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Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Operating systems

Multiprocessor computer

Computer; Operating systems

A computer that contains two or more connected and roughly equal processors that can each carry out one or more processes (programs or sets of instructions) in tandem.

Footer

Computer; Operating systems

One or more lines of text in the bottom margin area of a page. A footer may contain elements such as the page number, the name of the file, or the date.

Logical server endpoint

Computer; Operating systems

An endpoint which represents a connexion point for a logical server and is of client or server type.

Text object

Computer; Operating systems

An entity containing text in a document, for instance a text box or table cell.

Distributor

Computer; Operating systems

A database instance that acts as a store for replication-specific data associated with one or more Publishers.

Group philtre control

Computer; Operating systems

A drop-down list box control on a data access page that retrieves records from an underlying recordset based on the value you select from the list. On a grouped page, the control retrieves a specific ...

Referral

Computer; Operating systems

A recommendation from a third party about a person or company with which to do business.

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