(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "acce…
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a secondary menu that appears while you are holding the cursor over an item on the primary menu
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(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represen…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer graphics) a technique that is used to smooth jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines so they appear smoother
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 b…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for dif…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for dif…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…
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A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: secondary, menu, appears, holding, cursor.An instrument of wood or brass, on which this projection of the sphere is made, having a movable horizon or cursor; -- formerly much u…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: secondary, menu, appears, holding, cursor.The primary or secondary central line of any design.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: secondary, menu, appears, holding, cursor.Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: secondary, menu, appears, holding, cursor.a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: secondary, menu, appears, holding, cursor.a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: secondary, menu, appears, holding, cursor.a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: secondary, menu, appears, holding, cursor.a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: secondary, menu, appears, holding, cursor.A grallatorial bird of Europe (Cursorius cursor), remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to running…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: secondary, menu, appears, holding, cursor.One of the secondary, and usually sexual, zooids produced by budding or fission from the primary zooids, in animals having alternate g…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: secondary, menu, appears, holding, cursor.the condition of being varied; "that restaurant's menu lacks diversification: every day it is the same"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: secondary, menu, appears, holding, cursor.a menu of options that appears below the item when the computer user clicks on it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: secondary, menu, appears, holding, cursor.an agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports"
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