Information technology

Information technology

The acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of information by electronics-based of computing and telecommunications.

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discretionary security controls

Technology; Information technology

An operating-system security rating of C2 or higher based on U.S. Department of Defense trusted computer system evaluation criteria.

discrete manufacturing

Technology; Information technology

The production of a discrete category of goods (e.g., automobiles, aircraft, computers or component assemblies).

disciplined multisourcing

Technology; Information technology

The disciplined provisioning and blending of business and IT services from the optimal set of internal and external providers in the pursuit of business goals.

disaster recovery planning (DRP)

Technology; Information technology

Planning to ensure the timely recovery of information technology assets and services following a catastrophe, such as fire, flood or hardware failure.

Disaster recovery (DR) is defined as (1) The use of alternative network circuits to re-establish communications channels in the event that the primary channels are disconnected or malfunctioning, and ...

dirty protocols

Technology; Information technology

Many Internet Protocol (IP) applications assume that direct IP connectivity exists between hosts. In today’s Internet or extranets, this is often not true. The problems of limited IP address space ...

directory services

Technology; Information technology

Middleware that locates the correct and full network address for a mail addressee from a partial name or address. A directory service provides a naming service and extends the capabilities to include ...