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 41 of 59: from “proxy pattern” to “quorum”.
- proxy pattern noun A structural design pattern that is implemented as a class functioning as an interface for a network connection, a large object in memory…
- proxy server noun A hardware server that acts as an intermediary between a user and another server, usually on the Internet.
- prune verb To remove unnecessary branches from a tree data structure.
- pruning noun A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.
- PS3 noun PostScript level 3
- pseudo-English noun A structured artificial language that uses English words in order to be more user friendly for English speakers.
- pseudo-localization noun The practice of using fake localization strings during development, intended to test the software's capability of handling multilingual…
- pseudo-polynomial time noun A time algorithm whose running time is a polynomial in the numeric value of the input, but not necessarily in the length of the input.
- pseudoalgorithm noun A description of a process that resembles, but is not in fact, an algorithm, as for example by being written in vague pseudocode.
- pseudoaligner noun A tool that rapidly assigns sequencing reads to transcripts (or genes) without performing base-by-base alignment.
- pseudocode noun A description of a computer programming algorithm that uses the structural conventions of programming languages but omits detailed…
- pseudocolouring noun The assignment of arbitrary colours to the grey levels of a monochrome image; used especially in thermography
- pseudoconsciousness noun A state or condition that is not consciousness but seemingly or nearly approaches it or simulates it.
- pseudodevice noun An entry in a file system that acts like a physical device without having the corresponding hardware.
- pseudodirectory noun A virtual directory entry that does not represent a directory on the underlying file system on disk, instead being automatically generated…
- pseudoelement noun An object in code that behaves like an HTML element but is not a true element.
- pseudofile noun A file that does not represent a file on the underlying file system on disk, but instead is automatically generated to represent some other…
- pseudographical adj Having the appearance of graphics, though actually text-based.
- pseudohandle noun A special value that can be treated as a handle (e.g. to identify a process) but is not a true handle.
- pseudoinstruction noun A command that resembles, but is not in fact, a machine instruction, such as a special directive or a command that is mapped to a sequence…
- pseudolanguage noun A means of describing an algorithm in human terms, without the use of a true programming language.
- pseudolocalization noun The testing of software for internationalization compliance using modified versions of the original text (with the use of foreign script…
- pseudomonad noun A weak generalization of a monad on a Gray-category or 2-category (or more generally a weak 2-category) 𝒞 consists of a 2-functor (in…
- pseudonymization noun The replacement of all data (in a database etc) that identifies a person with an artificial identifier or pseudonym.
- pseudonymize verb To depersonalize or anonymize (data); a procedure by which the most identifying fields within a data record are replaced by one or more…
- pseudonymous adj Pertaining to pseudonymization.
- pseudonymously adv Pertaining to pseudonymization.
- pseudostate noun An entity that resembles, but is not in fact, a state in a state machine or similar.
- pseudostatement noun A construct resembling a statement that is not a true statement.
- pseudoterminal noun A pair of pseudodevices that can communicate with each other without the hardware that a true device would require.
- pseudotype noun Something resembling, or having certain characteristics of, a data type.
- pseudovalue noun Something that resembles a value but is not a true value or does not really belong to the set of data being studied.
- public key certificate noun A certificate that uses a digital signature to bind together a public key with an identity — used to verify that a public key belongs to a…
- publish verb To make (information such as an event) available to components that wish to be notified (subscribers).
- publisher noun A system or component that allows other components (subscribers) to receive notifications of something, such as an event.
- puck noun A pointing device with a crosshair.
- puffer noun A finite pattern that moves like a spaceship but leaves a trail of debris.
- pull verb To retrieve source code or other material from a source control repository.
- pull down noun A dynamic menu; a list of options in a computer application which appears below a heading when it is selected, and remains only as long as…
- pull request noun A request to a repository maintainer to pull in and merge a proposed source code or other change.
- pullback noun The limit of a cospan: a Cartesian square or “pullback square”.
- pump verb To pass (messages) into a program so that it can obey them.
- pumping lemma noun A lemma which states that for a language to be a member of a language class any sufficiently long string in the language contains a section…
- pumpking noun A Perl user working on shared source code who has been temporarily designated as the only person who is allowed to make changes.
- punch card noun Such a card, the size of a US dollar bill and having 80 columns of 12 rows, used in early mainframe computers.
- punch out verb To extract data from a computer by the use of a keyboard.
- punched tape noun Synonym of paper tape (“an early sequential digital storage medium originally used with teletype machines, consisting of a long roll of…
- pup noun Acronym of potentially unwanted program, software that most computer users do not want on their computers, such as adware.
- puppetize verb To configure (a system) using the Puppet software configuration management tool.
- pure adj Having no side effects.
- push noun The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
- push time noun The time when a remote server sends an unsolicited update.
- push-scrolling noun A form of scrolling that is triggered whenever the user's text cursor, player character, etc. approaches the border of the screen, so as to…
- pushalong noun A pattern that attaches to the front of a spaceship, moving along with it.
- pushdown adj Describing a stack in which items are removed in a LIFO manner from the end at which they were added.
- pushdown automaton noun An automaton with finitely many states that can also use one unbounded stack of memory; the automaton may only push, pop, or read the top…
- pushout noun The colimit of a pair of morphisms which share the same domain.
- pwd noun Abbreviation of password.
- pyramid of doom noun The presence of many levels of nested indentation in source code, making it difficult for a person to read.
- Pythonesque adj Typical of, or suited to, the Python programming language.
- pythonic adj Using the idioms of the Python programming language.
- pythonist noun A programmer who uses the Python programming language.
- Q-learning noun A model-free reinforcement learning algorithm to learn a policy telling an agent what action to take under what circumstances.
- quad noun A quadrilateral.
- quadball noun A rounded cube used to approximate a sphere.
- quadlet noun A word consisting of four bytes.
- quadratic time noun A time algorithm in which given an input of size n, the number of steps required to complete a task is the square of n.
- quadravigesimal noun A number system with base twenty-four, using the digits 0–9 and A–N (or Greek α-ω without numerals).
- quadruple-click noun The action of pushing the button on a mouse four times in quick succession.
- quadword noun A numerical value of four times the magnitude of a word, typically used in the same contexts as the fossilized 16-bit sense of "word" and…
- quaject noun An object-like data structure containing both data and code (or pointers to code), typically used as an abstraction to manage…
- qualifier noun A marker that qualifies or modifies another code element.
- quality of life noun Features or improvements designed to make software easier to use without changing the main functionality.
- quantifier noun A symbol or symbols in a regular expression indicating the number of characters to be matched.
- quantization noun The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values
- quantum adj Relating to a quantum computer.
- quantum bogosort noun A hypothetical sorting algorithm which generates a random permutation of its input (like in bogosort) using a quantum source of entropy…
- quantum computing noun The use of quantum mechanical phenomena to transcend classical time complexity limitations in computing.
- quarantine noun An isolation of one program, drive, computer, etc. from the rest of a computer network to limit the damage from a bug, computer virus, etc.
- quark noun An integer that uniquely identifies a text string.
- quasilinear adj Linearithmic.
- quasimode noun A mode that remains activated only through some constant action on the part of the user, such as holding down a certain key on the keyboard.
- quasiquote verb To enclose (a text fragment within source code) in a special markup that allows it to be separately parsed to yield a computed output value.
- quebibyte noun Strictly, 2¹⁰⁰ (1024¹⁰, 1,267,650,600,228,229,401,496,703,205,376) bytes or 2¹⁰ (1024) robibytes, as opposed to a quettabyte.
- query noun A set of instructions passed to a database.
- query language noun Any of several generalized computer languages in which users may extract data from selected records in a database.
- query processing noun Processing of a specific set of instructions for extracting particular data.
- queue noun A data structure in which objects are added to one end, called the tail, and removed from the other, called the head (in the case of a FIFO…
- queue up verb To enqueue (something): to add (it) to a queue.
- queuer noun A process, etc. that places data items on a queue.
- queuing noun The act of placing something in a queue.
- quiche-eater noun In computer programming circles, a person far removed from practice and concerned only with academic matters, unwilling to "get their hands…
- quicksort noun A sorting algorithm that operates by recursively partitioning the items to be sorted into two sets.
- quiesce verb To pause or reduce the activity of (a device or application), for example to prepare it for backups or other maintenance.
- quiesce time noun The amount of time required to render a computer system inactive, or the amount of time between periods of inactivity.
- quiet adj Requiring little or no interaction.
- quine noun A program that produces its own source code as output.
- quintuple-click noun The action of pushing the button on a mouse five times in quick succession.
- quit verb To close (an application).
- quorum noun The minimum number of votes that a distributed transaction has to obtain in order to be allowed to perform an operation in a distributed…