Glossary - Computing

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

codec

color depth

color gamut

color management

color profile

color space

command prompt window

common groups

communication port

communication settings

community name

compatibility mode

Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS)

Compression Control Protocol (CCP)

computer account

computer administrator

Computer Browser service

Computer Management

computer quota

connect

connected, authenticating user

connected, user authenticated

connector application

connector queue

console tree

constant bit rate (CBR)

container object

Contiguous chunks of storage on a disk.

convergence

Cookie

copy backup

count limit

CPU Time

CPU Usage

crash consistency

CRC errors

credentials

CRL distribution point

cross-reference object

CryptoAPI

cryptographic service provider (CSP)

cryptography

custom file type

daily backup

Data Communications Equipment (DCE)

Data Link Control (DLC)

data packet

Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)

datagram

data-overrun error

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