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concurrent backup

Computer; Computer science

A system-level facility to allow a database or disk file to be backed up to another disk or to magnetic tape while it is still open for application access.

checksum

Computer; Computer science

A checksum is a value calculated from a block of data, used to detect errors in transmitted data.

check digit

Computer; Computer science

A check digit is a number added to each character in a coded system which allows for the detection of errors; through the use of a mathematical formula, recording errors such as number reversals can ...

clamshell

Computer; Computer science

A computer system that weighs less than 3 pounds and opens lengthwise to expose a keyboard and screen.

class

Computer; Computer science

A specification that defines the operations and the data attributes for a set of objects.

Cloud Email

Computer; Computer science

Cloud email describes a vendor-offered, multitenant, Internet-delivered email service that is scalable and flexible.

Cloud encryption gateways

Computer; Computer science

Cloud encryption gateways provide cloud security proxy (typically at the application level), which performs encryption, tokenization or both on an item-by-item basis as data flows through the proxy.

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