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- 4. of or pertaining to the digits or numbers used in binary notation.
- 6. a person or thing that scans.
- 9. a person or thing that supports or reinforces another.
- 11. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations.
- 12. adjacent bits, usually eight, processed by a computer as a unit.
- 13. (integr. circuit) - a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- 16. Computers. the programs used to direct the operation of a computer, as well as documentation giving instructions on how to use them.
- 18. drive a device that, using an access mechanism under program control, enables data to be read from or written on a spinning magnetic disk, magnetic disk pack, floppy disk, or optical disk.
- 22. concerned with relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question.
- 24. to engage in such conversation with one other person, often to obtain live tech support or customer service from a vendor's site.
- 25. a comprehensive collection of related data organized for convenient access, generally in a computer.
- 26. the length of time over which recollection extands.
- 27. a very strong rope made of strands of metal wire, as used to support cable cars or suspension bridges.
- 29. disk (diskette)Computers. a thin, flexible plastic disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored for later retrieval: used mainly with microcomputers.
- 30. a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- 31. to set (variables, counters, switches, etc.) to their starting values at the beginning of a program or subprogram.
- 34. central processing unit: the key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions.
- 35. (MB) (loosely) one million bytes.
- 36. a compact disk on which a large amount of digitized read-only data can be stored.
- 37. an electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other communication lines.
- 38. 1024 (2 10 ) bytes
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- 1. (GB)a measure of storage capacity equal to 2 30 (1024) bytes.
- 2. any of various devices for battering, crushing, driving, or forcing something, especially a battering ram.
- 3. a picture, image, or other representation.
- 5. (micro-) a person or thing that processes.
- 7. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole.
- 8. HyperText Markup language: a set of standards, a variety of SGML, used to tag the elements of a hypertext document.
- 10. the smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system.
- 12. a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
- 14. metalware, as tools, locks, hinges, or cutlery.
- 15. a piece of ground devoted to sports or contests; playing field.
- 17. to set down in writing or the like, as for the purpose of preserving evidence.
- 19. Accounting. a work sheet that is arranged in the manner of a mathematical matrix and contains a multicolumn analysis of related entries for easy reference on a single sheet.
- 20. software program that allows the user to find and read encoded documents in a form suitable for display, especially such a program for use on the World Wide Web.
- 21. disk/hard drive a disk drive containing a hard disk.
- 23. a message sent by e-mail: Send me an e-mail on the idea.
- 28. to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a distant to a nearby computer, from a larger to a smaller computer, or from a computer to a peripheral device.
- 32. a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually preceded by the ).
- 33. a group of transmitting stations linked by wire or microwave relay so that the same program can be broadcast or telecast by all.
- 34. a sliding object, as the lined glass on a slide rule, that can be set at any point on a scale.