(computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories
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(computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
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(computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Psychology, Computer science.(computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer)
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Psychology, Computer science.(computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Operating systems.(computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Operating systems.(computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Operating systems.(computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Operating systems.(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Operating systems.(computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Operating systems.(computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some knowledge domain that is usually hierarchical and contains all the r…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Psychology, Computer science.(computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Operating systems.(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Operating systems.(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Operating systems.(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Operating systems.(computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Operating systems.(computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space av…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Operating systems.(computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space av…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Operating systems.the activity of converting data or information into code
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the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and effort…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, software, controls, execution.the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and effort…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, software, controls, execution.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: computer, science, software, controls, execution.(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: computer, science, software, controls, execution.(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: computer, science, software, controls, execution.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: computer, science, software, controls, execution.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: computer, science, software, controls, execution.the serial execution of computer programs
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, software, controls, execution.(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: computer, science, software, controls, execution.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…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, software, controls, execution.(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's syste…
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