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This is an alphabetical list of notable technology terms. It includes terms with notable applications in computing, networking, and other technological fields.
IT—Information Technology; ITIL—Information Technology Infrastructure Library; ITL—Interval Temporal Logic; ITU—International Telecommunication Union; IVR(S)—Interactive Voice Response (System)
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. This article lists such ...
Also simply application or app. Computer software designed to perform a group of coordinated functions, tasks, or activities for the benefit of the user. Common examples of applications include word processors, spreadsheets, accounting applications, web browsers, media players, aeronautical flight simulators, console games, and photo editors. This contrasts with system software, which is ...
A technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. It is a core function and fundamental component of computers. [1] device memory local memory associated with a hardware device such as a graphics processing unit or OpenCL compute device, distinct from main memory. Digital Video Disc (DVD)
The table below lists information technology initialisms and acronyms in common and current usage. These acronyms are used to discuss LAN, internet, WAN, routing and switching protocols, and their applicable organizations. [1] [2] [3] The table
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line is a technology for transmitting digital information at a high bandwidth on existing phone lines to homes and businesses. ADSL is asymmetric in the sense that it uses most of the channel to transmit downstream to the user and only a small part to receive information from the user.
The technology of conveying information through light or infrared radiation. photoresistor A resistor whose resistance varies when light strikes it. phototransistor A transistor sensitive to light. PID controller A process control system that has proportional, integral and derivative terms in its response to errors between measured value and ...