a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread
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Binary program
a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system; "the same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systems"
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a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different wo…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Education, Media and communication, Curriculum, Film and television.a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different wo…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Education, Media and communication, Curriculum, Film and television.a program to convert assembly language into machine language
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Education, Media and communication, Curriculum, Film and television.a system for automatically correcting text
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Education, Media and communication, Curriculum, Film and television.a computer program for automatically moderating an online forum or discussion
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Education, Media and communication, Curriculum, Film and television.a program written in C
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Education, Media and communication, Curriculum, Film and television.a program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Education, Media and communication, Curriculum, Film and television.any software program that runs on a user's local computer and accesses data stored on a remote computer.; "Your Web browser is a clien…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Education, Media and communication, Curriculum, Film and television.(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Education, Media and communication, Curriculum, Film and television.(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Education, Media and communication, Curriculum, Film and television.(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines o…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Education, Media and communication, Curriculum, Film and television.(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines o…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Education, Media and communication, Curriculum, Film and television.a program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Education, Media and communication, Curriculum, Film and television.a program that controls the execution of other programs
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Education, Media and communication, Curriculum, Film and television.a program written in FORTRAN
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Education, Media and communication, Curriculum, Film and television.A graphic engine is a type of software used by application programs to draw graphics on computer display screens.; "The graphic engine…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Education, Media and communication, Curriculum, Film and television.(computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact…
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(computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represen…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pre-compiled, pre-linked, program, ready, given.(computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represen…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pre-compiled, pre-linked, program, ready, given.a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pre-compiled, pre-linked, program, ready, given.code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent characters
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pre-compiled, pre-linked, program, ready, given.a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pre-compiled, pre-linked, program, ready, given.Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pre-compiled, pre-linked, program, ready, given.(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pre-compiled, pre-linked, program, ready, given.a program that recognizes and explains faults in the equipment or mistakes in a computer program
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pre-compiled, pre-linked, program, ready, given.Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of food or drink; differ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pre-compiled, pre-linked, program, ready, given.The source, fountain, spring, or beginning, as of a stream or river; as, the head of the Nile; hence, the altitude of the source, or t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pre-compiled, pre-linked, program, ready, given.a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pre-compiled, pre-linked, program, ready, given.(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pre-compiled, pre-linked, program, ready, given.
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