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Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Operating systems

template file

Software; Operating systems

A file that contains some pre-defined formatting, layout, and/or text and graphics and that serves as the basis for new documents with a similar look or purpose.

mike

Software; Operating systems

A device that converts sound waves into analog electrical signals. Additional hardware can convert the microphone's output into digital data that a computer can process; for example, to record ...

v-root

Software; Operating systems

The root directory that a user sees when connected to an Internet server, such as an HTTP or FTP server. The virtual root is actually a pointer to the physical root directory, which may be in a ...

series point

Software; Operating systems

An individual value plotted in a chart and represented together with other data points by bars, columns, lines, pie or doughnut slices, dots, and various other shapes called data markers. Data ...

rsconfig.exe

Software; Operating systems

Server connection management tool.

startup

Software; Operating systems

The process of starting or resetting a computer. When first turned on (cold boot) or reset (warm boot), the computer runs the software that loads and starts the computer's operating system, which ...

web application hybrid

Software; Operating systems

A Web application that combines functionality or data from multiple sources into a single, integrated service, application, or medium.

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