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  2. Ansible (software) - Wikipedia

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    The term "ansible" was coined by Ursula K. Le Guin in her 1966 novel Rocannon's World, [4] and refers to fictional instantaneous communication systems.[5] [6]The Ansible tool was developed by Michael DeHaan, the author of the provisioning server application Cobbler and co-author of the Fedora Unified Network Controller (Func) framework for remote administration.

  3. List of file formats - Wikipedia

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    Examples of operating systems that do not impose this limit include Unix-like systems, and Microsoft Windows NT, 95-98, and ME which have no three character limit on extensions for 32-bit or 64-bit applications on file systems other than pre-Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.5 versions of the FAT file system. Some filenames are given extensions ...

  4. List of archive formats - Wikipedia

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    A file which was "squeezed" had the middle initial of the name changed to "Q", so that a squeezed text file would end with .TQT, a squeezed executable would end with .CQM or .EQE. Typically used with .LBR archives, either by storing the squeezed files in the archive, or by storing the files decompressed and then compressing the archive, which ...

  5. File-system permissions - Wikipedia

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    Most file systems include attributes of files and directories that control the ability of users to read, change, navigate, and execute the contents of the file system. In some cases, menu options or functions may be made visible or hidden depending on a user's permission level; this kind of user interface is referred to as permission-driven.

  6. Document file format - Wikipedia

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    Office Open XML — .docx (XML-based standard for office documents) OpenDocument — .odt (XML-based standard for office documents) OpenOffice.org XML — .sxw (open, XML-based format for office documents) OXPS — Open XML Paper Specification (Windows 8.1 and above, older version is XPS used in Windows 7) PalmDoc — handheld document format ...

  7. Manifest file - Wikipedia

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    In computer programming, a manifest file is a file containing metadata for a group of accompanying files that are part of a set or coherent unit. For example, the files of a computer program may have a manifest describing the name, version number , license and the constituent files of the program. [ 1 ]

  8. Google Play Books - Wikipedia

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    Google Play Books, formerly Google eBooks, is an ebook digital distribution service operated by Google, part of its Google Play product line. Users can purchase and download ebooks and audiobooks from Google Play, which offers over five million titles, with Google claiming it to be the "largest ebooks collection in the world".

  9. Hash list - Wikipedia

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    Often, an additional hash of the hash list itself (a top hash, also called root hash or master hash) is used.Before downloading a file on a p2p network, in most cases the top hash is acquired from a trusted source, for instance a friend or a web site that is known to have good recommendations of files to download.