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Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Password policy

Computer; Operating systems

A collection of policy settings that define the password requirements for a Group Policy object (GPO).

Sales conversion point

Computer; Operating systems

The conversion point page where a visitor has completed a purchase. This is usually the confirmation page after the sale.

Keep-alive connexion

Computer; Operating systems

An HTTP connexion that is not closed after an exchange is completed.

Protected server

Computer; Operating systems

A server that contains data sources that are protection group members.

Networked projection

Computer; Operating systems

A feature of Windows Vista that allows a Windows Vista computer to detect a nearby projector that is a network-connected device and lets the user establish a connexion through a wired or wireless, ad ...

Hash table

Computer; Operating systems

A data structure that carries out a mathematical calculation on a field identifier to determine where a data element in a large table or index is located.

Second-level domain

Computer; Operating systems

A domain name that is rooted hierarchically at the second tier of the domain namespace directly beneath the top-level domain name such as .com and .org. When DNS is used on the Internet, second-level ...

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