Questions tagged [terminology]
Questions regarding computer-specific terms and jargon. Make sure you show research effort and that your question can be objectively answered.
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What is the difference between a fob and a dongle? [closed]
Title says it all, what is the difference between a fob and a dongle?
I'm talking of course specifically about the two types of hardware that are used to facilitate interfacing with computer systems ...
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What is a "Mainframe"? What is a "Workstation"?
Recently I'm encountering these two terms frequently Mainframe & Workstation. How are they different from the computers we use? I tried wiki articles but couldn't understand.
Also Terminal means ...
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What is the difference between an Incremental and a Differential Backup?
The backup utility on Windows XP gives you a number of backup options.
Amoungst these options are:
- Incremental
- Differential
What is the difference between these two options?
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What does X denotes in ASPX, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX etc?
Previously there were ASP, DOC, XLS, PPT etc and now ASPX, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX respectively.
What does X denotes in ASPX, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX etc?
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Why are things like Gnome Terminal called "Terminal Emulators" instead of just "Terminals"?
What are they emulating that keeps them from just being terminals? What does a plain-old "terminal" look like, if they are just emulators?
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what are different connection speed ratings?
I've heard different terms advertised for connection speeds . What are common ones today and what do they mean?
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What does the term 'anycast' mean?
What does anycast mean, when used in sentences like this?
Akamai is an anycast provider.
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The name of this interface?
What's the name of that black connector from MacBook 2.1?
edit: The black connector is used to connect optical drive. I've read on late Macs, it's a SATA interface, which someone replace the optical ...
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What is UNIX and what's UNIX-like?
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If opensolaris, freebsd, openbsd, netbsd are not UNIX, what is then?
What confuses me more, is the fact OSX1.5+ is UNIX, while prior version of OSX weren't
What is the ...
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What does the condition "new pull" mean?
I'm looking for a hard drive, and some of the conditions are listed as "New Pull" or "System Pull". I figure the System Pull means "taken from a computer and now sold separately" but what does New ...
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Is there a specific name for the .. or . on *nix systems?
Just what it says. Do they have a name besides "those dot thingies"?
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What is a kernel panic?
I know that this sounds like a LMGTFY question but i thought i'd ask it so that google actually turns up (more) good results. What is it?
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Difference between a netbook, a notebook, and a laptop
What's the difference between the terms 'netbook', 'notebook', and 'laptop'? I've always just called portable computers "laptops", but apparently there is a technical difference between the three.
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