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Operating systems
Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.
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Event
Computer; Operating systems
Any significant occurrence in the system or an application that requires a user to be notified or an entry to be added to a log.
Event bubbling
Computer; Operating systems
In Windows Presentation Foundation, an event routing strategy where the event instance moves up the element tree (starting with the source and ending at the root of the visual tree).
Cross-varying dimension
Computer; Operating systems
In OLAP terminology, a listing of all valid tuples by rule.
Capture
Software; Operating systems
An area of the screen that has been circled during a capture session and is available for annotation or other operations.
Pagefile
Computer; Operating systems
A hidden file on the hard disc that Windows uses to hold parts of programmes and data files that do not fit in memory. The paging file and physical memory, or random access memory (RAM), comprise ...
Target identifier
Computer; Operating systems
One of up to eight target controllers on a SCSI-II bus through which peripheral devices are addressable, either as numbered TIDs or as logical units (LUs) subordinate to a particular TID.
Secure channel
Computer; Operating systems
A Security Support Provider (SSP) that implements the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) Internet standard authentication protocols.
