The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.
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Data encryption
(computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes
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(computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate the internal proce…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Media and communication, Communication theory.the activity of converting data or information into code
Used in the same subject area: Cybersecurity, Computing and technology, Computer science, Psychology, Media and communication, Communication theory, Learning memory.A way of scrambling information so only authorised people can read it.
Used in the same subject area: Cybersecurity, Computing and technology, Computer science, Psychology, Media and communication, Communication theory, Learning memory.A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of letters.
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Media and communication, Communication theory.The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises o…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Media and communication, Communication theory.One who compiles; esp., one who makes books by compilation.
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Media and communication.(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, Media and communication.(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, Media and communication.(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, Media and communication.A way of arranging information inside a program.
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Psychology.(chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Media and communication.One who or that which interprets, explains, or expounds; a translator; especially, a person who translates orally between two parties.
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Media and communication.(computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Media and communication.That department of the science of metaphysics which investigates and explains the nature and essential properties and relations of all…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Psychology.Same as Programme.
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Media and communication.That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanati…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Media and communication.(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Media and communication.
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(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "acce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, encryption, data, security.The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, encryption, data, security.(computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, encryption, data, security.An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, encryption, data, security.(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…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, encryption, data, security.(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…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, encryption, data, security.(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, encryption, data, security.(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, encryption, data, security.(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, encryption, data, security.A citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who was called his patron.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, encryption, data, security.A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systemat…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, encryption, data, security.(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, encryption, data, security.
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