- Industry: Computer
- Number of terms: 318110
- Number of blossaries: 26
- Company Profile:
An American multinational software corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing.
The * character. Indicates multiplication in programming languages and also serves as a wildcard character representing one or more characters.
Industry:Software
The format of a file, commonly indicated by its file name extension. The file type indicates which program the file was created in and can be opened with.
Industry:Software
The core of layered architecture that manages the most basic operations of the operating system and the computer's processor. The kernel schedules different blocks of executing code, called threads, for the processor to keep it as busy as possible and coordinates multiple processors to optimize performance. The kernel also synchronizes activities among Executive-level subcomponents, such as I/O Manager and Process Manager, and handles hardware exceptions and other hardware-dependent functions. The kernel works closely with the hardware abstraction layer.
Industry:Software
The slide that stores information about the design template applied, including font styles, placeholder sizes and positions, background design, and color schemes.
Industry:Software
A standard Windows control that combines the characteristics of a text box with a drop-down list box.
Industry:Software
Software that changes browser settings, such as the home page, without adequate consent.
Industry:Software
A value or condition that is not consistent with the true, specified, or expected value or condition.
Industry:Software
A semiconductor circuit that contains information that cannot be modified.
Industry:Software
A division between window panes in a split window; the split bar visually separates window panes.
Industry:Software
