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Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Operating systems

Wax paper

Computer; Operating systems

In the Comfy Cakes game, a piece of parchment paper on the conveyor belt for a new cake that the player will try to "bake". Each paper represents an order for a new cake, however, the actual order on ...

Job card

Computer; Operating systems

A mechanism to provide feedback about the production process. A job card lists the individual job numbers of a specific operation, along with actual consumption statistics.

Massively multiplayer on-line game

Computer; Operating systems

A game conducted over the Internet in which a large number of players (hundreds or thousands) participate simultaneously.

Intrinsic constant

Computer; Operating systems

A constant that is part of Microsoft Access or a referenced library.

User exception

Computer; Operating systems

An exception that occurs while executing a normal application (in Word, Excel, etc)

Writeable section

Computer; Operating systems

A data section in a module, such as a data section containing a module's global variables, that can be written to at run time.

Listen

Computer; Operating systems

To wait for incoming traffic, calls or connexion requests on a port.

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