PCS
Definition: Personal communications services. The term describes a series of second-generation wireless technologies, including cell phones and PDAs. Need another definition?
Password
Definition: A common security measure, a password is generally a string of letters, numbers and symbols used by individuals to access protected computers or computing systems. Learn more at security.ucdavis.edu/passwords.cfm. Need another definition?
OS X
Definition: The Macintosh operating system. Several updated versions of OS X are available; as of spring 2009, the latest is 10.5. Need another definition?
Operating System Patches
Definition: These are updates that fix an inherent flaw in your operating system, the basic program that runs your computer. Patches are released as needed from your operating system vendor (such as Microsoft or Apple) and should be installed as soon ...
Open Source
Definition: Computer programs or operating systems for which the source code is publicly available are called open-source software. Inherent in the open-source philosophy is the freedom of a distributed community of programmers to modify and improve the code. The most widely ...
Open Email Relay
Definition: An open email relay occurs when a mail server processes a mail message where neither the sender nor the recipient is a local user. Need another definition?
OCR
Definition: Optical character recognition. Refers both to the process of scanning text from a printed page into a digital text file, and to the type of software that carries out this process. Need another definition?
NSF
Definition: National Science Foundation. Need another definition?
NOS
Definition: Network operating system. An operating system that includes extra capabilities for connecting computers and devices into a local area network. Need another definition?
NOC
Definition: Network Operations Center, a unit of IET-Communications Resources. See the NOC Web site. Need another definition?
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