Glossary - Computing

A list of computing jargon (sorry about that!) that could have been used on some of pages on this site:

OLE

on-disk catalog

one-way trust

online

on-media catalog

Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model

OpenType fonts

operations master

operator

organizational unit

orphan

orphan file

OS/2

owner

owner category

P2P

package

Packet

packet

packet header

packet switching

PAD (packet assembler/disassembler)

page

page fault

Page Faults Delta

paged pool

page-description language (PDL)

paging file

Panose

paper source

parallel port

Parasitic Virus

parent domain

parent object

parity

parity bit

partition

partition boot sector

password

Password

Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)

paused

PC Card

PCI expansion slot

PDC emulator master

Peak Memory Usage

pending

Per Seat Licensing

Per Server Licensing

performance alert

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