(Computer jargon must be distinguished from either hacker slang, which is the language of a certain subculture of population included sustaining computers. Look at jargon file.)

BTKATC - Between The One thousandeyboard Thend The One hundredhair; An acronym unremarkably utilized inside the Technical indicator Trend lines Realm & in more IT cases. An error even refering to the source of the linguistic or programing error. Likewise spelled "BCAK" (Between Chair & Keyboard).

CAD - Computer Aided project; particular computer software design program, esp. architectural

CLI - Command Line Interface. The nature and severity of UI consisting of a text prompt to which we give commands.

CRC - Cyclic Redundancy Check; a specific nature and severity of checksum added information that may be utilized to verify that the information was received forgoing bits existence dropped in the period of transimisson or even storage/retrival. a calculation is done, serially, on the information applying a multinomial which is selected to maximize the probability that any vary in the information is found.

ENIAC - the Electronic Northumerical Wentegrator Thend 100omputer. Arguably, a number one wholly electronic digital computer began withinside 1943 & finished in 1946. A select few claim that Goliath really was a number 1, however ENIAC get the best public relations man.

Gesture recognition - interpreting immune system movements into text, as a command (recognizing handwriting, signlanguage, etc)

Facemail - the method of communication involving the face-to-face discussion. Becoming out.

FIFO - 1st around, first out structure. This occurs as queue.

GIGO - Garbage in garbage out. A reply to the explanation "The computer made an error."

GOMS - Goals, Operators, Methods, & Selection system; protective science approach to HCI developed by Card, Moran & Newell in spelled out in their book "The Psychology of Human Computer Interaction, 1983.

GUI - Graphical User Interface; Any interface that uses graphics to interact with the user. In modern parlance, is typically synonymous with WIMP: An interface based on the desktop metaphor that usually contains icons, menus and windows.

Hypertext - A text organised in a nonlinear fashion, with links between pages providing possible directions in which to read on.

ID10T error - A way technical support people use to describe a less-than-competent user. The characters resemble the word "Moron".

Interface - parts of the computer that we work with; two different subsystems transmitting one piece of information to another;give and take of information

KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid. Rule of thumb for software designers and network administrators - to minimize dispersion and error proneness, keep your designs small.

LIFO - Last in first out structure. A stack.

MMI - Man Machine Interface.

Nanotechnology - cellular, microscopic, level of technology

Newbie - (Also n00b and newb) a newcomer to a certain computer topic or program, usually seeking out help from more experienced users. Usually, newbie/newb is neutral, where noob/n00b is derogatory.

Comp - an abreviated from of "computer".

Novice - a computer user that actually knows nothing, but boasts that they can figure it out.

PEBKAC - "Problem Lives Between Keyboard & Chair". Refers to a non-existent computer problem that is actually just incompetence by the user. Allegedly, some users have ignorantly but helpfully told each level of technical support that the previous level "suspected the PEBKAC situation."

Provisioning - Provisioning can be defined as the process of expediting all the tasks between receiving a request for a service (for example: access to a web-enabled application from a potential customer) and making that service available to the customer.

RTFM - Read The Fucking Manual. Common answer to basic and often repeated questions, that could be avoided in the first place just by looking at the manual.

Safe / regular / atomic semantics - different guarantee levels for shared data

STFW - Search The Fucking Web. Common answer to basic and often repeated questions, that could be avoided in the first place just by searching for an answer on the web.

Treeware - paper version of something. As in, Bill Gates is reading the TreeWare version of the New York Times.

UI - User Interface, a way of controlling a computer or device. Can be graphical (see GUI) or not.

User-Friendly - The degree to which a computer user interface is adapted to interaction with human usage behavior

Wetware - a sentient organic being. Usually used for humans, but with an implicit wider scope.

white box (computer hardware) - homebrew computer system

Widget - objects that make up interfaces, i.e. mouse, menus, textbox, buttons; basic tools and objects; a mini program, usually dependent on the internet, to facilitate the exchange of information. See DesktopX, Konfabulator or Dashboard (software).

WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get (but not very often!) Most is WYSIAYG (...All You Get!). See also: jargon file

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