a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread
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Graphic engine
A graphic engine is a type of software used by application programs to draw graphics on computer display screens.; "The graphic engine of Microsoft Windows is its integral part."
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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 pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run…
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.(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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the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively; "workers in AI hope to imi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: graphic, engine, type, software, application.(computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: graphic, engine, type, software, application.(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's syste…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: graphic, engine, type, software, application.the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively; "workers in AI hope to imi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: graphic, engine, type, software, application.software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: graphic, engine, type, software, application.software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release; "beta software…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: graphic, engine, type, software, application.(computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: graphic, engine, type, software, application.application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: graphic, engine, type, software, application.(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's syste…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: graphic, engine, type, software, application.(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer syst…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: graphic, engine, type, software, application.the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: graphic, engine, type, software, application.(computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: graphic, engine, type, software, application.
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