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 does "spare capacity available: 99%" mean in a disk report? [duplicate]
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What does "spare capacity available: 99%" mean in a disk report?
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What does XDG stand for?
The XDG Base Directory Specification standardizes best practices for which folders a user-scoped programs may write to.
What does XDG stand for, what's the story behind the name?
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What are "Difference" and "Delta" in Wireshark RTP Analysis?
I tried to find this in the documentation, but had no luck. I would love to dig the sources to find out, but I honestly don't have the time. I tried to google this, but either people do not get any ...
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What is the name of this character that looks like an upside down arrowhead?
It came to my attention that the term "caret" refers specifically to the inversely-oriented variant of this symbol, i.e., upward pointing.
Oddly enough, searching caret didn't readily reveal ...
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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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Terminology: Looking for one word meaning client and server
I am currently writing a paper about client and server authentication. I am looking for a word that means client AND server. Anyone have any suggestions?
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What is the email address format "Name <email>" called?
Given an email address in the format
John Doe <[email protected]>
I wonder where this format is explicitly defined and what the whole thing is called. It doesn't seem to be specified in rfc5322 (...
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Cable with multiple identical connectors in a PSU
Most PSUs I've seen have multiple copies of a connector on each branch (i.e, a Molex branch, a 4-pin PCIe branch, etc). I've taken to calling one of those cables a 'branch' or a 'strip'. Is there a ...
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Is there a standard term for monitors which can be adjusted to both landscape and portrait? Do they signal the computer when it changes?
I'm thinking of upgrading my monitor. I've noticed that flat panels that can be adjusted between landscape and portrait mode are no longer always expensive and not necessarily scarce.
But searching ...
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What does GT stand for as in GT1, GTX graphics core nomenclatures?
Does GT stand for anything? If not, does anyone know the historical context/origination of this?
Some say, it stands for GigaTransfers. But I don't think GT1 means 1 Giga Transfers and surely GTX ...
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Is there a difference between the terms "inbound", "incoming", and "ingress"?
I see often those three terms (and even some others, but I do not remember them for now) used when it's about talking about a network interface or a network flow.
Are those three interchangeable, or ...
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What is the proper generic term for what is sometimes called an "XHR" or "AJAX" request?
"AJAX" seems plainly inaccurate for the vast majority of these requests in 2023. However, like Kleenex it has certainly been genericized.
In my browser's Network tab, they are categorized as ...
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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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Are these "slide-in" interchangeable plug adapters standardized/generic?
I'm sure I have or had at least one other device with this handy feature, but here's a photo of my Lenovo netbook's wall-wart power supply with the Australian slide-in adapter plug detached.
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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
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