Software development

Software development

The production of programs to be run on hardware.

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child menu

Computer; Components

A type of drop-down menu that appears when a user points to a command on a higher-level menu.

In log shipping, a read-only database that was created by restoring a full backup of the primary database (without recovery) on a separate server instance (the secondary server). Log backup from the ...

derived session key

Computer; Components

A session key created by an application as needed. Before creating a derived session key, an application prompts the user for a password.

exploded pie chart

Computer; Components

A pie chart that displays the contribution of each value to a total while emphasizing individual values, by showing each slice of the pie as "pulled out," or separate, from the whole.

successor

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An activity that occurs after another activity in a series. A successor can have, but does not always have, a prerequisite.

strip line

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Horizontal or vertical ranges that set the background pattern of the chart in regular or custom intervals. You can use strip lines to improve readability for looking up individual values on the ...

coefficient of determination

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A number from 0 to 1 that reveals how closely the estimated values for the trendline correspond to your actual data. A trendline is most reliable when its R-squared value is at or near 1.