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  2. 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 ...

  3. High- and low-level - Wikipedia

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    In computer science, software is typically divided into two types: high-level end-user applications software (such as word processors, databases, video games, etc.), and low-level systems software (such as operating systems, hardware drivers, firmwares, etc.). As such, high-level applications typically rely on low-level applications to function.

  4. Glossary of operating systems terms - Wikipedia

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    kernel: In computing, the kernel is a computer program that manages input/output requests from software and translates them into data processing instructions for the central processing unit and other electronic components of a computer. The kernel is a fundamental part of a modern computer's operating system.

  5. Quizlet - Wikipedia

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    Also in 2016, Quizlet launched "Quizlet Live", a real-time online matching game where teams compete to answer all 12 questions correctly without an incorrect answer along the way. [15] In 2017, Quizlet created a premium offering called "Quizlet Go" (later renamed "Quizlet Plus"), with additional features available for paid subscribers.

  6. Assignment (computer science) - Wikipedia

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    In computer programming, an assignment statement sets and/or re-sets the value stored in the storage location(s) denoted by a variable name; in other words, it copies a value into the variable. In most imperative programming languages , the assignment statement (or expression) is a fundamental construct.

  7. Computer science - Wikipedia

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    Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. [1] [2] [3] Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to applied disciplines (including the design and implementation of hardware and software). [4] [5] [6]

  8. Idaho abortion trafficking law partly revived by US appeals court

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    By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -Idaho can enforce a first-of-its-kind "abortion trafficking" law against those who harbor or transport a minor to get an abortion out of state without parental ...

  9. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    CAD—Computer-Aided Design; CAE—Computer-Aided Engineering; CAID—Computer-Aided Industrial Design; CAI—Computer-Aided Instruction; CAM—Computer-Aided Manufacturing; CAP—Consistency Availability Partition tolerance (theorem) CAPTCHA—Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart; CAT—Computer-Aided ...