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Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

Contributors in Operating systems

Operating systems

Search results

Computer; Operating systems

The list of answers to a search request that match the search criteria specified by the user.

Overdue

Computer; Operating systems

An account status indicating that payments are late or not yet received. (Contrasts with 'current').

Data label

Computer; Operating systems

A label that provides additional information about a data marker, which represents a single data point or value that originates from a datasheet cell.

Two-phase commit

Computer; Operating systems

A protocol that ensures that transactions that apply to more than one server are completed on all servers or none at all. Two-phase commit is coordinated by the transaction manager and supported by ...

Fuzzy matching

Computer; Operating systems

In Integration Services, a lookup methodology that uses an approximate matching algorithm to locate similar data values in a reference table.

Composition

Computer; Operating systems

An activity flow created from multiple actions. Composition is core to the Human Workflow Services system.

Principal server

Computer; Operating systems

In database mirroring, the partner whose database is currently the principal database.

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