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In computing, a compiler is a computer program that translates computer code written in one programming language (the source language) into another language...

In computer programming, a type system is a logical system comprising a set of rules that assigns a property called a type (for example, integer, floating...

A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), formerly Universal Resource Identifier, is a unique sequence of characters that identifies an abstract or physical...

The Document Object Model (DOM) is a cross-platform and language-independent interface that treats an HTML or XML document as a tree structure wherein...

Real-time computing (RTC) is the computer science term for hardware and software systems subject to a "real-time constraint", for example from event to...

The Apple II series of microcomputers was initially designed by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.), and launched in 1977 with...

A domain-specific language (DSL) is a computer language specialized to a particular application domain. This is in contrast to a general-purpose language...

A patch is a set of changes to a computer program or its supporting data designed to update or repair it. This includes bugfixes or bug fixes to remove...

A bulletin board system (BBS), also called a computer bulletin board service (CBBS), was a computer server running software that allowed users to connect...

A file format is a standard way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file. It specifies how bits are used to encode information in a digital...

An application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC /ˈeɪsɪk/) is an integrated circuit (IC) chip customized for a particular use, rather than intended for...

In cryptography, a cipher (or cypher) is an algorithm for performing encryption or decryption—a series of well-defined steps that can be followed as a...

In computer science, inter-process communication (IPC), also spelled interprocess communication, are the mechanisms provided by an operating system for...

Image compression is a type of data compression applied to digital images, to reduce their cost for storage or transmission. Algorithms may take advantage...

In computer science, a linked list is a linear collection of data elements whose order is not given by their physical placement in memory. Instead, each...

In systems engineering, information systems and software engineering, the systems development life cycle (SDLC), also referred to as the application development...

In computing, a word is the natural unit of data used by a particular processor design. A word is a fixed-sized datum handled as a unit by the instruction...

In multitasking computer operating systems, a daemon (/ˈdiːmən/ or /ˈdeɪmən/) is a computer program that runs as a background process, rather than being...

Memory management is a form of resource management applied to computer memory. The essential requirement of memory management is to provide ways to dynamically...

A programming tool or software development tool is a computer program that software developers use to create, debug, maintain, or otherwise support other...