A A Programming Language (APL). A high-level mathematical programming language developed by Kenneth Iverson in the 1960s.

It can be run on many different kinds of computers, and is still used for some applications. APL uses its own special characters to represent operations. A-B box A box that enables two or more computers to take turns using a peripheral device such as a printer or <a href="/resources/dictionary/secondary_defin ition.php?lookup=4948">scanner</a>. The user turns a switch on the box choosing A, B, etc. to change from one computer to another. A-Band cellular In the U.S. cellular service industry, A-Band cellular is the alternative carrier to the regional Bell operating company's cellular subsidiary A-Key

MIMO system, the system parameters are jointly optimized to adapt to the changing channel conditions through link adaptation techniques that can track the time-varying characteristics of the wireless channel. The goal is to maximize the resources available in multiple antenna channels by using optimal schemes at all times. A/D converter Analog-to-digital converter. A device that converts data from <a href="/resources/dictionary/secondarydefinit ion.php?lookup=1524">analog</a> to digital form. For example, an audio <a href="/resources/dictionary/secondarydefini tion.php?lookup=165">CD</a> is made by converting analog sound signals into digital data. A/D Converter: Analog/Digital Converter Analog/Digital Converter (A/D converter or ADC), a hardware device, can read an analog signal (such as voltage) and converts the resulting percentage to a digital value after comparing it to a reference signal. A D/A Converter is just performing the reverse function. A/UX

A-key is a secret number issued to a cellular phone that is used in conjunction with a subscriber's shared secret data information for authentication A-MIMO: Adaptive Multiple Input Multiple Adaptive Multiple Input Multiple Output (A-MIMO or Adaptive MIMO) is a scheme to enhance the MIMO technology by employing adaptive coding and modulation techniques for the purpose of improving channel capacity, diversity, and robustness of wireless communications. In an adaptive

A version of <a href="/resources/dictionary/secondarydefinit ion.php?lookup=5575">UNIX</a> developed by <a href="/resources/dictionary/secondarydefini tion.php?lookup=1263">Apple</a> Computer for the <a href="/resources/dictionary/secondary_defin ition.php?lookup=2950">Macintosh</a>. A2DP: Advanced Audio Distribution Profil

The Advanced Audio Distribution Profile &#40;A2DP&#41; in Bluetooth specifies the protocols and procedures that define the distribution of high quality audio content, in either mono or stereo on Asynchronous Connectionless Link (ACL) channels. A: The A: <a href="/resources/dictionary/secondarydefinit ion.php?lookup=1307">drive</a>, the first drive in a computer or on a <a href="/resources/dictionary/secondarydefini tion.php?lookup=3323">network</a>. It can be a <a href="/resources/dictionary/secondarydefinit ion.php?lookup=1308">diskette</a> or <a href="/resources/dictionary/secondarydefini tion.php?lookup=2143">hard disk drive</a>. AA

Adaptive Antenna System &#40;AAS&#41;, also called Advanced Antenna System, is a technology to enable the network operators to increase the wireless network capacity. In addition, adaptive antenna systems offer the potential of increased spectrum efficiency, extended range of coverage and higher rate of frequency reuse. Adaptive antenna systems consist of multiple antenna elements at the transmitting and/or receiving side of the communication link, whose signals are processed adaptively in order to exploit the spatial dimension of the mobile radio channel. Depending on whether the processing is performed at the transmitter, receiver, or both ends of the communication link, the adaptive antenna technique is defined as multiple-input single-output (MISO), single-input multiple-output (SIMO), or multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO). AAT

Auto Answer. Some <a href="/resources/dictionary/secondary_defin ition.php?lookup=3129">modems</a> can be set up to accept telephone calls and automatically establish a connection; this ability is called auto answer. When the AA light on the modem goes on, the modem is set to auto answer. AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact AARON AARON is a screensaver program written by artist Harold Cohen who created the original artistic images. AARON utilizes artificial intelligence to continuously create original paintings on PCs. AAS: Adaptive Antenna System

Average Access Time. The average amount of time it takes for a storage peripheral to transfer data to the <a href="/resources/dictionary/secondary_defin ition.php?lookup=32">CPU</a>. Abandonware Abandonware refers to software that is no longer being sold or supported by its publisher. Most abandonware is still considered illegal to sell unless the publisher has re-released the software as freeware. ABC: Another Bittorrent Client Another Bittorrent Client (ABC) is a BitTorrent client based on BitTornado. It supports a queueing system with priority, global and local (per torrent) preference setting for downloading torrent (including

upload and download rating limit), 3 upload options to do with completed file, and a system named Upload Rate Manager (URM) to force torrents out of queue if there isn't a pre-set amount of upload activity. There is also an extensive web interface in ABC, allowing for other applications to view and change torrents and preferences remotely. B b Bit. Short for binary digit. The smallest unit of information a computer can hold. The value of a bit is 1 or 0. B Byte. The smallest addressable unit of storage; the amount of memory space used to store one character, which is usually 8 bits. A computer that has 8-bit bytes (most large and small computers today) can distinguish 28 = 256 different characters. See bits, kilobytes and megabytes. B channel On an ISDN (<A HREF="/resources/dictionary/secondary_de finition.php?lookup=2308">ISDN</a>), a connection that provides voice and data at the same time. B-) An <A HREF="/resources/dictionary/secondary_de finition.php?lookup=595">emoticon</a> for glasses or sunglasses. B-Band cellular

In the U.S. cellular service industry, B-Band cellular refers to the regional Bell operating company's cellular subsidiary. B-CDMA: broadband code division multiple Broadband code division multiple access (BCDMA) is designed to correct many of the inherent short-falls of IS-95 (narrowband CDMA) and other digital narrowband technologies. In addition, it is being designed as a long-term solution to both voice and data wireless needs -- fixed and mobile. Some of the technical aspects of the B-CDMA air interface are related to its propagation characteristics. B-ISDN See <a href="/resources/dictionary/secondary_defin ition.php?lookup=893">BISDN</a>. B2B e-commerce Business to business electronic commerce. Businesses conducting transactions with one another via the World Wide Web. B2BUA (Back-to-Back User Agent) Handles SIP call signaling from its initiation to completion. Based on SIP, B2BUA functions as a SIP User Agent Client (UAC) when initiating a call. On the other hand, it also functions as a SIP User Agent Server (UAS) to receive incoming messages.B2BUA participates in call transfer, call disconnection, maintaining network transparency and billing. Providers use B2BUA to offer multi-feature services to subscribers. B2evolution

B2evolution is a multi-lingual, multi-user, multi-blog publishing system written in PHP and backed by a MySQL database. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License and is available without charge.

Back Orifice A hostile application which can be used by a cracker to take remote control of a computer. It appeared in the summer of 1998, then was quickly brought under control by anti-virus and security software programs; the application left a clear 120,000-byte signature. C
A cable modem is a type of network bridge and modem that provides bi-directional data communication via radio frequency channels on a HFC and RFoG infrastructure. Cable modems are primarily used to deliver broadband Internet access in the form of cable Internet, taking advantage of the high bandwidth of a HFC and RFoG network. They are commonly deployed in Australia, Europe, Asia and Americas.

B: The second <A HREF="/resources/dictionary/secondary_de finition.php?lookup=2002">floppy disk drive</a> in a PC.

Baby AT A <a href="/resources/dictionary/secondarydefinit ion.php?lookup=3240">motherboard</a> used in many <a href="/resources/dictionary/secondarydefini tion.php?lookup=5340">PCs</a>, smaller than the original <A HREF="/resources/dictionary/secondary_de finition.php?lookup=6628">Advanced Technology(AT) motherboard</a>. back door A means of disabling a system's security which is deliberately left by designers of the system, often to give access to service technicians or maintenance programmers. back end A computer that does the main processing but has a smaller, more friendly computer that the user interacts with (called the <A HREF="/resources/dictionary/secondary_de finition.php?lookup=2378">front end</a>). 2. A program that takes care of details behind the scenes, performing tasks not directly controlled by the user.

Capacity is the ability to hold a fluid, very similar to volume. y Cascade (software), a software configuration management tool suite Center alignment may be horiztonally or vertically aligned, or both. Elements may be centered on the page, within sections of the page, and centered with other elements on the page. In this example, each line of text and the large graphic are centered horizontally on the page. The main block of text and graphic are also centered vertically on the page. Center alignment generally gives a layout a formal appearance and is often seen in traditional wedding invitations and formal stationery. Character Set is defining a set of characters and their encoding. Newer standards (such as Unicode) separate these issues by defining the

set of characters (CCS) and their encoding (CES) separately, but in many cases (such as the popular ASCII Character Set), the characters and their encoding are defined in a single step. D2T short for disk_to_type,a type of data storage backup in wich the data is compled from a hard disk to a magnetic tape. data bank store of information. data cable is any media that allows baseband transmissions (binary 1,0's) from a transmitter to a receiver Data entry is the act of transcribing data, often into a computer program Data integrity is normally enforced in a database system by a series of integrity constraints or rules. Three types of integrity constraints are an inherent part of the relational data model: entity integrity, referential integrity and domain integrity. DHTML is a TERM describing the art of making dynamic and interactive web pages. DHTML combines HTML, JavaScript, the HTML DOM, and CSS. ... D