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This is an alphabetical list of notable technology terms. It includes terms with notable applications in computing, networking, and other technological fields.
Meaning Primary Applicability [4] Normative Reference ACK: Acknowledgement Transport and other layers TCP/IP, for example. RFC 793 ACL: Access control list Security, application layer Access control list, Cisco overview: ADSL: Asymmetric digital subscriber line Telecom ITU-T G.992.5 Annex M, for example AES: Advanced Encryption Standard Security
This is a list of emerging technologies, which are in-development technical innovations that have significant potential in their applications. The criteria for this list is that the technology must: Exist in some way; purely hypothetical technologies cannot be considered emerging and should be covered in the list of hypothetical technologies ...
Fishing industry – industry or activity concerned with taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling fish or fish products. It is defined by the FAO as including recreational, subsistence and commercial fishing, and the harvesting, processing, and marketing sectors.
Information technology is a sub-discipline of computing, specifically the application of computers and telecommunications equipment to create, process, store, and exchange all kinds of electronic data and information. IT is typically used within the context of business operations as opposed to personal or entertainment technologies.
Companies in the information technology field are often discussed as a group as the "tech sector" or the "tech industry." [ 51 ] [ 52 ] [ 53 ] These titles can be misleading at times and should not be mistaken for "tech companies;" which are generally large scale, for-profit corporations that sell consumer technology and software.
This reflects E. F. Schumacher's concept of "intermediate technology," i.e., technology which is significantly more effective and expensive than traditional methods, but still an order of magnitude (10 times) cheaper than developed world technology. Key examples are: the Malian peanut sheller; the fonio husking machine; the screenless hammer mill
The electronics industry is the economic sector that produces electronic devices. It emerged in the 20th century and is today one of the largest global industries. Contemporary society uses a vast array of electronic devices that are built in factories operated by the industry, which are almost always partially automated.