Operating systems

Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Modelling abstraction layer

Computer; Operating systems

The layer that resides between users (both application developers and end-users) and SQL Server and SQL Server Analysis Services data.

Trusted connexion

Computer; Operating systems

A Windows network connexion that can be opened only by users who have been authenticated by the network.

Touchpad

Computer; Operating systems

A variety of graphics tablet that uses pressure sensors, rather than the electromagnetics used in more expensive high-resolution tablets, to track the position of a device on its surface.

Computed column

Computer; Operating systems

A virtual column in a table whose value is computed at run time.

Variable bit rate

Computer; Operating systems

A characteristic of a data stream in which the bit rate fluctuates, depending upon the complexity of the data.

Picking route

Computer; Operating systems

The prescribed sequence for withdrawing the required components from inventory for manufacturing a product.

Discussion thread

Computer; Operating systems

In an online forum, such as a newsgroup, a series of messages or articles in which replies to an message are nested directly under it instead of arranged in chronological or alphabetical order.