- Industry: Computer
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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.
(1) A text file that contains commands, which may include commands to do backups, set up build environments, or start execution of a program. Traditionally, makefiles specify the dependencies of target files on source files.<br />(2) In UNIX, a text file containing a list of an application's parts. The make utility uses makefiles to maintain application parts and dependencies.
Industry:Software
(1) In a Web site, a link to a Web address that is outside the current Web site.<br />(2) A symbolic link that contains the name of an object that is outside the hierarchical file system.
Industry:Software
(1) On a data medium, a coded character indicating the end of the medium.<br />(2) A code that signals that the last record of a file has been read.
Industry:Software
(1) An area of the screen with visible boundaries in which an application program or information is displayed or in which a dialog is presented.<br />(2) In data communications, the number of data packets the data terminal equipment (DTE) or data circuit-terminating equipment (DCE) can send across a logical channel before waiting for authorization to send another data packet. The window is the main method of pacing, or flow control, of packets.
Industry:Software
(1) In data communication, a sequence of binary digits, including data and control signals, that is transmitted and switched as a composite whole. See also frame.<br />(2) The field structure and format defined in the CCITT X.25 Recommendation.
Industry:Software
(1) In Eclipse, a unit of organization used to group folders or packages. Projects are used for building, version management, sharing, and organizing resources.<br />(2) An object that contains configuration information, activities, and policies required to manage a development effort.<br />(3) An object that includes a database, documents, document types, requirements and their attributes, requirement types, requirement traceability, discussions, and user and group security.<br />(4) A container for resources.<br />(5) An organized collection used to group folders or packages. Projects are used for building, version management, sharing, and organizing resources related to a single work effort.<br />(6) A temporary endeavor undertaken to produce a unique product or service, within a specified scope.
Industry:Software
(1) Pertaining to a selection, choice, or condition that has two possible values.<br />(2) Pertaining to a system of numbers with a base of two. The binary digits are 0 and 1.<br />(3) In DB2 for i5/OS, pertaining to a data type indicating that the data is a binary number with a precision of 15 (halfword) or 31 (fullword) bits.
Industry:Software
(1) An identification record for a tape or disk file.<br />(2) One or more characters used to identify a statement or an item of data in a computer program.<br />(3) In DB2 for i5/OS SQL, text that is attached to columns, tables, and packages.<br />(4) The explanatory text next to a control on the screen.<br />(5) An instance of a label type object, which provides a user-defined name for a version. See also object.<br />(6) Text that a user enters to identify a revision.<br />(7) A node in a portal that cannot contain any content, but can contain other nodes. Labels are used primarily to group nodes in the navigation tree.<br />(8) An identifier within or attached to a set of data elements.
Industry:Software
(1) Pertaining to a system, device, file, or facility that can be used in the event of a malfunction or loss of data.<br />(2) A tape, diskette, or save file containing saved objects.<br />(3) A copy of a data set or object to be used in case of accidental loss.<br />(4) The process of copying a file, directory, file system, or other data onto a tape, disk, or other media as insurance against data loss or corruption.<br />(5) A copy of a database or table space that can be stored on a different medium and used to restore the database or table space in the event of failure or damage to the original.<br />(6) The process of making a copy of a data file that can be used if the original file is destroyed.
Industry:Software
(1) In Internet communication, the name given to a computer. Sometimes, host name is used to mean the fully qualified domain name; other times, it is used to mean the most specific subname of a fully qualified domain name. For example, if mycomputer.city.company.com is the fully qualified domain name, either of the following host names can be used: mycomputer.city.company.com or mycomputer.<br />(2) The network name for a network adapter on a physical machine in which the node is installed.
Industry:Software
