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Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Operating systems

Installed language

Computer; Operating systems

The base language used that governs how several language characteristics will behave, such as the language of the primary dictionary, and the direction and alignment of text (left-to-right or ...

Global replica

Computer; Operating systems

A replica in which changes are fully tracked and can be exchanged with any global replica in the set. A global replica can also exchange changes with any local or anonymous replicas for which it ...

Raw file

Computer; Operating systems

A native format for fast reading and writing of data.

Print queue

Computer; Operating systems

The list of documents that are waiting to be printed.

Current record

Computer; Operating systems

The record in a recordset that you can modify or retrieve data from. There is only one current record in a recordset, but a recordset may have no current record, for example, after a record has been ...

Replica

Computer; Operating systems

In the File Replication service (FRS), a computer that has been included in the configuration of a specific replica set.

Redo phase

Computer; Operating systems

The phase during recovery that applies (rolls forward) logged changes to a database to bring the data forward in time.

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