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On-screen display, a feature of visual devices like VCRs and DVD players that displays program, position, and setting data on a connected TV or computer display Open Source Definition , criteria used by the Open Source Initiative to determine whether or not a software license can be considered open source
OSD on a television displaying the current channel and volume An on-screen display ( OSD ) is an image superimposed on a screen picture, commonly used by modern television sets , VCRs , and DVD players to display information such as volume, channel, and time.
PL/I—Programming Language One; PL/M—Programming Language for Microcomputers; PL/P—Programming Language for Prime; PLT—Power Line Telecommunications; PMM—POST Memory Manager; PNG—Portable Network Graphics; PnP—Plug-and-Play; PNRP—Peer Name Resolution Protocol; PoE—Power over Ethernet; PoS—Point of Sale; POCO—Plain Old Class ...
A computer language is a formal language used to communicate with a computer. Types of computer languages include: Construction language – all forms of communication by which a human can specify an executable problem solution to a computer. Command language – a language used to control the tasks of the computer itself, such as starting ...
Names of many computer terms, especially computer applications, often relate to the function they perform, e.g., a compiler is an application that compiles (programming language source code into the computer's machine language). However, there are other terms with less obvious origins, which are of etymological interest.
The DFSG is focused on software, but the word itself is unclear—some apply it to everything that can be expressed as a stream of bits, while a minority considers it to refer to just computer programs. Also, the existence of PostScript, executable scripts, sourced documents [clarification needed], etc., greatly muddies the second definition.
Object storage (also known as object-based storage [1] or blob storage) is a computer data storage approach that manages data as "blobs" or "objects", as opposed to other storage architectures like file systems, which manage data as a file hierarchy, and block storage, which manages data as blocks within sectors and tracks. [2]
Revoked by OSD Deputy Chief Management Office and reissued with date range of 1 January 2002 – 31 December 2003. Joint Meritorious Unit Award: 1 Jan 02 – 31 Dec 03: Headquarters and all subordinate units. OSD Memorandum from Director of Personnel dated 10 May 2005, Awards Order Number 05-088. Joint Meritorious Unit Award: 11 Sep 01 - 31 Nov 01