| access | the act of approaching or entering, he gained access to the building |
computer game
video game | a game played against a computer |
| 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 |
programming
programing
computer programming
computer programing | creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something |
| computer technology | the activity of designing and constructing and programming computers |
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 |
analog computer
analogue computer | a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages) |
backup
computer backup | (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device, he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased |
| briefcase computer | a portable computer housed in a box that resembles a briefcase |
computer
computing machine
computing device
data processor
electronic computer
information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
| computer accessory | an accessory for a computer, when you add in all the computer accessories you are going to need the computer gets pretty expensive |
| computer circuit | a circuit that is part of a computer |
| computer graphics | the pictorial representation and manipulation of data by a computer |
computer keyboard
keypad | a keyboard that is a data input device for computers, arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard |
| computer monitor | a device that displays signals on a computer screen |
| computer network | (computer science) a network of computers |
computer screen
computer display | a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user |
| 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 |
| desktop computer | a personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace |
| digital computer | a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits |
| 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 |
graphic
computer graphic | an image that is generated by a computer |
hand-held computer
hand-held microcomputer | a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket |
| hardware computer hardware | (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system |
| home computer | a computer intended for use in the home |
laptop
laptop computer | a portable computer small enough to use in your lap |
| mainframe mainframe computer | a large digital computer serving - users and occupying a special aironditioned room |
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 |
mouse
computer mouse | a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad, on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad, a mouse takes much more room than a trackball |
notebook
notebook computer | a small compact portable computer |
peripheral
computer peripheral
peripheral device | (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer, disk drives and printers are important peripherals |
personal computer
PC
microcomputer | a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time |
| portable computer | a personal computer that can easily be carried by hand |
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 |
small computer system interface
SCSI | interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers |
computer architecture
architecture | (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software, the architecture of a computer's system software |
complex instruction set computing
complex instruction set computer
CISC | (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip |
reduced instruction set computing
reduced instruction set computer
RISC | (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform |
| 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 |
simulation
computer simulation | (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program, a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated |
computer science
computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
filename
file name
computer filename
computer file name | (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files, may contain an extension that indicates the type of file |
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.) |
| code computer code | (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions |
address computer address
reference | (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored |