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software engineering
Software engineering is the process of developing, testing and deploying computer applications to solve real-world problems by adhering to a set of engineering principles and best practices. Read Full Definition
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transcription error
A transcription error is a type of data entry error commonly made by human operators or by optical character recognition (OCR) programs. Read Full Definition
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transaction
In computing, a transaction is a set of related tasks treated as a single action. Read Full Definition
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Common Information Model (CIM)
The Common Information Model (CIM) is a computer industry standard that defines device and application characteristics so system administrators and management programs can control devices and applications from ... Read Full Definition
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defragmentation
Defragmentation is the process of locating the noncontiguous fragments of data into which a computer file may be divided as it is stored on a hard disk, and rearranging the fragments and restoring them into fewer ... Read Full Definition
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carbon footprint
A carbon footprint is the measure of the environmental impact of a particular individual or organization's lifestyle or operation, measured in units of carbon dioxide. Read Full Definition
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bare-metal provisioning
Bare-metal provisioning is the process of installing an operating system (OS) or Type 1 hypervisor directly on a computer's hard disk. Read Full Definition
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USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed USB)
USB 3.0 is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) data transfer standard that is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices and is very commonly used for computer peripherals. Read Full Definition
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digital native
A digital native is a person who grew up with the presence of digital technology or in the information age. Read Full Definition
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memory dump
A memory dump is the process of taking all information content in RAM and writing it to a storage drive as a memory dump file (*.DMP format). Read Full Definition
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