This page gathers the 5,883 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Computing”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 23 of 59: from “grooming” to “help”.
- grooming noun In agile software development, the reviewing and prioritization of items in the development backlog.
- Grothendieck topology noun A structure on a category which makes the category's objects act like the open sets of a topological space.
- Grothendieck universe noun A kind of universal set whose elements follow the rules of Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory, and for which, with respect to an arbitrary set, an…
- ground truthing noun In machine learning, the process of gathering objective (provable) data in order to test the system.
- group noun A number of users with the same rights with respect to accession, modification, and execution of files, computers and peripherals.
- group box noun A rectangular control that can contain other controls, intended for grouping similar items visually.
- group functor noun A group object that is an object in a category of functors; a functor with certain properties that generalise the concept of group.
- group object noun Given a category C, any object X ∈ C on which morphisms are defined corresponding to the group theoretic concepts of a binary operation…
- group scheme noun A group object that is an object in a category of schemes; a scheme that has certain properties that generalise the concept of group.
- groupoid noun A set with a partial binary operation that is associative and has identities and inverses.
- growl verb To send a user a message via the Growl software library.
- gskew noun A form of branch predictor that implements multiple prediction mechanisms with different indexing functions.
- guard noun A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
- guard band noun A virtual area of the screen, bordering the real screen, to which any rendering is ignored, used to simplify clipping.
- guest noun A user given temporary access to a system despite not having an account of their own.
- guiltware noun Software that attempts to convince the user to fulfil some obligation (such as registration or donation to a charity) by eliciting feelings…
- gulp noun An unspecified small number of bytes, often two.
- gun noun A pattern that "fires" out other patterns.
- gweep verb To work on a minicomputer late at night.
- hack verb To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to…
- hack up verb To quickly and simply create (a piece of code).
- hackable adj That can be hacked or broken into; insecure, vulnerable.
- hackathon noun An event where programmers and others meet for collaborative software development, usually over several days.
- hackee noun The victim of a hacking attack; one whose computer system has been compromised.
- hacker noun One who is expert at programming and solving problems with a computer.
- hackerish adj Resembling or characteristic of a hacker (malicious user who breaks into computer systems).
- hackery noun The use of hacks (ingenious but inelegant techniques).
- hacking noun Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.
- hacking run noun A hacking session extended long outside normal working times, especially one longer than 12 hours; sometimes an all-nighter.
- Hackintosh noun A computer other than a Macintosh that has been configured to run the Macintosh operating system (OS X or macOS).
- hackish adj Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
- hacky adj Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
- Hadamard transform noun A generalized Fourier transform that performs an orthogonal, symmetric, involutive, linear operation on 2ᵐ real numbers (or complex…
- hal noun A homicidal computer, an artificial intelligence that acts similarly to the HAL 9000 featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- halant noun A character which binds consonants into a conjunct or some other form of visual combination which is prototypically a visual indication…
- halfwidth adj Of a text character, occupying the space of half of a fullwidth character, or one "normal" text column.
- halting problem noun The problem of deciding in finite time whether a given program will finish running in finite time, when given a certain finite input.
- hamburger noun Ellipsis of hamburger button.
- hammer verb To make high demands on (a system or service).
- Hamming distance noun Given two strings of equal length, the number of positions at which the corresponding symbols differ; it therefore indicates the minimum…
- hand off noun The transfer of control to another subsystem.
- hand-code verb To develop (software, web pages, etc.) by writing source code or markup directly, without the use of tools allowing higher-level…
- hand-held noun A personal digital assistant or video game console that is small enough to be held in the hands.
- handle noun A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
- handler noun A subroutine that handles a particular situation such as an event or exception.
- handshake noun An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization.
- handshaking noun A step in a protocol in which information is exchanged between computing processor devices; often as part of the initiation process for…
- hang verb To stop responding to manual input devices such as the keyboard and mouse.
- Hann function noun A discrete window function, w(n)=1/2;(1- cos ((2πn)/(N-1))), typically used to select a subset of a series of samples in order to perform a…
- haptic adj Of or relating to haptics (“the study of user interfaces that use the sense of touch”).
- haptic interface noun A user interface that allows a user to receive tactile feedback through the movement of a limb or the head.
- haptics noun The study of user interfaces that use the sense of touch.
- hard code verb To build absolute and unchangeable values into a program such that they can only be changed by modifying the source code.
- hard disk noun One of a series of parallel magnetic recording disks in a drive unit, used for the recording and retrieval of digital information; used…
- hard drive noun An electromechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid, rapidly…
- hard error noun A type of error which persists even after power-cycling the equipment; associated with permanent physical damage to the equipment's…
- hard real-time adj Being or relating to a system in which no latency is tolerated, one that has absolute deadlines, and if those allotted time spans are…
- hard reset noun The reinitialization of the core hardware components of a computer system, ending any software processes and restarting the operating…
- hard return noun The type of newline that represents the semantic concept of a paragraph break (as opposed to the type that represents merely a line break…
- hard sectoring noun The use of a physical mark or hole to reference sector locations within a magnetic or optical recording medium.
- hard-wire verb To implement a feature in hardware rather than in software so that it cannot easily be changed.
- harden verb To modify (a website or other system) to make it resistant to malicious attacks.
- hardened adj Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified.
- hardsub verb To transcribe or overlay hardsubs (onto a video).
- hardware noun The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc.
- hardware acceleration noun Usage of dedicated hardware to perform a task, rather than relying on equivalent software, as it will be more performant.
- hardware node noun A physical device that is connected to a network and is able to send, receive, or forward information.
- hardwired adj Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example).
- harness noun A software framework.
- hart noun In the RISC-V instruction set architecture, a hardware thread.
- Harvard architecture noun A computer architecture in which program instructions and data are stored on separate memories and accessed via separate buses.
- harvester noun A program or algorithm that gathers data from a source.
- has-a noun The relationship between a class and any member of that class in object-oriented computer programming.
- hash verb To transform according to a hash function.
- hash buster noun A program or algorithm that randomly adds characters to data in order to change its hash sum, typically to get around spam filters.
- hash function noun An algorithm that generates a numeric, or fixed-size character output from a variable-sized piece of text or other data; used in database…
- hash table noun An associative array implemented as a vector, the indexes into which are the result of applying a hash function to the key.
- hash tree noun A tree (data structure) in which every non-leaf node is labelled with the hash of the labels of its children.
- hashing noun The computation of a hash value.
- hashlike adj Resembling or characteristic of the output from a hash function.
- hashrate noun The number of proof of work hashes that a mining computer can make in a given period of time, usually a second.
- hat noun The caret symbol ^.
- hawk noun An uncooperative or purely selfish participant in an exchange or game, especially when untrusting, acquisitive or treacherous. Refers…
- hax noun Hacks, hacking.
- haystack noun The text string within which another string is searched for. (see: needle in a haystack)
- hazard noun A problem with the instruction pipeline in CPU microarchitectures when the next instruction cannot execute in the following clock cycle…
- head noun The part of a disk drive responsible for reading and writing data.
- head crash noun A collision of the head of a hard drive with the platter, resulting in permanent damage to the hard drive.
- header noun The first part of a file or record that describes its contents.
- header file noun A file, usually in the form of source code, that is automatically included in another source file by the compiler.
- headless adj Running without a graphical user interface; running without any attached output device (e.g., monitor) or input device (e.g., keyboard…
- headshell noun A component of a Sun server, used to connect a console between two Sun machines. It is made up of a DB-25 male connector with a normal…
- headtracking noun A technique that tracks the movements of the user's head and adjusts the view of a three-dimensional model accordingly, allowing them to…
- health informatics noun Informatics as applied to health and health care: the application of information science and information technology to health (that is, to…
- heap noun A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.
- heapsort noun A sorting algorithm based on the heap data structure.
- heartbeat noun A periodic signal generated by hardware or software to indicate normal operation or to synchronize other parts of a system.
- hectogon noun An individual processor in some parallel processing systems.
- heightmap noun A two-dimensional raster image used to store surface elevations that can later be applied to a three-dimensional object.
- help noun Documentation provided with computer software that could be accessed using the computer.