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  2. yum (software) - Wikipedia

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    Under the hood, YUM depends on RPM, which is a packaging standard for digital distribution of software, which automatically uses hashes and digital signatures to verify the authorship and integrity of said software; unlike some app stores, which serve a similar function, neither YUM nor RPM provide built-in support for proprietary restrictions ...

  3. RPM Package Manager - Wikipedia

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    RPM Package Manager (RPM) (originally Red Hat Package Manager, now a recursive acronym) is a free and open-source package management system. [6] The name RPM refers to the .rpm file format and the package manager program itself. RPM was intended primarily for Linux distributions; the file format is the baseline package format of the Linux ...

  4. Package manager - Wikipedia

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    A software package is an archive file containing a computer program as well as necessary metadata for its deployment. The computer program can be in source code that has to be compiled and built first. [6] Package metadata include package description, package version, and dependencies (other packages that need to be installed beforehand).

  5. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    HCI—Human—Computer Interaction; HD—High Density; HDD—Hard Disk Drive; HCL—Hardware Compatibility List; HD DVD—High Definition DVD; HDL—Hardware Description Language; HDMI—High-Definition Multimedia Interface; HECI—Host Embedded Controller Interface; HF—High Frequency; HFS—Hierarchical File System; HHD—Hybrid Hard Drive

  6. Glossary of computer science - Wikipedia

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    Also simply application or app. Computer software designed to perform a group of coordinated functions, tasks, or activities for the benefit of the user. Common examples of applications include word processors, spreadsheets, accounting applications, web browsers, media players, aeronautical flight simulators, console games, and photo editors. This contrasts with system software, which is ...

  7. Software repository - Wikipedia

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    A software repository, or repo for short, is a storage location for software packages.Often a table of contents is also stored, along with metadata. A software repository is typically managed by source or version control, or repository managers.

  8. RPM (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Toggle Science and technology subsection. 1.1 Computing. 1.2 Medicine and psychology. ... RPM or rpm is a commonly used initialism for revolutions per minute, ...

  9. Reliability, availability and serviceability - Wikipedia

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    Reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS), also known as reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM), is a computer hardware engineering term involving reliability engineering, high availability, and serviceability design. The phrase was originally used by IBM as a term to describe the robustness of their mainframe computers.