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absolute mode (Score: 0)
Changing file permissions using the 3-digit octal numbers instead of the letters. |
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absolute path (Score: 0)
The path name for a file or directory beginning at the root directory and including the leading slash (/). |
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accelerator keys (Score: 0)
Keystrokes that select menu options of functions without pressing the button or selecting the menu. |
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access (Score: 0)
To connect to or use a resource such as a file, hard disk, tape drive, network, and so forth. |
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access control (Score: 0)
The mechanisms and policies used to prevent unauthorized access to system resources. |
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account (Score: 0)
The environment that a user accesses in order to log into the system. |
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active partition (Score: 0)
The partition from which the hardware will normally try to boot. However, LILO does not need to boot from the active... |
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active window (Score: 0)
The window currently accepting input. |
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Adapter Description File (Score: 0)
ADF. File provided with MCA devices on the options disk which contains configuration information for that device. |
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address (Score: 0)
The location, when used to refer to memory, hard disks, computers on a network, and so forth. |
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administrator (Score: 0)
The person who manages a computer system or network. |
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Advanced Graphics Port (Score: 0)
Expansion bus especially designed for video cards. |
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AGP (Score: 0)
Expansion bus especially designed for video cards. |
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algorithm (Score: 0)
Logical sequence of defined steps used to perform a specific task. Typically used in programming languages. |
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alias (Score: 0)
A name that is more commonly used or is easier to remember that represents something else. If your shell supports alia... |
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alias tracks (Score: 0)
Tracks that are used to store data contained in bad tracks. |
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Alt (Score: 0)
The Alternative or Alternate Key on the keyboard. When pressed, it typically changes the behaviour of other keys. |
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analog (Score: 0)
a continuously variable signal or circuit. Compare to digital. |
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anchors (Score: 0)
Hypertext links. A anchor or hypertext link is a link from one document to another. |
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ANSI (Score: 0)
American National Standards Institute. An organization that defines standards and conducts standards testing in the Unit... |
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anti-caching (Score: 0)
Occurs when adding more memory makes machine run slower. Sometimes, the CPU cannot cache everything, so it cache... |
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API (Score: 0)
Application programming interface. Set of functions and their conventions used by applications to interaction with eac... |
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APM (Score: 0)
Advanced Power Management. |
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application (Score: 0)
A computer program that performs a particular task, such as word processing or managing a database. |
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Application programming interface (Score: 0)
API. Set of functions and their conventions used by applications to interaction with each other or the {operating syst... |
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arbitration (Score: 0)
process to determine which device has access to a particular resource, such as the system bus. |
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archive (Score: 0)
The process of storing data for later retrieval. |
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ARP (Score: 0)
Address Resolution Protocol. A means of converting IP addresses to MAC addresses. |
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ASCII (Score: 0)
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. This is only the 128 character set and does not contain non-Englis... |
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AT command set (Score: 0)
See Hayes command set. |
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atomic (Score: 0)
Indivisible. Typically used to referred to operations that cannot be interrupted until they are completed. |
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authorization (Score: 0)
The ability to access a particular system function or resource. |
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auto answer (Score: 0)
Setting your modem to automatically answer when an incoming call is received. |
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automounter (Score: 0)
The process that automatically mounts an NFS filesystem when a file or directory under the mount point is acce... |
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awk (Score: 0)
A programming language on many UNIX systems. |
