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In general, customize describes anything made to do a specific task or designed according to certain specifications. For example, if you buy an OEM computer from a store, it’s not generally customizable. However, if you buy a custom-built PC, it would have the hardware tailored to meet your needs. Additionally, if you run a business, it may use custom software designed to meet your company’s needs. Finally, adjusting a computer’s settings is also considered a form of customization (e....

Short for Electronic Industries Alliance, EIA was a group that defined electronic standards in the United States. On February 11, 2011, the EIA ceased all operations and divided its activities to the CEA, ECA (now ECIA), GEIA, JEDEC, TIA. ANSI, Computer acronyms, Power terms The EIA was originally known as the Electronic Industries Association until 1997 when it was renamed to the Electronic Industries Alliance. Related information The official ECIA website....

The F10 key is a function key found at the top of almost all computer keyboards. The key is often used to activate the menu bar or Ribbon of an open Windows application. As mentioned below, F10 also has other uses depending on the computer and program. How to use the F10 key Open the program that uses the key and press F10. If the F10 key also has an icon on the key, it indicates the key has a secondary function....

Initially developed by Life on Air in 2016, Houseparty is a discontinued text and video chat application for computers and mobile devices. It allowed users to create group conversations, schedule virtual events, send images, and play interactive multiplayer games with other users. Up to 8 users could join a Houseparty group at one time, allowing them all to video chat. Houseparty was purchased by Epic Games in 2019. Shortly after, it became one of the most downloaded apps in the Social category on the iOS App Store and the Google Play store....

Level 1 caching is also called L1 cache, primary cache, internal cache, or system cache. With computer processors, L1 cache is cache built into the processor that is the fastest and most expensive cache in the computer. The L1 cache stores the most critical files that need to be executed and is the first thing the processor looks at when performing an instruction. Cache, CPU terms, L2 cache Related information Where is the cache on the motherboard?...

Nginx is an open-source web and reverse proxy server used with HTTP, IMAP, POP3, and SMTP protocols. First released to the public in 2004 by Igor Sysoev, it focuses on being high performance while maintaining low memory usage. A large number of third-party add-ons are supported unofficially but may not work with all versions. Nginx hosts around 12% of the active websites on the Internet in 2014, which is about 22 million, including Hulu, Netflix, Pinterest, Zappos, and Zynga....

Oracle OpenWorld is an annual event held in September that is hosted by Oracle and sponsored by third-party vendors and consulting partners. It provides a location for users to learn more about Oracle products, upcoming releases, and speak with Oracle representatives, and connect with other Oracle users. At each event, several Oracle executives, sometimes including Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, attend as speakers, to address Oracle’s future. Over 2,000 sessions are conducted to educate users on best practices, features of upcoming new products, and tips and tricks for getting more out of their products....

Quad may refer to any of the following: When describing a quantity, quad is also equal to four. For example, quad is used with a quad-core processor. With the game Quake, quad, or quad damage, is an ability gained by collecting an item in the game of Quake. When this item is gained, the player does three times the damage than they would normally do to the opponent. Game terms

Read-only is a file system permission that only allows a user to read or copy stored data, but not write new information or edit the data. A file, folder, or an entire disk may be set as read-only to prevent accidentally changing the file’s contents. A read-only object may also be called write-protected. Attribute, Constant, Read, Security terms Related information How to write-protect files and folders. How to edit or rename a read-only file....

An SLIC, also known as a subscriber line interface card, is a modular electronic circuit that interfaces with a telecommunications network. It is used to convert analog voice communications to digital, and vice versa. SLICs are often installed in high-density areas of subscriber residence and can serve as an interface for up to 96 customers. Electronics terms, Interface card, Telecommunications

Swat may refer to any of the following: Swatting is a form of harassment carried out by an individual looking for retaliation against someone else. Swatting is when a person retaliates against another person by calling in a false report of a bomb threat, homicide, or other serious crime at the person’s address. The false report then results in a S.W.A.T. team being dispatched to that location. If this is carried out when the victim is live streaming a game or other events, the swatting is watched by everyone viewing the event online....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 10 Time Required 30 minutes - 2 hours Sections 1 Thermal Fuse 115°C (AUPO P2-3A-F) 10 steps Flags 2 In Progress This guide is a work in progress. Reload periodically to see the latest changes! Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. BackWMF HA0064 Handmixer Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Translate Get Shareable Link...

Student-Contributed Wiki An awesome team of students from our education program made this wiki. Your Prop is not spinning. All the propellers and motors are labeled A and B. This means that all the propellers and corresponding motors should match to be properly attached. If they do not, change the propellers to match; this will take some time but is possible. After a crash, the props are normally chipped or broken....

ETAOIN SHRDLU is a made-up phrase, or name, coined as an in-joke by the operators of Linotype machines. It’s composed of the twelve most used letters in the English language: e, t, a, o, i, n, s, h, r, d, l, and u. Because of their frequent use in typesetting, these letters appear on the first two rows of keys on Linotype machines. The 1978 short film, Farewell, Etaoin Shrdlu, documents the final day of Linotype pressing at the New York Times before the newspaper switched to computer typesetting....

FIFO may refer to any of the following: Short for first in, first out, FIFO is a method of processing data where the data first received is the first to be sent out after processed. Below is an example of how FIFO and LIFO (last in, first out) would work. As you can see, with FIFO, the data is sent out in the same order it was received. In business, FIFO (first in, first out) is one method of handling inventory....

Short for for nerds by nerds, FNBN sometimes describes information, technology, or software only understood or used by nerds because it was designed by other nerds. Chat terms, Computer acronyms, Geek speak, Nerd Related information How to learn more about computers. What are the most important computer terms I should know? All computer learning and training related pages.

Hwclock is an UNIX and Linux command for accessing the computer’s hardware clock, a battery-powered clock on the system’s motherboard. The battery ensures that even if the computer loses power, the time will not have to be reset when the computer is powered back on. When the operating system loads, it keeps a record of the time, which may or may not be set according to the system’s hardware clock. As an alternative, it may set the time according to a network time server....

JBuilder is an IDE (integrated development environment) for the Java programming language. Originally developed by Borland, it is currently maintained by Embarcadero Technologies. Its key features include support for Java application servers, CPU, and memory profiling, and code auditing and analytics. It also supports code tracking and build management, the Swing UI designer, and other collaborative features. Programming terms, Server

Short for multi-color graphics array or memory controller gate array, MCGA is a graphics system built into computers manufactured during the 1980s. MCGA can displaying 80 x 25 text in monochrome, 40 x 25 text in 256 colors, or 320 x 200 pixel graphics in 256 colors. Today, MCGA is considered obsolete. Computer acronyms, MDA, Video terms Related information Monitor, LCD, and display help and support.

When describing a color, pastel is a soft shade of a color that many find soothing. For example, pastel pink is a softer shade of regular pink. Below are different examples of pastel colors. Clicking on any of the following colors also opens HTML color code information for that color with related colors. Color, Color terms, Neon With the search on our pages, you can also open a color page by typing the color code or color name....