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In software engineering, a software development process or software development life cycle (SDLC) is a process of planning and managing software development...

In computing, virtual memory, or virtual storage, is a memory management technique that provides an "idealized abstraction of the storage resources that...

In computing, load balancing is the process of distributing a set of tasks over a set of resources (computing units), with the aim of making their overall...

The Portable Executable (PE) format is a file format for executables, object code, DLLs and others used in 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows operating...

In computing, a keyboard shortcut also known as hotkey is a series of one or several keys to quickly invoke a software program or perform a preprogrammed...

This is a record of notable programming languages, by decade. History of computing hardware History of programming languages Programming language Timeline...

A bit array (also known as bitmask, bit map, bit set, bit string, or bit vector) is an array data structure that compactly stores bits. It can be used...

ArchiCAD is an architectural BIM CAD software for Mac and Windows developed by the Hungarian company Graphisoft. ArchiCAD offers computer aided solutions...

MQX (Message Queue eXecutive) is a real-time operating system (RTOS) developed by Precise Software Technologies, Inc., and currently sold by Synopsys,...

Stripes is an open source web application framework based on the model–view–controller (MVC) pattern. It aims to be a lighter weight framework than Struts...

ARCHOS 43 Internet Tablet is a discontinued 4.3-inch tablet computer designed and developed by Archos in the ARCHOS Generation 8 Internet Tablets line...

The K6-2 is an x86 microprocessor introduced by AMD on May 28, 1998, and available in speeds ranging from 266 to 550 MHz. An enhancement of the original...

In software development, functional testing is a form of software system testing that verifies whether software matches its design. Generally, functional...

Canvas X is a drawing, imaging, and publishing computer program from Canvas GFX for personal computers. Canvas GFX's origins date back to 1986. The original...

In concurrent programming, guarded suspension is a software design pattern for managing operations that require both a lock to be acquired and a precondition...

The balking pattern is a software design pattern that only executes an action on an object when the object is in a particular state. For example, if an...

An illegal opcode, also called an unimplemented operation, unintended opcode or undocumented instruction, is an instruction to a CPU that is not mentioned...

In computing, managed security services (MSS) are network security services that have been outsourced to a service provider. A company providing such a...

The ILLIAC II was a revolutionary super-computer built by the University of Illinois that became operational in 1962. The concept, proposed in 1958, pioneered...

This is a list of the origins of computer-related terms or terms used in the computing world (i.e., a list of computer term etymologies). It relates to...