data encryption | (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes |
buffer buffer storage buffer store | (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device, used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system |
building supply store building supply house | a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures |
chain store | one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise |
clothing store haberdashery haberdashery store mens store | a store where men's clothes are sold |
computer computing machine computing device data processor electronic computer information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
computer store | a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user |
computer system computing system automatic data processing system ADP system ADPS | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage |
confectionery confectionary candy store | a confectioner's shop |
convenience store | a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items, open long hours for the convenience of customers |
country store general store trading post | a retail store serving a sparsely populated region, usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise |
data converter | converter for changing information from one code to another |
data input device input device | a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device |
data multiplexer | a multiplexer that permits two or more data sources to share a common transmission medium |
data system information system | system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization |
department store emporium | a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise, commonly part of a retail chain |
discount house discount store discounter wholesale house | a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price |
florist florist shop flower store | a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold |
grocery store grocery food market market | a marketplace where groceries are sold, the grocery store included a meat market |
hardware store ironmonger ironmonger's shop | a store selling hardware, in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop |
link data link | an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data |
magazine powder store powder magazine | a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored |
memory computer memory storage computer storage store memory board | an electronic memory device, a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached |
mercantile establishment retail store sales outlet outlet | a place of business for retailing goods |
munition ordnance ordnance store | military supplies |
naval tactical data system | a shipboard system for collecting and displaying tactical data |
package store liquor store off-licence | a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere |
push-down storage push-down store stack | a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) |
shoe shop shoe-shop shoe store | a shop where shoes are sold |
shop store | a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services, he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod |
specialty store | a store that sells only one kind of merchandise |
storehouse depot entrepot storage store | a depository for goods, storehouses were built close to the docks |
thriftshop second-hand store | a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices |
track data track | (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data |
data structure | (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer) |
hierarchical structure hierarchical data structure | a structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structure |
data conversion | conversion from one way of encoding data to another way |
datum data point | an item of factual information derived from measurement or research |
storage medium data-storage medium | a medium for storing information |
digital communication data communication | electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers) |
file data file | a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together |
input file input data | (computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program |
format formatting data format data formatting | the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) |
rat cheese store cheese | informal names for American cheddar |
jewelry dealer jewelry store | a firm that sells and buys jewelry |
National Climatic Data Center NCDC | the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data |
data hierarchy | an arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set |
data information | a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn, statistical data |
accounting data | all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement, can be hard copy or machine readable |
raw data | unanalyzed data, data not yet subjected to analysis |