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The science of computers and programming.

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A list of choices for making a computer do something. To copy highlighted text, you could select 'copy' from the onscreen menu.

Megabyte

Computer; Computer science

A unit of information that can be stored in a computer memory and is equal to 1,024 kilobytes.

Sandbox

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In computer security, a sandbox is a security mechanism for separating running programs. It is often used to execute untested code, or untrusted programmes from unverified third-parties, suppliers, ...

Booting

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In computing, booting (also known as booting up) is the initial set of operations that a computer system performs when electrical power is switched on.

Rebooting

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In computing, rebooting is the process by which a running computer system is restarted, either intentionally or unintentionally.

Artificial intelligence

Computer; Computer science

The ability of a computer or other machine to do things that are thought to require human intelligence.So computers understand spoken languages and make decisions.

Entropy encoding

Computer; Computer science

In information theory an entropy encoding is a lossless data compression scheme that is independent of the specific characteristics of the medium.

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