computist
Webster Dictionary
a computer
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stack
Webster Dictionary
a section of memory in a computer used for temporary storage of data, in which the last datum stored is the first retrieved
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host
(server, host)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
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server
(server, host)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
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download
(download)
Princeton's WordNet
transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
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prompt
(prompt, command prompt)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
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upload
(upload)
Princeton's WordNet
transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location
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command prompt
(prompt, command prompt)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
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interface
(interface, port)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)
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port
(interface, port)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)
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backup file
(backup file)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups
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reduced instruction set computer
(reduced instruction set computing, reduced instruction set computer, RISC)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform
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reduced instruction set computing
(reduced instruction set computing, reduced instruction set computer, RISC)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform
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risc
(reduced instruction set computing, reduced instruction set computer, RISC)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform
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guest
(node, client, guest)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
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client
(node, client, guest)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
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node
(node, client, guest)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
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upload
(ˈʌpˌloʊd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to transfer (software or data) from a computer to a larger or more powerful computer, as a server or mainframe.
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hacker
(ˈhæk ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a computer user who attempts to gain unauthorized access to proprietary computer systems.
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microcomputer
(ˈmaɪ kroʊ kəmˌpyu tər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a compact computer having less capability than a minicomputer and employing a microprocessor; personal computer.
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time-sharing
(ˈtaɪmˌsɜr vər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a computer system or service in which users at different terminals simultaneously use a single computer.
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download
(ˈdaʊnˌloʊd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to transfer (software or data) from a computer to a smaller computer or a peripheral device.
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internet
(ˈɪn tərˌnɛt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the, a large computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide.
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branch
(æntʃ, brɑntʃ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a point in a computer program where the computer selects one of two or more instructions to execute, according to some criterion.
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expansion card
(ɪkˈspæn ʃəˌnɛr i)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a card in a computer on which additional chips can be mounted to expand the computer's capabilities.
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number-cruncher
(ˈnʌm bər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a person, computer, or computer program that performs a great many numerical calculations.
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motherboard
(ˈmʌð ərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a rigid slotted board upon which other boards that contain the basic circuitry of a computer or of a computer component can be mounted.
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flops
(ɒps)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a measure of computer speed, equal to the number of floating-point operations the computer can perform per second.
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shift key
(ʃɪft)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a key on a typewriter or computer that is pressed to enter capital letters and other symbols and on a computer, to control certain other functions.
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configure
(ənˈfɪg yər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to put (a computer system) together by supplying a specific computer with appropriate peripheral devices, as a monitor and disk drive, and connecting them.
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