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Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Append

Software; Operating systems

To place or insert as an attachment by adding data to the end of a file or database or extending a character string.

Value substitution

Computer; Operating systems

A string substitution performed on XML elements as a document passes through the pipeline.

System management interrupt

Computer; Operating systems

An interrupt generated by the host-controller-emulation hardware when a universal serial bus (USB) keyboard or mouse data is received and steered by the host controller hardware to a System ...

Extensible rights markup language

Computer; Operating systems

A proposed standard digital rights management (DRM) markup language which enables users to specify rights and conditions associated with resources, such as digital content or Web services.

Idempotent

Computer; Operating systems

An initialization subroutine that completes an action only once, even if the routine is called more than once.

Database role

Computer; Operating systems

A collection of users and groups with the same access to an Analysis Services database.

Dynamic online service

Computer; Operating systems

An online service that is updated frequently to provide users with current information.

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