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  2. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    SDK—Software Development Kit; SDL—Simple DirectMedia Layer; SDN—Service Delivery Network; SDP—Session Description Protocol; SDR—Software-Defined Radio; SDRAM—Synchronous Dynamic Random-Access Memory; SDSL—Symmetric DSL; SE—Single Ended; SEI—Software Engineering Institute; SEO—Search Engine Optimization; SFTP—Secure FTP

  3. Stream (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Stream editing processes a file or files, in-place, without having to load the file(s) into a user interface. One example of such use is to do a search and replace on all the files in a directory, from the command line. On Unix and related systems based on the C language, a stream is a source or sink of data, usually individual bytes or characters.

  4. Syntax (programming languages) - Wikipedia

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    In computer science, the syntax of a computer language is the rules that define the combinations of symbols that are considered to be correctly structured statements or expressions in that language. This applies both to programming languages , where the document represents source code , and to markup languages , where the document represents data.

  5. Raster image processor - Wikipedia

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    A RIP can be implemented as a software module on a general-purpose computer, or as a firmware program executed on a microprocessor inside a printer. For high-end typesetting, standalone hardware RIPs are sometimes used. Ghostscript, GhostPCL, and ColorBurst's Overdrive (for macOS) are examples of software RIPs.

  6. Application binary interface - Wikipedia

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    Examples of this are the x86 calling conventions. Adhering to an ABI (which may or may not be officially standardized) is usually the job of a compiler, operating system, or library author. However, an application programmer may have to deal with an ABI directly when writing a program in a mix of programming languages, or even compiling a ...

  7. Glossary of computer science - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Language primitive - Wikipedia

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    Primitives in the visual programming language DRAKON. In computing, language primitives are the simplest elements available in a programming language.A primitive is the smallest 'unit of processing' available to a programmer of a given machine, or can be an atomic element of an expression in a language.

  9. Crippleware - Wikipedia

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    Crippleware is computer software or hardware that has been intentionally designed to have some of its features disabled or not working to its full capability.. In software, crippleware means that "vital features of the program such as printing or the ability to save files are disabled until the user purchases a registration key".