• adware

    Generically, adware (spelled all lower case) is any software application in which advertising banners are displayed while the program is running.

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  • search engine optimization (SEO)

    Search engine optimization (SEO) is the practice of manipulating aspects of a Web site to improve its ranking in search engines.

  • capacitor (capacitance)

    A capacitor is a passive electronic component that stores energy in the form of an electrostatic field.

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    A risk assessment framework (RAF) is a strategy for prioritizing and sharing information about the security risks to an information technology (IT) infrastructure.

  • change management

    Change management is a systematic approach to dealing with change, both from the perspective of an organization and on the individual level. A somewhat ambiguous term, change management has at least three different aspects, including: adapting to change, controlling change, and effecting change. A proactive approach to dealing with change is at the core of all three aspects. For an organization, change management means defining and implementing procedures and/or technologies to deal with changes in the business environment and to profit from changing opportunities. (Continued...)

  • user acceptance testing (UAT)

    In software development, user acceptance testing (UAT) - also called beta testing, application testing, and end user testing - is a phase of software development in which the software is tested in the "real world" by the intended audience.

  • desktop supercomputer (personal supercomputer)

    A desktop supercomputer, also called a personal supercomputer, is a term that is used to describe any exceptionally powerful computer that can be placed at a single workstation.

  • configuration management (CM)

    Configuration management (CM) is the detailed recording and updating of information that describes an enterprise's hardware and software.

  • frequency

    For an oscillating or varying current, frequency is the number of complete cycles per second in alternating current direction.

  • firmware

    Firmware is programming that's written to the read-only memory (ROM) of a computing device.

  • farad (F)

    The farad (symbolized F) is the standard unit of capacitance in the International System of Units (SI).

  • electromagnetic radiation spectrum

    The electromagnetic radiation spectrum is the complete range of the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, beginning with the longest radio waves (including those in the audio range) and extending through visible light (a very small part of the spectrum) all the way to the extremely short gamma rays that are a product of radioactive atoms.

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