a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread
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A personal information manager (often referred to as a PIM tool or, more simply, a PIM) is a type of application software that functions as a personal organizer.; "As an information management tool, a PIM tool's purpose is to facilitate the recording, tracking, and management of certain types of ‘personal information’."
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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.A graphic engine is a type of software used by application programs to draw graphics on computer display screens.; "The graphic engine…
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The application of a writer's language, on the ground of analogy, to something not originally referred to or intended.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: personal, information, manager, referred, tool.a software module that extends or enhances the capabilities of an existing application
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: personal, information, manager, referred, tool.the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: personal, information, manager, referred, tool.A set of rules that lets one software system communicate with another.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: personal, information, manager, referred, tool.(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: personal, information, manager, referred, tool.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: personal, information, manager, referred, tool.The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off obliquely so…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: personal, information, manager, referred, tool.application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: personal, information, manager, referred, tool.(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: personal, information, manager, referred, tool.One who gives advice, especially in legal matters; one professionally engaged in the trial or management of a cause in court; also, co…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: personal, information, manager, referred, tool.a type of fortification, like a hornwork, but consisting of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half-bastions from…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: personal, information, manager, referred, tool.A hollow internally threaded screw-cutting tool, made in one piece or composed of several parts, for forming screw threads on bolts, e…
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