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Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Relational model

Computer; Operating systems

The logical model used to define the tables, columns, and constraints in a relational database.

Membership

Computer; Operating systems

In ASP.NET, an application feature that manages a store of user credentials for a Web site. Membership can be integrated with login controls or other ASP.NET authentication features to provide login ...

Catalogue definition

Software; Operating systems

A description of the characteristics of a catalog. The catalogue definition consists of properties that define the catalog. Several catalogues can share one definition.

Click speed

Computer; Operating systems

The maximum interval between the first and second time a user presses a button on a mouse or other pointing device that will still identify these actions as a double-click to the computer as opposed ...

Denial of service attack

Computer; Operating systems

An attempt by a malicious (or unwitting) user, process, or system to prevent legitimate users from accessing a resource (usually a network service) by exploiting a weakness or design limitation in an ...

Left outer join

Computer; Operating systems

A type of outer join in which all rows from the left-most table in the JOIN clause are included. When rows in the left table are not matched by rows in the right table, all result set columns that ...

Retention range

Computer; Operating systems

The duration of time for which the data should be available for recovery.

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