.NET

.NET is a new strategy and framework for an upcoming programming model that aims at a convergence of applications with the web

THU 26 APRIL 2007 |Featured in: Techtionary

3G

3G or Third Generation Wireless systems refers to the developments of the wireless technology, especially in the area of mobile communications

MON 19 MARCH 2007 |Featured in: Techtionary

419er - Beware of that number

Advance fee fraud is a confidence trick in which the target is persuaded to advance relatively small sums of money in the hope of realizing a much larger gain

MON 06 NOV. 2006 |Featured in: Techtionary

A virtual private server

It is a method of partitioning a physical server computer into multiple servers such that each has the appearance and capabilities of running on its own dedicated machine

WED 30 APRIL 2008 |Featured in: Techtionary

ASP

Application Service Provider is a new concept that is gaining ground fast due to the popularity of the Internet

MON 05 MARCH 2007 |Featured in: Techtionary

ATM - Not where you collect your cash

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) is a cell relay, network and data link layer protocol which encodes data traffic into small fixed-sized cells

WED 20 DEC. 2006 |Featured in: Techtionary

Access method

It  is a function of a mainframe operating system that enables access to data on disk, tape or other external devices

WED 23 JULY 2008 |Featured in: Techtionary

Address space

In computing, an address space defines a range of discrete addresses, each of which may correspond to a physical or virtual memory register, a network host, peripheral device, disk sector or other logical or physical entity

WED 23 JULY 2008 |Featured in: Techtionary

Adobe - The Killer App for Apple

Adobe Systems is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, United States

TUE 21 NOV. 2006 |Featured in: Techtionary

Ajax – Not a way of keeping your web pages clean

What does Asynchronous Javascript And XML mean to you?

MON 27 MARCH 2006 |Featured in: Techtionary

Algorithm

In mathematics, computing, linguistics and related disciplines, an algorithm is a sequence of instructions, often used for calculation and data processing

THU 24 JULY 2008 |Featured in: Techtionary

Analytical Engine

The analytical engine, an important step in the history of computers, was the design of a mechanical general-purpose computer by the British mathematician Charles Babbage

THU 24 JULY 2008 |Featured in: Techtionary

Anti-virus Warning!

I read on one of our competitor's websites recently about Microsoft’s forthcomingentry into the consumer anti-virus market.

THU 09 FEB. 2006 |Featured in: Techtionary

Apache HTTP Server

The Apache HTTP Server is a web server for Unix-like systems, Microsoft Windows, Novell NetWare and other operating systems

TUE 16 JAN. 2007 |Featured in: Techtionary

Application firewall

It limits the access which software applications have to the operating system services

WED 04 JUNE 2008 |Featured in: Techtionary

Application programming interface

The interface between something and everything else

FRI 07 DEC. 2007 |Featured in: Techtionary

Application security

It encompasses measures taken to prevent exceptions in the security policy of an application or the underlying system

WED 04 JUNE 2008 |Featured in: Techtionary

Application software

Application software is a subclass of computer software that employs the capabilities of a computer directly and thoroughly to a task that the user wishes to perform

FRI 25 JULY 2008 |Featured in: Techtionary

Asus

ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated (Asus)

MON 10 MARCH 2008 |Featured in: Techtionary

Authentication server

They are servers that provide authentication services to users or other systems. Users and other servers authenticate to such a server, and receive cryptographic tickets

THU 26 JUNE 2008 |Featured in: Techtionary