| boot up |
in computing, to start up (a computer or a program) by loading the operating system or installing the initial instructions. |
| browser |
a computer program that locates and displays web pages; web browser. |
| bubble memory |
a solid-state computer device that stores information, coded into binary digits, in microscopic magnetized areas in sheets, as of garnet. |
| buffer1 |
in computer terminology, a portion of the hardware used to hold information temporarily. [1/6 definitions] |
| button |
a small, round symbol on a computer screen or electronically-active page that allows one to activate a program. [1/7 definitions] |
| CAD |
acronym of "computer-aided design." |
| CAM |
acronym of "computer-aided manufacturing." |
| cathode-ray tube |
a vacuum tube in which a stream of electrons is accelerated and focused in a beam that produces lighted traces on a screen at one end of the tube, used in television sets, computer monitors, and the like. |
| central processing unit |
in computing, the part of a computer that interprets program commands and executes its instructions. |
| chat |
to exchange written messages instantly with one or more people by typing on a computer or phone, usually using the internet. [1/7 definitions] |
| chatroom |
a site on the Internet where two or more computer users can converse in real time by typing messages that appear on all participants' screens instantly. |
| check-box |
such a symbol used on a computer document or interface. [1/2 definitions] |
| close down |
to end the operation of (a program or all programs) running on a computer. [1/5 definitions] |
| COBOL |
a computer language using English syntax and a large vocabulary of English words (acronym for "common business-oriented language"). |
| code |
the arrangement of statements in a computer program, in which letters and numerical figures are represented as binary numbers. [1/6 definitions] |
| codec |
a device or computer program that converts analogue audio and video signals into digital form for transmission purposes, and converts digital signals into analogue form after the transmission has been received. |
| command |
a set of characters or symbols that constitute a direction for a computer to perform certain functions. [1/12 definitions] |
| compile |
in computer technology, to convert into machine readable language; assemble. [1/3 definitions] |
| compiler |
a computer program designed to translate a high-level computer programming language into machine language. [1/2 definitions] |
| compute |
to determine by using a computer. [2/5 definitions] |
| computer-enhanced |
of, involving, or pertaining to the use of a computer to improve an image, video, design, or process. |