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Computer science

The science of computers and programming.

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Directory tree

Computer; Computer science

A hierarchy of objects and containers in a directory that can be viewed graphically as an upside-down tree, with the root object at the top. Endpoints in the tree are usually single (leaf) objects, ...

Site directory

Computer; Computer science

The name of the central location from which to view and access all Web sites associated with a specific portal site.

Character encoding

Computer; Computer science

A one-to-one mapping between a set of characters and a set of numbers.

Agile software development

Computer; Computer science

Agile software development is a group of software development methods based on iterative and incremental development, where requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between ...

Regression test

Computer; Computer science

A test that is run after the daily build to verify that compilation of source code has been built successfully.

Notepad

Computer; Computer science

A simple text editor included with all versions of Microsoft Windows since Windows 1.0 in 1985.

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