Entertainment

Entertainment

The art or field of entertaining, especially that provided by performers.

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boolean logic

Entertainment; Video

Named after George Boole, who defined binary arithmetic and logical operations such as AND, OR, NOT, and XOR.

command buttons

Entertainment; Video

In Microsoft™ Windows, “button-shaped” symbols that are “pressed” (“clicked on”/chosen) to perform the indicated action.

boom

Entertainment; Video

A mechanical cantilevering device used to hold a microphone closer to a set by positioning it above the set while keeping it out of view of the cameras.

comment field

Entertainment; Video

Field within an instruction that is reserved for comments. Ignored by the compiler or the assembler when the program is converted to machine code.

boot

Entertainment; Video

To start up the system by turning on the workstation and monitor; the system is fully booted when you see a prompt or the login screen. short for bootstrap.

common carrier

Entertainment; Video

Telecommunication company that provides communications transmission services to the public.

boot up

Entertainment; Video

To start up. Most computers contain a system operating program that they load into memory from disk after power up or restart. The process of reading and running that program is ...