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Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Operating systems

network control block

Software; Operating systems

NetBIOS data structures that contain information about the command to perform an optional post routine, an optional event handle, and a pointer to a buffer that is used for messages or other data.

associated view

Software; Operating systems

The view of an entity that is displayed in the forms of other entities.

decrypt

Software; Operating systems

To convert encrypted content back into its original form.

point chart

Software; Operating systems

A chart that plots numerical data along two value axes (x,y).

license key

Software; Operating systems

A short character string that serves as a password during the installation of licensed commercial software. The use of licensing keys is a security device aimed at reducing illegal duplication of ...

one-way trust relationship

Software; Operating systems

A trust relationship between two domains in which only one of the two domains trusts the other domain. For example, domain A trusts domain B, and domain B does not trust domain A. One-way trusts are ...

operational mode

Software; Operating systems

The operational state of a computer or a program. For example, edit mode is the state in which a program accepts changes to a file.

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