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 49 of 59: from “spamblock” to “step and repeat”.
- spamblock noun Text inserted into an email address in order to make it invalid, though still readable to a human being. For example, in…
- spammer noun Someone who sends spam.
- span noun The time required to execute a parallel algorithm on an infinite number of processors, i.e. the shortest distance across a directed acyclic…
- spark noun A small collection of cells which briefly appears at the edge of a larger pattern before dying off.
- sparse table noun A data structure that can answer range maximum or range minimum queries on an immutable list of values in constant time, and other range…
- spawner noun A program which spawns objects or processes as needed
- speccy noun A Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer.
- special case verb To treat something as a special case; to handle in an explicitly different way.
- speculate verb To anticipate which branch of code will be chosen and execute it in advance.
- speculation noun The process of anticipating which branch of code will be chosen and executing it in advance.
- speech recognition noun The function of a front-end software system which processes input in the form of spoken language into a sequence of phonemes or characters…
- speed loader noun A software technique for loading programs (e.g. from cassette tape) more quickly than normally possible.
- speed of light noun A rate of travel of a signal equal to one cell per generation, the fastest possible speed in the Moore and von Neumann neighborhoods.
- speedup noun The relationship between time taken and number of processors used.
- speller noun A spell checker.
- spherize verb To cause to appear as if on the surface of a sphere.
- spice noun An additional input parameter used as a secondary, non-secret key in the Hasty Pudding cipher.
- spike noun A small project that uses the simplest possible program to explore potential solutions.
- spin verb To wait in a loop until some condition becomes true.
- spin down verb To reduce its spinning speed from that required for reading and writing.
- spin up verb To reach a sufficient spinning speed for reads and writes to take place.
- spindle noun A plastic container for packaging optical discs such as CDs or DVDs, having a central column that passes through the central holes in the…
- spinlock noun A lock which causes a thread trying to acquire it simply to wait in a loop ("spin") while repeatedly checking if the lock is available.
- spinner noun An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.
- spinup noun The process of a disk drive spinning up.
- splash noun A splash screen.
- splash screen noun An initial screen displayed by an application, usually containing a logo, version information, and a copyright notice.
- splat verb To combine different textures by applying an alpha channel map to the higher levels, revealing the layers underneath where the map is…
- splatting noun A method for combining different textures by applying an alpha channel map to the higher levels, revealing the layers underneath where the…
- splay verb To rearrange (a splay tree) so that a desired element is placed at the root.
- splay tree noun A self-balancing binary search tree with the additional property that recently accessed elements are quick to access again.
- splice verb To add, remove and/or replace several array/data elements in one operation.
- spline verb To smooth (a curve or surface) by means of a spline.
- split horizon noun A method of preventing routing loops in distance-vector routing protocols by prohibiting a router from advertising a route back onto the…
- split key noun A key value used to identify where to split the children of a parent node in a B-tree or similar data structure.
- splitter noun A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
- sponge construction noun A repetitive construction of a hash function with a variable-length input and an arbitrary-length output based on a fixed-length…
- spoof noun A cyberattack involving deception via impersonated identities; a digital asset used in such an attack.
- spoofer noun A computer program that falsifies something.
- spoofing noun Falsifying one's identity or other identifying information (e.g. location) by technical means to deceive or gain access.
- spool verb To send files to a device or a program (a spooler or a daemon that puts them in a queue for processing at a later time).
- spooler noun A program or process that spools (places data in a queue to be accessed later).
- sporge verb To engage in sporgery; to post a flood of articles to a Usenet newsgroup, the article headers having been falsified so as to make the…
- spray verb To allocate blocks of memory from (a heap, etc.), and fill them with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain…
- spreader noun A member of a cracking group who distributes warez.
- spreadsheet noun A computer application for organization, analysis, and storage of data in tabular form.
- spring-loaded mode noun A type of mode in a user interface that is kept in place only through some constant action on the part of the user.
- sprint noun In Agile software development, a period of development of a fixed time that is preceded and followed by meetings.
- sprite noun A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
- spriting noun The development of sprites (computer graphics), especially humanoid characters.
- spryte noun Alternative spelling of sprite (small image representing an entity in a video game)
- sputnik noun The currency sign ¤.
- square noun A pattern to be matched that consists of a subpattern repeated, such as "papa" or "wikiwiki".
- square root decomposition noun A technique that can reduce the runtime of an algorithm by a factor of √ (where n is the size of the input) by dividing the input into √…
- squawk verb To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.
- squiggly noun A wavy underline used to indicate an error in text or source code.
- SS noun Initialism of screenshot.
- ssh verb To use ssh to connect to a remote computer.
- stable adj Of software: established to be relatively free of bugs, as opposed to a beta version.
- stable marriage problem noun The problem of finding a stable matching between two equal-sized sets of elements, given an ordering of preferences for each element.
- stack noun A linear data structure in which items inserted are removed in reverse order (the last item inserted is the first one to be removed).
- stack machine noun A real or emulated computer that uses a pushdown stack rather than individual machine registers to evaluate each subexpression in a program.
- stackable noun A network switch that can be set up to operate with other network switches.
- stackful adj Using a stack (last-in-first-out data structure).
- staging noun An environment for testing that exactly resembles a production environment.
- stale adj Of data: out of date; not synchronized with the newest copy.
- stale read noun A read operation that fetches an incorrect value from a source that has not synchronised an update operation to the value.
- standard error noun Alternative form of stderr.
- stanza noun An XML element which acts as basic unit of meaning in XMPP.
- star noun A network topology with multiple computers individually merging to one central switch, thus free of risk of collisions. A single point of…
- star height noun A measure of the structural complexity of a regular expression, equal to the maximum nesting depth of stars in the expression.
- star schema noun A denormalized database schema consisting of one or more fact tables referencing any number of dimension tables.
- Start menu noun A menu in some operating systems that is launched by pressing an on-screen button and provides a central launching point for applications…
- startup noun The act or process of starting a process or machine.
- startup time noun The boot time of a system in addition to the amount of time required for the operating system to load and initialize all its services and…
- startword noun A string of letters that identifies the beginning of a valid sequence in a specified language.
- starvation noun A state where a process is perpetually denied necessary resources to process its work.
- state noun The stable condition of a processor during a particular clock cycle.
- state machine noun Ellipsis of finite-state machine.
- state pattern noun A behavioural design pattern similar to the strategy pattern that is used to represent the state of an object.
- state space noun A (mathematical) space of all possible states of a system or process.
- statechart noun Any of several UML state machines.
- stateful adj That supports different states, reacting to the same input differently depending on the current state.
- stateless adj Of a system or protocol, such that it does not keep a persistent state between transactions.
- statement noun An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.
- static adj Computed, created, or allocated before the program starts running, as opposed to at runtime.
- static typing noun A system in which typechecking is performed during compilation and not at run time, opposed to dynamic typing.
- statically scoped adj Of an identifier: having its scope limited to the block of source code text declares or defines the identifier.
- station noun A device communicating over a network; a host.
- statistical semantics noun The study of estimation of the meanings of words by looking at patterns of words in huge collections of texts, using statistical methods.
- status bar noun A narrow horizontal information area for text and icons, typically found at the bottom of windows in a graphical user interface.
- status line noun A line of information on a computer screen that shows the current state of an application, window, or computer.
- std noun Standard library.
- steal noun A policy in database systems that a database follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage before its commit…
- stealth verb To conceal or infiltrate through the use of stealth.
- steganography noun The use of small computer files to communicate secret information.
- stego adj Steganographic; relating to or hidden using steganography.
- stencil buffer noun A per-pixel buffer in graphics hardware, used to limit the area of rendering and to produce various other effects.
- step noun A constant difference between consecutive values in a series.
- step and repeat noun A kind of design, typically for banners or backdrops, consisting of logos or images at fixed offsets.