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Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Operating systems

dispatch

Software; Operating systems

To plan, allocate, and send out technicians, spare parts, and special equipment to solve a service problem.

co-sign

Software; Operating systems

To digitally sign data along with one or more additional signatories. A cosignature does not imply that other signatures are valid.

back up

Software; Operating systems

To make a duplicate copy of a program, a disk, or data.

paste

Software; Operating systems

To insert content, such as text or a graphic, that has been cut or copied from one document into a different location in the same or a different document.

populate

Software; Operating systems

To import prepared data using a software procedure rather than the end user entering the information.

synchronous

Software; Operating systems

Pertaining to applications or commands run in the order listed and that must finish before the next application or command is run.

downsample

Software; Operating systems

To decrease the number of audio samples or pixels, by applying an operation such as averaging. Popular internet music formats, such as MP3, use down-sampling to reduce file size.

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