a network topology in which nodes are connected in a daisy chain by a linear sequence of buses.; "In a bus network, every station rece…
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(computer science) a network of computers
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data tra…
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.a computer network similar to but separate from the internet; devoted to the dissemination of information to and for the Intelligence…
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially…
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data tra…
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.a restricted computer network; a private network created using World Wide Web software
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other…
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other…
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data tra…
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially…
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
Used in the same subject area: Electrical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through t…
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Considered apart from any application to a particular object; separated from matter; existing in the mind only; as, abstract truth, ab…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: software, module, extends, enhances, capabilities.a software module that extends or enhances the capabilities of an existing application
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: software, module, extends, enhances, capabilities.A substance added to a formulation of a drug which enhances the effect of the active ingredient.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: software, module, extends, enhances, capabilities.Growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aerial rootlets, ae…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: software, module, extends, enhances, capabilities.a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: software, module, extends, enhances, capabilities.(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: software, module, extends, enhances, capabilities.The spiritual meaning or application; esp. the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: software, module, extends, enhances, capabilities.A set of rules that lets one software system communicate with another.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: software, module, extends, enhances, capabilities.The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or cor…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: software, module, extends, enhances, capabilities.(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: software, module, extends, enhances, capabilities.software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming
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