Operating systems

Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Prepayment amount deducted

Computer; Operating systems

The prepayment amount that has been deducted from ordinary invoices (that is, not prepayment invoices) for a sales or purchase line.

Loopback address

Computer; Operating systems

The address of the local computer used for routing outgoing packets back to the source computer. This address is used primarily for testing.

Nested type

Computer; Operating systems

A type defined within the scope of another type. A nested type is typically used for encapsulating implementation details of the top-level type.

Localised version

Computer; Operating systems

A version of a programme that has been translated into another language, also known as an international version. For example, France, Hungary, and the United States all use different localised ...

Z order

Computer; Operating systems

The order in which objects are placed in a layer. An object higher in the stack will cover up (appear on top of) one lower in the stack.

A symbolic constant name, hexadecimal value, or mouse or keyboard equivalent that provides a hardware and language-independent method of identifying keyboard keys. Each virtual key code represents a ...

Language-integrated query

Computer; Operating systems

A query syntax that defines a set of query operators that allow traversal, filter, and projection operations to be expressed in a direct, declarative way in any .NET-based programming language.