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  2. PNG - Wikipedia

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    A PNG file contains a single image in an extensible structure of chunks, encoding the basic pixels and other information such as textual comments and integrity checks documented in RFC 2083. [7] PNG files have the ".png" file extension and the "image/png" MIME media type. [8] PNG was published as an informational RFC 2083 in March 1997 and as ...

  3. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    IDS —Intrusion Detection System. IE —Internet Explorer. IEC —International Electrotechnical Commission. IEEE —Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IETF —Internet Engineering Task Force. IFL —Integrated Facility for Linux. IGMP —Internet Group Management Protocol. IGRP —Interior Gateway Routing Protocol.

  4. Icon (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Icon (computing) Desktop icons for file/data transfer, clock/awaiting, and running a program. In computing, an icon is a pictogram or ideogram displayed on a computer screen in order to help the user navigate a computer system. The icon itself is a quickly comprehensible symbol of a software tool, function, or a data file, accessible on the ...

  5. GNU - Wikipedia

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    gnu.org. GNU ( / ɡnuː / ⓘ) [ 3][ 4] is an extensive collection of free software (394 packages as of June 2024 [ 5] ), which can be used as an operating system or can be used in parts with other operating systems. [ 6][ 7][ 8] The use of the completed GNU tools led to the family of operating systems popularly known as Linux. [ 9] Most of GNU ...

  6. Recursive acronym - Wikipedia

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    Recursive acronym. A recursive acronym is an acronym that refers to itself, and appears most frequently in computer programming. The term was first used in print in 1979 in Douglas Hofstadter 's book Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, in which Hofstadter invents the acronym GOD, meaning "GOD Over Djinn", to help explain infinite ...

  7. Glossary of computer science - Wikipedia

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    computer science. The theory, experimentation, and engineering that form the basis for the design and use of computers. It involves the study of algorithms that process, store, and communicate digital information. A computer scientist specializes in the theory of computation and the design of computational systems.

  8. GIF - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .w3 .org /Graphics /GIF /spec-gif89a .txt. The Graphics Interchange Format ( GIF; / ɡɪf / GHIF or / dʒɪf / JIF, see § Pronunciation) is a bitmap image format that was developed by a team at the online services provider CompuServe led by American computer scientist Steve Wilhite and released on June 15, 1987.

  9. National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

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    The Foundation of Advancement of Science and Technology was founded and established by the Bank of Credit and Commerce International financier. Hasan Abidi , founder of BCCI, provided a large financial capital for the university to promote research in computer sciences and emerging technologies during the 1980s. [ 3 ]