Shorthand for grinning from ear to ear, GFETE is used in chat and other text-based communications and letting others know you’re really happy, or you’ve found something amusing. Chat terms, LOL Related information Top 10 terms every parent of teenagers should know. What are the most important computer terms I should know?
First released on March 20, 2013, Google Keep is a fantastic free note-taking service that is part of the G Suite. Google Keep features Below are some features of Google Keep. Supports many formats including text, lists, images, links, and audio. Allows voice recordings with the ability to have those recordings transcribed. Multiple views, colors, and formats to help organize and find notes. OCR (optical character recognition) support. Supports labeling notes for additional sorting....
Instup.exe is an executable file that’s downloaded alongside other files when you install the Avast antivirus software on your computer. It’s a very important component of the virus-scanning software. Without instup.exe, you may not be able to update Avast on your computer. Despite being a legitimate file, however, instup.exe is known to cause performance issues on Windows devices. For example, some Avast users report that instup.exe sometimes consumes up to 100% of CPU resources, thereby rendering other apps unusable....
Metadata is any data that describes other data. For example, search keywords describing a web page or tags for a blog entry are metadata. Using this page as an example, “metadata, meta, data, computer, dictionary, jargon, term, glossary, define, about” are all keywords that describe this page. Alone these words are meaningless; however, all these words combined give a basic understanding of a page without having to read everything on the page....
Short for programming in logic or programation et logique (French), prolog is a programming language developed by Alain Colmeraur and his colleagues at the University of Marseilles in 1972. Prolog is commonly used for AI, and unlike other programming languages, Prolog is based on a set of rules instead of instructions. AI, Artificial intelligence terms, Computer abbreviations, Program logic, Programming terms Related information Programming language history.
With computers, soft describes something that’s capable of being changed or modified easily. The term software is a non-physical component of your computer that is easy to change. For instance, individual programs can be installed and uninstalled without much difficulty. In contrast, hardware is a physical component of the computer, which can only be changed by powering the computer off and physically removing it. Programming terms, Soft error
Many believe SOS to mean “Sink Or Swim,” “Save Our Ship,” or “Save Our Souls,” but these are all backronyms. In actuality, SOS is the Morse code distress signal. This signal was chosen because it is very distinctive “…- - -…” and it happens to be the same signal for the letters S O S. Help, Morse code
SSHD may refer to any of the following: The sshd daemon listens for and negotiates incoming secure shell protocol connections. It facilitates encrypted communication between the server and the client. SSHD may also refer to a solid-state hybrid drive. Related information OpenSSH is a free, open-source implementation of the SSH protocol. Client, Encryption, Host, Network terms, Open-source, Server, Shell, Software terms, Solid-state, SSH
A terminal emulation that enables a user to connect to a remote host or device using a telnet client, usually over port 23. For example, typing telnet hostname would connect a user to a hostname named hostname. Telnet enables a user to manage an account or device remotely. For example, a user may telnet into a computer that hosts their website to manage their files remotely. In the image is an example of a telnet session....
If you’ve discovered the WindowsApps or MSIXVC folders on your Windows PC, you might wonder why they take up so much space on your hard drive and whether or not you can delete them. In this article, we’ll cover everything you need to know about the MSIXVC folder and how you can delete it. What Is the MSIXVC Folder, and Where Is It Found? MSIXVC stands for Microsoft Installer for Xbox Virtual Console....
TOS may refer to any of the following: Short for terms of service, TOS is a contract or agreement made between a company and the end-user using the product. If the user voids the agreement, the user may be inflicted with penalties. For example, a user disobeying a TOS may be banned from the service. Computer Hope’s TOS may be reviewed as part of our legal information. TOS may also be called terms of use....
Did you come across Windows 8 NTFS File Error? Don’t worry; we’re here to help you out. You need not be a tech savvy person to solve it yourself. Follow the solutions given in the article. Check Hard Disk for Errors Your hard disk may have bad sectors. Boot from the Windows installation disc, run Check Disk. Insert Windows Operating System installation disc. Restart your machine. Press F2 key repeatedly....
This error message occurs when the folder or files in the folder are locked because of Windows or another program running in Windows. To successfully delete this file, try following the steps below. Wait a minute and try deleting the file again. Sometimes Windows or the program using the file may still be closing and therefore still using the file you’re attempting to delete. Close the Explorer window and re-open. Locate the program using the file and close it....
Short for Computer Dealers’ Exhibition, COMDEX was a computer hardware and software tradeshow usually held in the winter and summer each year in cities across the world. It ceased operation in 2003, and its website now directs visitors to InterOp, an annual independent conference of technology leaders. Black Hat, Business terms, CEATEC, CES, Computer acronyms, DEF CON, E3, Swag, The D Conference, WWDC
An entrepreneur is a person who creates a company from scratch and assumes all of the risks associated with starting the business. An entrepreneur is usually a creative person who is also a risk-taker. They are often the only person working on the business at first, taking on all responsibilities of a company, including CEO, CFO, receptionist, and janitor. Some well-known tech entrepreneurs are Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Steve Jobs....
Short for floating-point operations per second, FLOPS is a measurement of computer performance. It is used in computations that involve floating-point calculations. There are many prefixes associated with FLOPS. For example, 20 Mflops is equal to 20 million FLOPS. The term teraflop (or tflop) describes a trillion (1012) floating-point operations per second. A petaflop is one quadrillion (1015) FLOPS. Computer acronyms, CPU terms, Floating-point notation, FPU, Gigaflops, Measurement, Mflops, Tera...
Alignment of the left side of the div, page, screen, or margin. The text in this paragraph is flush left with its container, however, the right side of this text is not justified so it’s considered flush left with ragged right. Flush right, Justify, Left align, Word processor terms Related information How to align text in Microsoft Word, Writer, and Google Docs. How to align text on a web page in HTML or CSS....
Alternatively called an ABN (absolute domain name), FQDN is short for fully qualified domain name and is the address name of a computer using DNS. For example, “www.computerhope.com” is an example of an FQDN. Absolute, Computer acronyms, Domain, Network terms Related information Network and network card help and support.
Short for Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol, ISATAP is a method of transmitting IPv6 packets on an IPv4 network that is most recently defined in RFC 5214. ISATAP works by mapping an IPv4 address into the IPv6 address and requires an ISATAP gateway on the IPv6 Internet and the IPv4 intranet. Starting in April 2008, ISATAP is implemented in the Linux operating system kernel, beginning with Linux-2.6.25. ISATAP is also available on other systems including Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista, 7, and 8), Cisco IOS, 6WIND 6WINDGate, and FreeBSD/KAME....
With computer graphics, nonlinear video editing, nonlinear editing, or NLE is assembling a video from live footage, animation, text, or still images using nonlinear video editing software. It is called nonlinear because the parts that make up the video can be rearranged and inserted in any order. After creating a video this way, the computer puts all the pieces together (called “rendering”) and can play the video or output as a video file....
