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Data and Telecommunications, terms, concepts and abbreviations.
(19 terms)
TCP
Used in conjunction with the Internet Protocol (IP) to transmit information over the Internet in the form of units.
While IP takes care of handling the actual delivery of the data, TCP takes care of keeping track of the packets that a message is divided into for efficient routing through the Internet. For example, when a web page is downloaded from a web server, the TCP program layer in that server divides the file into packets, numbers the packets, and then forwards them individually to the ... |
Computer Hardware parts, abbreviations and concepts.
(6 terms)
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Graphic Design & prepress terms from desktop publishing to offset printing.
(14 terms)
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Linux/Unix Terms and Commands.
(9 terms)
ls
ls [options] [names]
List the contents of a directory or directories. This is similar to the dos command īdirī frequently abbreviated in many shells to ll for ls -l which lists files with long format. If no [names] then the contents of the current directory are listed. Options -1, --format=single-column Print one entry per line of output. -a List all files, including the normally hidden files whose names begin with a period. -b, --escape Display nonprinting characters in octal an... |
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Photography terms and concepts, including digital and traditional photographic techniques.
(11 terms)
Chromatic-aberration
A lens defect that bends light rays of different colors at different angles and therefore focuses them on different planes.
This is common with low-end digital cameras and small consumer point-and-shoot models. |
Web design termonology, concepts, and abbreviations.
(46 terms)
DRM
A technology that allows content (digital media, music, video etc) owners to determine and control who and how users can view access and/or content such as media files.
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