Computers

Computer

absolute cell reference

absolute constant

absolute value

accelerator board

accelerator key

acceptance test

accessor function

accumulator register

acm - association for computing machinery

active directory

active drive

address

address, port

addressability

address space

algorithm

align

allocate

alpha

alphanumeric character

alu - arithmetic logical unit

a-margin

ansi - american national standards institute

ascii - american standard code for information interchange

analog signal

api - application program interface

apl - a programming language

appc - advanced program to program communication

append

application software

application system

architecture

archive file

argument

arithmetic logical unit

as400

asc function

ascii file

ascii character string

asm - association for systems management

aspect ratio

assembler

assembly

assignment statement

associative addressing

asynchronous transmission

atom

atomic

attribute

automatic allocation

aux - auxillary device

auxiliary storage

background process

backspace

backtracking

backup file

bnf - baskus naur form

base class

basic

bios - basic input output system

batch processing

baud

bcd - binary coded decimal

before method

benchmark test

beta version

big endian

big red switch

binary

binary number

binary operator

binary relation

binary search

binary tree

bind

binder

bit

bit mask

bitwise operator

block

block name

block structure

blocking, record

b-margin

bmp - bitmap graphics file

bookmark

boolean data type

boolean expression

boot, cold

boot, warm

boot sector

bootstrapping

bottom up

bound

bourne shell

btree

bubble

bubble sort

bucket

buffer

bug

bulletproof program

bundling

bus mastering

button

byte

c++

cache

cad - computer aided design

calling sequence

car

card image

carriage return-line feed

case - computer aided software or systems engineering

case sensitive

casting

catalog

cataloged procedure

crt - cathode ray tube

ccp - certified computer programmer

cd - compact disc

cdp - certified data processor

cdr

cd-rom - compact disc, read only memory

ceiling function

cell

cpu - central processing unit

chained records

chaining of rules

change control

character set

check digit

checkpoint

checksum

chief programmer

chmod

cisc - customer information control system

clash

class

click

client process

client-server architecture

clipboard

clipping

clock speed

clock tick

closing

cluster

cobol

codasyl -conference on data system languages

code

coder

code segment

code view

coercion

cold boot

collate

com

combo box

comdex - computer dealers exposition

command

command language

command line switch

command prompt

comment

commentary

comment delimiter

comment out

common

compatiblity

compile time binding

compiled

compiler

complier directive

complement

complete program

completion code

complex number

composite data item

compression algorithm

compute

computational

cad - computer aided design

computer architecture

computer system configuration

concatenate

condition

conditional compile

condition code

condition name

config.sys

configuration, computer system

console

constructor

container

context sensitive help

context switching

control block

control break

control card

control module

control panel

control program

control statement

control total

conversion, data type

conversion, file

conversion, operating platform

conversion, source code

coprocessor

copy

copy library

coroutine

counter

cp/m - control for microprocessors

cpu clock

crc - cyclic redundancy check

crt - cathode ray tube

currency type

current directory

cursor

cut and paste

cycle, processing

cylinder

dasd - direct access storage

data

database

dbms - database management system

data dictionary

data division

data driven programming

dfd - data flow diagram

data item definition

dp - data processing

dpma - data processing management association

data representation

data representation standard

data segment

data set

data set label

data structure

data type

data type conversion

data validation

date representation

db2

dbase

dbms

dcl - digital command language

dde- dynamic data exchange

debug

debugger

decimal

decision table

decision tree

declaration

decode

decomposition

default

default attribute

default value

defragment

defun - define function

delimiter

demodulate

de morgan laws

deque - double-ended queue

dereference

derived class

derivded constant

designer

device

device driver

device-independent

desktop

destructor

diganostic message

diagramming template

dialog box

dif - data interchange format

digital computer

digital signal

dir

direct access device

direct access file

directive

directory

dirty bit

discrete data item

discrete data type

disinfect

disk

disk drive

diskette

display

display adapter

distributed database

distributed processing

dll

dma - directory memory access

documentation

domain

dos - disk operating system

dos extender

dos prompt

dos window

dot matrix printer

dot product

double click

double linked list

double precision

downward compability

dpmi - dos protected mode interface

drag and drop

dram - dynamic radom access memory

driver device

driver test

duplex

dynamic array

dynamic call

dynamic data exchange

dynamic data structure

dynamic link library

dynamic memory allocation

ebdic - extended binary coded decimal interchange code

edge

editing program

edition

editor

eeprom - electrical erasable programmable read only memory

efficiency

element

element, table

element data item

else

emacs

embedded system

email - electronic mail

ems - expanded memory specification

emulate

emulation

encapsulation

encode

encrypt

eof - end of file

end user

entity

erd - entity relationship diagram

enum

enumeration

environment

epilogue

erase

error handling

error level

error message

escape sequence

ethernet

event driven

event oriented programming

excel

exception

exception handler

exclusive or

exe

exec statement

executable file

execution

executive program

exit

expanded memory specification

expert system

export

expression

extended memory

extended memory specification

extension file

extern

external sorting

factorial function

fan in

fan out

far call

field

figurative constant

fifo - first in, first out

file

fat - file allocation table

file conversion

file maintenance

file name

file name extension

file retention

firmware

first generation computer

fixed disk

fixed length records

fixed length string

flag

flat file

flat memory model

floating point

floor function

floppy disk

flowchart

flush

floder

for

format command

format statement

fourth generation language

fragmented disk

frame

freeware

friend function

ftp - file transport protocol

full duplex

full word

function

function key

function point

function value

fundamental constant

garbage collection

generalization

generation data group

generations, computers

generations, programming languages

generic class

gigabyte

gigo - garbage in, garbage out

global module

global variable

granularity

graph

gui - graphical user interface

graphics monitor

groupware

guide

half-duplex

halftone image

hamming code

handshaking

hard code

hashing

header file

header record

heap

heap sort

help

hz - hertz

hex - hexadecimal

hierarchical data structure

hierarcy of operator

himem.sys

hip - hierarchy plus input process output

hllapi - high level language application program interface

hook

hot key

hpfs - high performance file system

hyperlink

hypertext

iccp - institute for certificatino of computer professionals

icon

ide - integrated development environment

ide - integrated drive electronics

ieee - institute of electrical and electronic engineers computer society

ieee floating point standard

immediate addressing

implementation dependecy

implicit declaration

implode

import

ims - information management system

incremental development

index register

indicator

indirect addressing

inference engine

infrerence rule

infinite loop

infix operator

information

inheritance

inhouse

initialization

initilize

inline code

inline function

inner product

input

input focus

io - input output

input transaction

instantiate

iccp - institute for computer professionals

instruction

instruction counter

integer

integer data type

ide - integrated drive electronics

integration test

interative program

interface

interlaced video

internal sorting

interpolate

interpreter

interrupt

intersection

invoke

ipl - initial progam load

irrational number

isam - indexed sequential method

ispf - interactive system facility

interation

jad - joint application design

jcl - job control language

job

job step

join

jump

justify

kernel

keyboard

keyed file

keystroke macro

keyword parameter

kill - terminate unix process

kilobyte

knowledge base

knowledge engineering

korn shell

label

lan - local are network

laser printer

latency

lead programmer

level progamming language

level number

lexical analysis

library

life cycle

lifo - last in, first out

line printer

link

linkage editor

linked list

linked list double

linker

linking loader

link

list

list box

listing program

literal

little

endian

load module

local area

network

local variable

io locate mode

log file

logical database

logical record

long record

lower case

lru - least recently used

macro

main program

maintenace programming

make

mask

master file

matching

math coprocessor

maximum support configuration

mdi - multiple document interface

megabyte

member function

member object

memory

memory model

memory resident program

menu-driven

merge

merge sort

message

method

methodology

microchip

microcomputer

microprocessor

migrate

minicomputer

minimum required configuration

mini spec

mips - million instructions per second

mixed language programming

mixed mode expression

mixed unit representation

mod

modem

modular programming

module

module cohesion

module coupling

module input

module output

monitor program

monitor video

motif

mouse

mouse button

mouse event

multiple document interface

multiple virtual storage

multiprocessing

multitasking

multithreaded

mvs - multiple virtual storage

nanosecond

near call

nested loop

network configuration

neural network

nibble

non interlaced video

non procedural language

normal form

normalization

normalized floating point number

not

nt - new technology

n-tuple

numeric data item

numeric data type

numeric function

object

object code

ole - object linking and embedding

object module library

ooa - object oriented analysis

oop - object oriented programming

octal

od - octal dump

offline device

offline process

offset

one shot program

online device

ooa

opcode

open, file

osf - open software foundation

operand

operating platform conversion

operating system

operation code

operator precedence

optimize

opitmizer

option

output device

overflow

overhead

overlay

overloading

override

pack

packed decimal

pad

paged memory

page fault

pagination

paging

palette

paradigm

paragraph

parallet port

parallel processing

parallel test

parameter

parity

parase

partition table

passing by reference

passing by value

paste

patch

path

pds - partitioned data set

pentium

perform

performance

peripheral device

permanent file

personal computer

sdlc - phased life cycle

physical record

picture

pip

pixel

pkzip

platform

pointer

pointing device

polling

polymorphism

pop

popup window

port

port address

portrait orientation

landscape orientation

positional parameter

posix - portable operating system for unix

postscript

predicate

pinter

print preview

private class member

problem oriented language

procedural language

procedure

processing cycle

production status

production turnover

productivity tool

program

program environment

programmer

programmer analyst

programming

programming language

programming language generation

prompt

protected mode

protection exception

protocol

prototype

pseudocode

pseudo-op

psp

public class member

public domain

pulldown menu

push stack operator

qualified name

quality assurance

quattro pro

queue

quicksort

radix

ram - random access memory

range

range name

raster

rational number

readability

read only memory

read only storage

readme file

real data type

real mode

real number

recalculate

record

record blocking

record description

recursion

recursive definition

recursive function

redefines

redirection

re entrant

relation

relational database

relational operator

relocatable

rje - remote job entry

report

report generator

resident program

resolution

response time

restartable job

retention

return

return code

reusable module

revelation db

rewind

rgb monitor

rollback

rom - read only memory

root

root directory

rotation

round

rpg - report program generation

rtf - rich text format

rule base

scalr

scanf

scheduler

scientific notation

scratch file

scratch pad

scroll

scroll bar

scsi - small computer system interface

sdlc - system development life cycle

second generation computer

sector

seek

segment

segemented memory model

self checking number

self defining name

semaphore

sentence

sequential file

serial data

serial number

serial port

server

set

shared resource

shareware

shell sort

shift bits

side effect of a function

signal

signed integer

sim - society for information managment

simulation

single precision

sna - systems network architecture

sim - society for information management

software

software development tool

sort merge utility

sorting

source code

source code compatibility

source code conversion

source code library

spaghetti code

spawn

specification

spool - simultaneous peripheral opertion on line

spooler

sprite

sql - structured query language

sram - static random access memory

stack

stack segment

stage

stand alone program

standard input

standard output

statement

statement label

statement number

static data item

stepwise refinement

storage

storage volume

stream io

stress test

string

strong typing

structure chart

structured analysis

structured coding

structured design

structured english

structured programming

structured specification

subdirectory

subroutine

supervisor call

svga - super video graphics array

switch

sybase db

symbolic constant

sync bits

synchronous transmission

syntax

system

system application architecture

system date

system development life cycle

system error

system input

system output

system test

system time

system unit

system analysis

system analyst

system software

systems programmer

table

table element

table lookup

tail recursion

tape

task

tcp/ip - transmission control protocol / internet protocl

techie

teleprocessing motor

template, diagramming

temporary file

terminate and stay resident

termination

test driver

texted based graphics

third generation computer

throughput

tick

tiff - tagged image file format

timeout

timer

time sharing

token

toolbar

top down

trace

track

transaction

transaction file

transfer

transmission

transpose

tree

trim

truncation

truth value

tso - time sharing option

tsr - terminate and stay resident

two's complement

txt

type

typecast

typedef

typeface attribute

typematic

ui - user interface

umb - upper memory block

underscore

unit of measure

uninstall

union

unit test

unix

uppercase

upward compatibilty

user friendliness

validation

vanilla

variable length records

variable length string

vcpi - virtual control program interface

vector

version dependency

vga - video graphics array

vhl - very high level language

video

video driver

video ram

virtual base class

virtual memory

virtual reality

vsam - virtual storage assess method

volume label

volume test

vt100 terminal

wait

wait state

walkthrough

wave

white space

wild card

window

windows

workgroups

word

word aligned

workaround

work file

work group

wysiwyg - what you see is what you get

xga - extended graphics array

ems - extended memory specification

xor - exclusive or

x11 - graphics system for unix - xwindows, xterminal

yacc - yet another compiler compiler

zip file

zone bits

zoned decimal