- 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.
A type of note that helps users apply the techniques and procedures described in the text to their specific needs. A tip suggests alternative methods that may not be obvious and helps users understand the benefits and capabilities of the product. A tip is not essential to the basic understanding of the text.
Industry:Software
A server located on a network between client software, such as a Web browser, and another server. It intercepts all requests to the server to determine whether it can fulfill them itself. If not, it forwards the request to another server.
Industry:Software
The movement of information from one location to another, either within a computer (as from a disk drive to memory), between a computer and an external device (as between a file server and a computer on a network), or between separate computers.
Industry:Software
The movement of information from one location to another, either within a computer (as from a disk drive to memory), between a computer and an external device (as between a file server and a computer on a network), or between separate computers.
Industry:Software
A menu that drops from the menu bar when requested and remains open without further action until the user closes it or chooses a menu item.
Industry:Software
Any mark placed over, under, or through a character, usually to indicate a change in phonetic value from the unmarked state. A character that is attached to it is a base character. Most diacritics are non-spacing characters that do not increase the width of the base character.
Industry:Software
Any mark placed over, under, or through a character, usually to indicate a change in phonetic value from the unmarked state. A character that is attached to it is a base character. Most diacritics are non-spacing characters that do not increase the width of the base character.
Industry:Software
A transmission medium designed for high-speed data transfers over long distances. Cable modem services and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) are examples of broadband networks.
Industry:Software
To terminate a session with a computer accessed through a communications line usually a computer that is both distant and open to many users.
Industry:Software
An adjustment made to two versions of the same fixed or calculated number when they are not the same.
Industry:Software
