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Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Operating systems

Colour printer

Computer; Operating systems

A computer printer that can print full-color output. Most colour printers can also produce black-and-white output.

Directory service

Computer; Operating systems

A service that provides access to data and objects in a directory or network environment.

Leaf level

Computer; Operating systems

The bottom level of a clustered or nonclustered index, or the bottom level of a hierarchy.

Minishell

Computer; Operating systems

A packet of a set of cmdlets and providers, along with a standard console host, into a single executable.

Electronic mail

Computer; Operating systems

The exchange of text messages and computer files over a communications network, such as a local area network or the Internet.

Column binding

Computer; Operating systems

The binding of an Analysis Services object to a column in a data source view.

Positional parameter

Computer; Operating systems

A parameter that can be specific without the parameter part (e.g. get item foo instead of get item name foo).

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