programming language, object-oriented programing language; icon; packet; error, computer error; hardware error; disk error; software error, programming error; semantic error, run-time error, runtime error; syntax error; algorithm error; seek; crash; head crash; disk pack, disc pack; field; bit field; disk space, disc space; disk overhead, overhead; power user; programmer, computer programmer, coder, software engineer; resolution; data processing; execution, instruction execution; fragmentation; iteration, looping; iteration, loop; operation; retrieval; storage; baud, baud rate; megaflop, MFLOP, million floating point operations per second; teraflop, trillion floating point operations per second; MIPS, million instructions per second; parity bit, parity, check bit; block; bad block; partition; capacity; formatted capacity; unformatted capacity; time sharing; access time; run-time; seek time; track-to-track seek time; bits per second, bps; rotational latency, latency; command processing overhead time, command processing overhead, command overhead, overhead; real time; rasterize; scroll; iterate; clear; ping; write; overwrite; e-mail, email, netmail; spam; network; input; concatenate; cascade; cybernate, computerize, computerise; program, programme; spool; access; address; emulate |
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