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In computing, a removable media is a data storage media that is designed to be readily inserted and removed from a system. Most early removable media,...

Hardware acceleration is the use of computer hardware designed to perform specific functions more efficiently when compared to software running on a general-purpose...

In computing, text-based user interfaces (TUI) (alternately terminal user interfaces, to reflect a dependence upon the properties of computer terminals...

Google Pigeon is the code name given to one of Google's local search algorithm updates. This update was released on July 24, 2014. It is aimed to increase...

In digital computing and telecommunications, a unit of information is the capacity of some standard data storage system or communication channel, used...

The Common Language Runtime (CLR), the virtual machine component of Microsoft .NET Framework, manages the execution of .NET programs. Just-in-time compilation...

The Security Account Manager (SAM) is a database file in Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, 8.1, 10 and 11 that stores users' passwords. It can be used...

Enhanced Write Filter (or EWF) is a component of Windows XP Embedded and Windows Embedded Standard 7 which stores volume changes on another medium instead...

A closed-circuit television camera is a type of surveillance camera that transmits video signals to a specific set of monitors or video recording devices...

File verification is the process of using an algorithm for verifying the integrity of a computer file, usually by checksum. This can be done by comparing...

In computer science, persistence refers to the characteristic of state of a system that outlives (persists more than) the process that created it. This...

J.D. Edwards World Solution Company or JD Edwards, abbreviated JDE, was an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software company, whose namesake ERP system...

In cryptography, a related-key attack is any form of cryptanalysis where the attacker can observe the operation of a cipher under several different keys...

The IBM Public License (IPL) is a free open-source software license written and occasionally used by IBM. It is approved by the Free Software Foundation...

In computer data storage, a volume or logical drive is a single accessible storage area with a single file system, typically (though not necessarily) resident...

A database server is a server which uses a database application that provides database services to other computer programs or to computers, as defined...

Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) is a component of Windows Server operating systems that enables the allocation of resources, including CPU and memory...

Systems programming, or system programming, is the activity of programming computer system software. The primary distinguishing characteristic of systems...

Unix security refers to the means of securing a Unix or Unix-like operating system. A core security feature in these systems is the file system permissions...

VxD is the device driver model used in Microsoft Windows/386 2.x, the 386 enhanced mode of Windows 3.x, Windows 9x, and to some extent also by the Novell...