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(computing) A piece of software designed to complete a minor but repetitive task automatically and on command.
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(computing) A number identifying a specific storage location in computer memory; a string of characters identifying a location on the internet or other network; sometimes (specifically) an e-mail address.
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(computing) Software that can combine text with other multimedia to make an integrated package.
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(computing) Alternative form of autoaway [(computing) An instant messaging feature that automatically marks a user as being away if the user does not interact with the computer or device in a set period of time.]
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(computing) The capability of forwarding incoming messages from one user account to another user account or from one domain to another.
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(computing) The automatic movement of data between storage locations based on how often it has been accessed, in order to optimize performance.
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(computing) An instant messaging feature that automatically marks a user as being away if the user does not interact with the computer or device in a set period of time.
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(computing) A software feature that simulates the click of a mouse button.
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(computing) A software feature that predicts the rest of a word a user is typing.
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(computing) A software feature permitting form fields, etc., to be autocompleted.
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(computing) Abbreviation of autoconfiguration. [(computing) Automatic configuration.]
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(computing) A software feature that attempts to correct presumed errors as soon as they are generated.
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automatic correction, especially of text in a word processor
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(computing) Any software feature that fills in (fields of a form, cells of a spreadsheet, etc.) automatically.
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(computing, programming) Automatic flushing of a buffer.
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(computing) To load automatically.
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(computing) A feature that automatically logs in to a system.
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An automatic pause feature.
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(computing) Any software feature that plays (a video, a compact disc, etc.) automatically.
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(Internet) A software tool that adds vendor-specific prefixes to CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) code, for maximum compatibility across browsers.
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(computing) A feature (of telecommunication software etc.) that receives automatically.
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(computing) (An) automatic redirection.
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Any feature that repeats an action automatically. (often preceded with 'on')
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Alternative spelling of auto-reply [(email, computing, uncountable) A feature in e-mail software that sends automatic replies, used for instance when the recipient of a message is on holiday.]
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(computing) Any feature that runs a program, etc. automatically.
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(computing, countable) A copy of a file or document saved automatically by such a facility.
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(computing) A feature (of telecommunication software etc.) that sends automatically.
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A software or hardware feature that automatically triggers sleep mode after a period of inactivity.
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(computing) A program or application set to start automatically.
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(computing, uncountable) An autosuggest feature.
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(uncountable, computing) A function that completes the typing of a field using a prediction based upon the characters entered so far.
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The scanning of a backfile and subsequent saving in a digital format.
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(computing) The buildup of unprocessed data due to a bottleneck
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(computing) A stack trace.
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(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is destroyed or damaged.
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A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.
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An edit of multiple items at the same time, or in sequence
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(computing, video games, uncountable) The phase of development after alpha testing and before launch, in which software, while not complete, has been released to potential users for testing.
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(software, testing) A form of software testing, after the alpha testing stage, involving a limited audience of external users.
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(web development) To focus on the inputs and outputs without worrying about the internal complexity.
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(figuratively, computing) Used to extend an existing system, operating as an add-on or plug-in.
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(computing) A piece of software designed to perform a minor but repetitive task automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.
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(computing) to test a software change by rolling out to a small set of machines or users before making it available to all.
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A computerized test requiring the human user to perform a task deemed to be difficult to automate, such as entering a displayed series of distorted characters or describing images, to demonstrate that they are a human and not a computer program.
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(Internet) To send a duplicate copy of an email to.
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To use or equip with a cascode.
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(transitive, computing, rare, associated with Acorn Computers) To load and automatically run (a program).
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(computing, Unix) To change the apparent root directory for a running process, affecting whether or not it can access certain files etc.
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(computing) A software program that duplicates media.
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(cryptography) A type of sidechannel attack in which somebody with physical access to a computer is able to retrieve encryption keys from a running operating system after a reboot. It relies on the fact that the contents of memory can still be read for a short period after power is cut off.
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(computing, informal) A person who writes CSS (cascading style sheets) markup.
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(Internet, technology) to copy, to save to one's clipboard.
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(computing) of a computer program or script, to prepare to go in to the background and become a daemon
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(computing) An error-correction technique that periodically inspects main memory or storage for errors, then correct detected errors using redundant data in the form of different checksums or copies of data.
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alternative form of datasheet [A document summarizing the performance and other technical characteristics of a product.]
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To research or analyze software data, especially looking for hidden content in video games.
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(computing, dated) A bootup procedure.
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(computing) To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file management.
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(demoscene) A computer programmer who creates demos for the demoscene.
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(computing) To install, test and implement a computer system or application.
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(computing) A software tool for designing things.
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(programming) The diversion of the flow of execution for debugging or similar purposes.
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(transitive, nonstandard) Synonym of upload: to send data from a given computer to a remote one.
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(transitive, computing, graphical user interface) To use such a feature to move or copy an object.
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(computing) drag and drop
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(computing) A program that outputs the contents of storage or a data structure.
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(computing) The ability of one system or part of a program to send notifications to another, by raising events.
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(computing, historical) Synonym of turboload
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(computing) A component that integrates access to various services.
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(transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
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To assign a type to a file.
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(computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.
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(computing) An update required before the user is allowed to continue using the software.
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(computing) To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.
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(computing, transitive) To transfer using File Transfer Protocol.
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(computing) A mechanism for basic locking, based on an atomic integer in userspace that may be operated upon from multiple processes or threads.
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(computing) To test a software component by running it on randomly generated input.
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(computing) A software program that performs fuzz testing.
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(computing) To hard code subtitles onto a video file, permanently modifying the file.
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(computing) To remove or replace a component while the computer is still running.
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(graphical user interface) Capable of interaction by hovering.
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Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.
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(computing) Installer. A software utility that installs an application.
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(computing, programming) A hook routine that intercepts normal program flow to carry out a task.
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(computing) A program or routine that performs jitting; a just-in-time compiler.
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(Internet) A password restricting access to an IRC channel.
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(computing, law) A piece of software designed to complete minor but repetitive legal tasks automatically or on command.
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(programming, databases) To fetch data only when it is absolutely required.
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(computing, transitive) To load (data) only at the point where it is needed.
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Anything doubled and closed like a link of a chain.
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(computing) The process of loading something, i.e. transferring it into memory or over a network, etc.
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(computing, transitive, intransitive) To load (software) fully into memory.
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(computer science) Specifically, an append-only sequence of records written to file.
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(computing) The process of logging in.
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(informal, Internet) A website notification that prevents an unregistered visitor from viewing any content until signing up or opening an account.
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(computing) The process of logging on.
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A hash code, such as those used by some webmail servers to keep track of sessions.
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(computing) The main repository for a software project, from which different versions (forks) may be split off.
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(transitive, computing) To assign a drive letter to a shared folder.
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(computing) A software package that contains no software itself, but serves to install a particular set of other packages.
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(intransitive, computing) To press the middle button on a computer mouse.
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(computing) A program that minifies, or removes unnecessary characters to make a document smaller.
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(computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
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(computing) A program for viewing and editing.
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(computing, not comparable, of a file, document, etc.) In current use; mapped to part of memory.
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(programming) A block of program code that is loaded over something previously loaded, so as to replace the functionality.
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(signal processing) To form data into packets, or bundled units, according to a specific protocol
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(computing) A screenful of text and possibly other content.
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(transitive, computing) To transfer (memory contents) from auxiliary storage.
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(computing) A computer program running in a text terminal, used to view (but not modify) the contents of a text file moving down the file one line or one screen at a time.
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Anything (especially a programming object) that controls pagination
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(software) A software release that is only slightly different from a previous version and thus having the same major version number, only differing in minor version number (after the decimal point).
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(computing) A technique that continually interrogates a peripheral or service to see if it has data to transfer.
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(computing) To successfully perform a power-on self-test.
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(web development, historical) In Flash animations, the loading screen that stalls for time while resources are downloaded.
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(computing) A program that provides a preview of a document or other work.
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(computing, figuratively) An isolation of one program, drive, computer, etc. from the rest of a computer network to limit the damage from a bug, computer virus, etc..
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(computing) A data structure in which objects are added to one end, called the tail, and removed from the other, called the head (in the case of a FIFO queue). The term can also refer to a LIFO queue or stack where these ends coincide.
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(transitive) To input again using a keyboard.
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(computing) Documents distributed with a release of a software product, indicating changes, workarounds, etc.
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(computing) the operation of accessing data, either from memory or from a storage device
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(transitive) To re-enter (text) using a keyboard.
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(programming) The practice in which a programmer attempts to solve a bug by explaining their code to an inanimate object, such as a rubber duck.
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(computing) A troubleshooting mode of many operating systems in which most advanced functions are not activated.
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(computing) The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
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(computing) To write a computer file to disk.
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Alternative spelling of savestate [(computing, video games) A file that contains an emulator's or virtualizer's state at the moment it was saved to disk. The file contains the contents of the memory, registers and other pertinent data that allows the user to resume the application from the moment the file was created.]
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(computing) A software application that speaks aloud information from a computer display, for users with impaired vision.
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The operation of speaking information aloud from a computer display, performed by screen reader software.
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(computing) A software program or feature for editing source code.
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Alternative form of shell script [(computing) A prewritten list of commands, and perhaps other control information, to be executed (interpreted) by a shell or other command interpreter.]
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(computing slang) To obsolete a unique feature in third-party software by introducing a similar or identical feature to the OS or a first-party program/app.
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(computing) An instance of the use of such a code or character.
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(computing) A register designed to subject data to a shift.
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(computing, transitive) To intercept and modify calls to (an API), usually for compatibility purposes.
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(transitive, computing) To move data in memory to a physical disk.
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(computing, middleware) A client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub.
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(computing, transitive) To load from a software source rather than from ROM.
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(computing) The process of a disk drive spinning up.
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(transitive, computing) To write (something) into memory or registers.
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(computing) that is related to storing some value back in memory
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(computing) Synonym of tarball
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(computing) A software framework containing tests to verify the behaviour of other software components.
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(computing) Container that has a set of tests with similar test cases to show that it has some specified set of behaviours.
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(mathematics, cryptography) The special information that permits the inverse of a trapdoor function to be easily computed.
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(computing) A software program or routine that attempts to diagnose a problem with the system.
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(computing, Microsoft Windows) A feature of the file system that allows files to preserve certain properties, such as creation date, even after being deleted and recreated.
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(computing, programming) A call from a lower-level subsystem, such as a kernel or framework, to a higher-level subsystem, such as user code.
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A computer program that assists with the uploading of files.
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(computing, databases) To insert rows into a database table if they do not already exist, or update them if they do.
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(computing) A single-executable stub installer for a program that downloads the full installer from the Internet on runtime. It may download a different version depending on the user's system.
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Alternative spelling of word processing [(computing) The creation, input, editing and formatting of documents and other text using software on a computer.]
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(telecommunications, intransitive) To press or dial 0 in order to escape a voicemail recording facility and speak to an operator.
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