Operating systems

Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Computer; Operating systems

A directive to an e-mail programme to send a complete copy of a given piece of mail to another individual. The use of cc mail addressing, as opposed to directly addressing the mail to a person, ...

Connector application

Computer; Operating systems

For Message Queuing, an application that enables Message Queuing computers to communicate with computers that use other messaging systems.

User agent

Computer; Operating systems

A programme that helps a client connect with a server.

Procedure cache

Computer; Operating systems

The part of the SQL Server memory pool that is used to store execution plans for Transact-SQL batches, stored procedures, and triggers.

Raw data

Computer; Operating systems

Unprocessed, typically unformatted, data, such as a stream of bits that has not been filtered for commands or special characters.

Broadly, an individual, group, or business that provides information for viewing or distribution on the Internet or on private or semiprivate intranets or extranets. Content in this sense includes ...