| access | the act of approaching or entering, he gained access to the building |
| data encryption | (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes |
| port-access coronary bypass surgery | heart surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed by the use of small instruments and tiny cameras threaded through small incisions while the heart is stopped and blood is pumped through a heart-lung machine |
| information gathering | the act of collecting information |
information warfare
IW | the use of information or information technology during a time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries, not everyone agrees that information warfare is limited to the realm of traditional warfare |
access
approach | a way of entering or leaving, he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge |
| access memory access | (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information |
access road
slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
computer
computing machine
computing device
data processor
electronic computer
information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
computer system
computing system
automatic data processing system
ADP system
ADPS | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage |
| 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 |
| disk access | memory access to the computer disk on which information is stored |
doorway
door room access
threshold | the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building, the space that a door can close, he stuck his head in the doorway |
hand-held computer
hand-held microcomputer | a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket |
| link data link | an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data |
| naval tactical data system | a shipboard system for collecting and displaying tactical data |
random-access memory
random access memory
random memory
RAM read
write memory | the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on, an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible |
| superhighway information superhighway | an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form |
| 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 |
information
selective information
entropy | (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome, the signal contained thousands of bits of information |
| access | the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership) |
entree
access
accession
admission
admittance | the right to enter |
| 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 |
| information | knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction |
datum
data point | an item of factual information derived from measurement or research |
| information theory | (computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing |
information technology
IT | the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information |
information science
informatics
information processing
IP | the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information |
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) |
access
access code | a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.) |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASCII | (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies, a string of binary digits represents each character, used in most microcomputers |
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 |
| information return | a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liability |
electronic database
on-line database
computer database
electronic information service | (computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers |
information
info | a message received and understood |
details
inside information | true confidential information, after the trial he gave us the real details |
format
formatting
data format
data formatting | the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) |
| intelligence intelligence information | secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy), we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage |
tip
lead steer
confidential information
wind
hint | an indication of potential opportunity, he got a tip on the stock market, a good lead for a job |
| insider information | important information about the plans or condition of a corporation that has not been released to the public, use for personal profit is illegal |
| information bulletin | a bulletin containing the latest information |
| information | formal accusation of a crime |
National Climatic Data Center
NCDC | the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data |