Computing
- computer circuit
A circuit that is part of a computer.
- hardware
(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making...
- peripheral
(computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer;...
- central processing unit
(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does...
- node
(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network.
- host
(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers...
Display
- monitor
Display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen...
- visual display unit
(British) British term for video display.
Storage
- storage
An electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to...
- scratchpad
(computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary...
Test
- alpha test
(computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software)...
- beta test
(computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software)...
Also contains
- digital computer
A computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits.
- keyboard
Device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine...
- chip
Electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to...
- cathode-ray tube
A vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through...
- data structure
(computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a co...
- web site
A computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World...
- data converter
Converter for changing information from one code to another.
- analog computer
A computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or...
- format
The organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer...
- digital communication
Electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as...
- module
Computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hard...
- diskette
A small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to...
- slot
(computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had...
- console
A scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can...
- bus
An electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; "the busbar...
- interconnection
(computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories e...
- throughput
Output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially...
- disk cache
A cache that stores copies of frequently used disk sectors in random access memory (RAM)...
- predictor
A computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft...
- totalizer
Computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won.
- outage
A temporary suspension of operation (as of computers); "there will be a network outage from...
- Turing machine
A hypothetical computer with an infinitely long memory tape.
- computer accessory
An accessory for a computer; "when you add in all the computer accessories you...
- number cruncher
A computer capable of performing a large number of mathematical operations per ...
- faceplate
A protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer...
- plotter
An instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures.
- home computer
A computer intended for use in the home.
- pass
One complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation...