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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How are multiple keystroke shortcuts called?
Do combinations of sequential keystrokes, like
CTRL+R,Z
have any specific name?
The Wikipedia description does not call them anything:
Some keyboard shortcuts, including all shortcuts involving ...
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Is it wrong to refer to the "~" character as the home directory path on Windows? [closed]
The tilde character ~ doesn't function as the home directory shortcut on Windows, unlike as on Unix systems. I've always used the character as the home path in written text for all operating systems ...
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What is the name of that metal stripe, which holds PCI cards?
What is the name of that metal stripe, which holds PCI cards?
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Why traceroute on Windows is named tracert - book that I am reading is claiming that there is some historical context
The book called "UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook, 5th Edition" on a page about traceroute, in the footnote is saying that "Windows have it's own version, named tracert (special points on ...
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Is SQL Server's Telemetry CEIP "spyware"? [closed]
SQL Server has a process called Telemetry that is,
opt-out
closed-source
tracks the user
tracks usage patterns
bundled with "desirable" software
It's marketed as "Customer Experience Improvement ...
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What does Alpha and Beta mean? Can a piece of software be both? [closed]
I'm just wondering what it means to be alpha and beta? Can a piece of software be Alpha and Beta at the same time. Is there any standard that defines these terms? Can a piece of software always be ...
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What are the text used to search specific fields in Windows Search and Outlook called?
When you search for files in the Windows explorer Search bar or in Outlook there are fields you can specifiy like content: for text found in the file or type: for the file extention of the files you ...
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Name for a single partition of URL path
Suppose we have this URL:
https://superuser.com/questions/ask
This is its path: /questions/ask
What is the name for a partition of a path, i.e. /questions?
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Where did the term "superuser" originate?
Where did the term "superuser" originate? Is it a shortening of "supervisory user", or is it just an indicator of the level of power one such user holds in a system?
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What does IOT mean in regards to SIGIOT?
I've been looking around and I found that it was related to an abort call, Something to do with an IOT trap, but any resource I find seems to assume you already know what that is. Probably isn't ...
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What exactly is microcode and how does it differ from firmware?
Insofar as terminology, what exactly is "microcode" and if it can be updated, how does it differ from firmware?
This question is not a duplicate of this question (as far as I can tell) which I've ...
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"Baudrate" or "Baud Rate" [closed]
In the context of technical writing (e.g: documentation), would it be more correct to use "baudrate" or "baud rate"?
I believe that both are acceptable informally.
However:
I've often seen "...
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What is "telemetry" data?
I see occasional references to computers storing "telemetry" data. For example, Computer World just published an article about HP putting software on its computers called "HP Touchpoint Analytics ...
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What is the difference between host name and sub-domain name?
We know that Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) consists of hostname.domain.TLD.
Is that hostname also called the subdomain name?
What's the hostname and what's the subdomain name?
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How do I describe this software tool?
Imagine you have 100 files stored across your computer, and you need to add a certain piece of text in 20 of them.
A software tool helps you do this by providing filter criteria, which helps you ...
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