| program trading | a trading technique involving large blocks of stock with trades triggered by computer programs |
program
programme | a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation, the program lasted more than two hours |
| data encryption | (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes |
pilot project
pilot program | activity planned as a test or trial, they funded a pilot project in six states |
| work-study program | an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study |
water development
water project
water program | making an area of water more useful |
central processing unit
CPU
C.P.U.
central processor
processor
mainframe | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing, the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
algorithm
algorithmic rule
algorithmic program | a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem |
heuristic
heuristic rule
heuristic program | a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem |
audit program
audit programme | a listing of audit procedures to be performed in completing an audit |
plan
program
programme | a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished, they drew up a six-step plan, they discussed plans for a new bond issue |
| program programme | a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need, he proposed an elaborate program of public works, working mothers rely on the day care program |
| Apollo program | a program of space flights undertaken by US to land a man on the Moon, the first lunar landing was achieved by the Apollo program on July , |
| Gemini program | a program of space flights undertaken by US in and , under the Gemini program each crew had two astronauts |
| Mercury program | a program of rocket-powered flights undertaken by US between and with the goal of putting a man in orbit around the earth, under the Mercury program each flight had one astronaut |
defense program
defense policy
defence program
defence policy | a program for defending a country against its enemies |
| educational program | a program for providing education |
| rehabilitation program | a program for restoring someone to good health |
| space program | a technological program intended to explore outer space |
Superfund program
Superfund | the federal government's program to locate and investigate and clean up the worst uncontrolled and abandoned toxic waste sites nationwide, administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, some have intimated that the Superfund's money may have turned into a political slush fund |
| vocational rehabilitation program | a program of rehabilitation through job training with an eye to gainful employment |
tax program
tax policy | a program for setting taxes |
| academic program | (education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education) |
| training program | a program designed for training in specific skills |
| preemployment training program | a training program to prepare you for employment |
| vocational program | a program of vocational education |
| works program | a program to provide jobs on public works paid for by government funds |
pension plan
pension account
retirement plan
retirement savings plan
retirement savings account
retirement account
retirement program | a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement |
information science
informatics
information processing
IP | the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information |
natural language processing
NLP
human language technology | the branch of information science that deals with natural language 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) |
platform
political platform
political program
program | a document stating the aims and principles of a political party, their candidate simply ignored the party platform, they won the election even though they offered no positive program |
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 |
software
software program
computer software
software system
software package
package | (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read
write memory, the market for software is expected to expand |
program programme computer program
computer programme | (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute, the program required several hundred lines of code |