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International Business Machines
Industry: Computer
Number of terms: 98482
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Sometimes referred to as “Big Blue” IBM is a multinational corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York. It manufactures computer hardware and software and provides information technology and services.
A method of processing indexed files in which records are read or written in the order of the key field in the record.
Industry:Software
A method of reducing repetitive patterns in ciphertext by performing an exclusive-OR operation on each 8-byte block of data with the previously encrypted 8-byte block before it is encrypted.
Industry:Software
A method of rounding off a number by adjusting the last significant digit. When the number to the right of the last significant digit is 5 or greater, add 1 to the digit. For example, 2.475 half-adjusted to two decimal places becomes 2.48, but 2.474 becomes 2.47.
Industry:Software
A method of sharing data among IMS systems so that multiple application programs can access and update data concurrently between multiple IMS subsystems. See also database-level sharing, data sharing.
Industry:Software
A method of storing information on magneto-optic media using a laser and magnetic read/write heads. A laser is used to heat a small spot on the media that the write head alters magnetically. The ability to focus the laser tightly increases the data density over standard magnetic media. MO disks are erasable and rewritable.
Industry:Software
A method of tokenization that uses Unicode character properties to distinguish between token and separator characters.
Industry:Software
A method of transmitting many channels of data over a smaller number of physical connections by multiplexing the data into timeslots, and demultiplexing at the receiving end. In this document one such channel can be considered to be a half-duplex unidirectional stream of 64 kilobits per second.
Industry:Software
A method that is implemented entirely by using a subset of SQL statements and SQL PL statements. See also method, routine.
Industry:Software
A method that specifies the format of printed output. The first character of each record determines the format.
Industry:Software
A method to measure the cost and performance of activities, resources, and cost objects.
Industry:Software
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