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Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Operating systems

dock

Software; Operating systems

To manipulate an interface element, such as a toolbar or panel, in order to align it with the edge of another interface element, typically a window or pane.

drag

Software; Operating systems

To move an item on the screen by selecting the item and then pressing and holding down the mouse button while moving the mouse.

strikethrough

Software; Operating systems

Pertaining to a formatting style in which characters are crossed out by horizontal line.

scroll

Software; Operating systems

To move a document or other data in a window in order to view a particular portion of the document. Scrolling may be controlled by the mouse, arrow keys, or other keys on the keyboard.

thread-safe

Software; Operating systems

Pertaining to multithreaded applications and how threads share and access data.

reset

Software; Operating systems

To archive the transaction history of a computer running FlexGo technology in the Provisioning Server database, and then register the computer, starting a new transaction history.

dismount

Software; Operating systems

To remove a removable tape or disc from a drive.

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