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acceleration card |
A board that incrases the speed of the processor. |
acces time |
The average time required for the read/write head to move and have acces to data; measured in moliseconds. Also known as „seek time”. |
acoustic coupler |
A type of modem which allows an ordinary telephone receiver to be used for connecting a computer to the telephone network. |
ADA |
A programming language developed for US Departament of Defense, named after Lord Byron's daughter Augusta Ada, who worked with Charles Babbage and |
additive colour |
A colour model on cathode ray tube display. |
address |
A code number that identifies the location of stored information. |
Adobe Systems |
Creators of the PostScript language and the Illustrator application, and suppliers of fonts for use with PostScript printers. |
algorithm |
A series of instructions or a step-by-step procedure for the solution of the problem. |
alias |
A nickname that refers to a person or a list of persons on the net. |
animation |
The process of creating and recording images that change over time. |
applets |
Small applications written in Java. When you display a Web page with Java links, a Java applet is executed automatically. |
pplication generator |
A tool that allows applications to be created interactively. Frequently includes a fourth-generation language and database management system. |
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