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Encoding

the activity of converting data or information into code

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Compression noun · 86% connection

encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

Used in the same subject area: Cybersecurity, Computing and technology, Computer science, Psychology, Media and communication, Communication theory, Learning memory.
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Computer simulation noun · 86% connection

(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, Research methods, Communication theory.
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Data encryption noun · 86% connection

(computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes

Used in the same subject area: Cybersecurity, Computing and technology, Computer science, Psychology, Media and communication, Communication theory, Learning memory.
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Decipherment noun · 86% connection

the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption"

Used in the same subject area: Media and communication, Research methods, Qualitative methods, Communication theory.
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Decoding noun · 86% connection

the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption"

Used in the same subject area: Media and communication, Research methods, Qualitative methods, Communication theory.
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Decryption noun · 86% connection

the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption"

Used in the same subject area: Media and communication, Research methods, Qualitative methods, Communication theory.
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encryption noun · 86% connection

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, Research methods, Qualitative methods, Communication theory, Learning memory.
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Packet noun · 86% connection

(computer science) a message or message fragment

Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Media and communication, Communication theory.
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Simulation noun · 86% connection

(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, Research methods, Communication theory.
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Compiler noun · 85% connection

(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.
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Compiling program noun · 85% connection

(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.
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Computer program noun · 85% connection

(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.
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Computer programme noun · 85% connection

(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.
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data structure noun · 85% connection

(computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer)

Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Psychology.
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Editor noun · 85% connection

(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data

Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Research methods.
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Editor program noun · 85% connection

(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data

Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Research methods.
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Interface noun · 85% connection

(computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact…

Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Media and communication.
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Interpreter noun · 85% connection

(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.
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Access time noun · 78% connection

(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: activity, converting, data, information, code.
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Address noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: activity, converting, data, information, code.
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange noun · 78% connection

(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: activity, converting, data, information, code.
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Ascii noun · 78% connection

(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: activity, converting, data, information, code.
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Bandwidth noun · 78% connection

a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: activity, converting, data, information, code.
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Buffer noun · 78% connection

(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: activity, converting, data, information, code.
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Buffer storage noun · 78% connection

(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: activity, converting, data, information, code.
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Buffer store noun · 78% connection

(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: activity, converting, data, information, code.
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Byte noun · 78% connection

a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: activity, converting, data, information, code.
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Code noun · 78% connection

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: activity, converting, data, information, code.
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Codon noun · 78% connection

a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizi…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: activity, converting, data, information, code.
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Communicating noun · 78% connection

the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: activity, converting, data, information, code.
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