Specialist dictionary

Human-computer interaction

The design and evaluation of interactions between people and technology.

Areas within Human-computer interaction

Software engineering

Software design, development, testing and maintenance.

14 words

Data science

Data preparation, analysis, modelling and interpretation.

88 words

Artificial intelligence

Machine learning, reasoning, language and intelligent systems.

28 words

Cybersecurity

Protecting systems, networks, identities and information.

16 words

Web development

Web standards, interfaces, servers and browser technologies.

20 words

Databases

Structured data, queries, storage, integrity and retrieval.

103 words

Cloud computing

Remote infrastructure, platforms, deployment and scalable services.

3 words

Computer science

Algorithms, computation, data structures and theoretical foundations.

609 words

Computer systems

Operating systems, hardware interaction and distributed computing.

4 words

Human-computer interaction

The design and evaluation of interactions between people and technology.

17 words

Networks

Communication protocols, network architecture and connected systems.

2 words

Algorithms data structures

Specialist vocabulary classified under Computing and technology.

3 words

Computer architecture

Specialist vocabulary classified under Computing and technology.

67 words

Devops

Specialist vocabulary classified under Computing and technology.

11 words

Machine learning

Specialist vocabulary classified under Computing and technology.

2 words

Networking

Specialist vocabulary classified under Computing and technology.

42 words

Operating systems

Specialist vocabulary classified under Computing and technology.

48 words

Programming

Specialist vocabulary classified under Computing and technology.

14 words
Core vocabulary

17 featured terms

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Epitomenoun

a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"

Imagenoun

a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"

Interfacenoun

(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…

Paradigmnoun

a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"

Prototypenoun

a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"

Serviceabilitynoun

the quality of being able to provide good service

Serviceablenessnoun

the quality of being able to provide good service

Usabilitynoun

the quality of being able to provide good service

Usablenessnoun

the quality of being able to provide good service

Useablenessnoun

the quality of being able to provide good service

User interfacenoun

(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…

CLInoun

a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon

Command line interfacenoun

a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon

Concentratenoun

a concentrated example of something; "the concentrate of contemporary despair"

Graphical user interfacenoun

a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device

GUInoun

a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device

Imagonoun

(psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood