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 56 of 59: from “unix-like” to “value restriction”.
- unix-like adj Behaving similarly to Unix. Often used to describe systems which do not qualify for use of the Unix trademark.
- Unixoid adj Characteristic or reminiscent of Unix operating systems.
- unkeyed adj Without a key.
- unlimited register machine noun A particular type of theoretical computer, with infinitely many memory cells, called registers, and formal rules to determine the machine's…
- unlink verb To delete (a file).
- unload verb To remove (something previously loaded) from memory.
- unlogged adj Not logged in.
- unmanaged code noun source code that is compiled into native code for execution, rather than executing only under Microsoft's Common Language Runtime.
- unmask verb To enable (an interrupt, etc.) by unsetting or setting the associated bit.
- unmigrate verb To reverse the process of migration; to switch back to an older system.
- unmount verb To reverse a mount operation; to instruct the operating system that the file system should be disassociated from its mount point, making it…
- unpack verb To decompress (data).
- unpacker noun A software program that decompresses code or data.
- unpaged adj Not subject to paging.
- unpark verb To release from the fixed position adopted when not in use.
- unpatched adj For which a patch is not yet available.
- unpin verb To detach (an icon, application, etc.) from the place where it was previously pinned.
- unpiped adj Not redirected by means of a pipe.
- unported adj Not having been ported, or converted to another platform.
- unqualified hostname noun The portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period, and so is sufficient to uniquely identify the computer…
- unquote verb To convert (a quoted expression) back to its original form.
- unreachable code noun Code that can never be reached during program execution because no part of the program calls it or branches to it.
- unread noun An unread email or instant message.
- unreal mode noun A variant of real mode, in which one or more segment descriptors have been loaded with nonstandard values, like 32-bit limits allowing…
- unreserve verb To undo or cancel a reservation.
- unroll verb To replace (a loop in a program) with a repetitive sequence of the individual instructions that the loop would carry out, sometimes used as…
- unrotate verb To undo a rotation.
- unsalted adj Without a cryptographic salt.
- unsaved adj Not saved (stored in a file).
- unscale verb To undo a scaling transform upon.
- unsearchable adj Not capable of being searched; on which one cannot perform a search.
- unselect verb To cancel a previous selection, especially by removing a mark from a tick box.
- unshade verb To restore a window from its shaded (collapsed) state.
- unshadow verb To combine (a password file) with its corresponding "shadow file" in order to facilitate cracking of the passwords.
- unsharp adj Out of focus; blurry.
- unsharpen verb To undo a sharpening operation on (an image).
- unshift verb To add an item to the beginning of an array.
- unsigned adj Not accepting negative numbers; having only a positive value (or zero).
- unsort verb To shuffle a data structure so that it is no longer sorted.
- unspeakable adj That cannot be referenced in source code, due to having no usable name.
- unstage verb To move (a file) out of the staging area (where files are kept in preparation to be committed and deployed).
- unstring verb To split (a text string) into smaller strings by separating on a delimiter.
- unstuff verb To decompress (a compressed archive in the StuffIt format).
- unswitched adj Directly connected without an intervening switch.
- untaint verb To mark (a previously tainted variable) as safe.
- untie verb In the Perl programming language, to undo the process of tying, so that a variable uses default instead of custom functionality.
- untrace verb To remove a trace from.
- untrigger verb To undo the triggering of (a rule or action).
- untrim verb To restore the original shape of (a surface that has been trimmed).
- untunneled adj Not using a tunnel (wrapper for insecure or unsupported protocol).
- unvoiced adj That does not contain voice.
- unwind verb To navigate back through (a call stack) so as to generate a stack trace etc.
- unwrap verb To remove word wrap from.
- unwrite verb To revert to a known state in so that new data can be written.
- unzip verb To restore (compressed data) to its original form, from a zip file.
- unzipper noun A program that extracts files from compressed archives.
- up verb To upload.
- upcall noun A call from a lower-level subsystem, such as a kernel or framework, to a higher-level subsystem, such as user code.
- upcast verb To cast from subtype to supertype.
- upcode noun The behavioral norms which influence how software (or "downcode") is produced.
- update noun An adjustment of parameters in a model, or the rule by which they are adjusted.
- upgrade verb To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name.
- uplift verb To backport.
- upload verb To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet.
- upper camel case noun The practice of writing identifiers by concatenating multiple component words, each of which is capitalized.
- upsert verb To insert rows into a database table if they do not already exist, or update them if they do.
- upstream adj In the direction from the client to the server.
- uptime noun The period of time a computer has functioned since last requiring a reboot.
- uptree adj Higher in a tree data structure.
- upvalue noun A free variable that has been bound (closed over) with a closure.
- URL injection noun A type of code injection attack that involves adding malicious characters to data values in the argument values of a URL.
- USB noun A USB flash drive.
- USB adapter noun Any of various network or communications controllers that plug into a USB port of a personal computer.
- USB key noun A USB drive used to identify and authenticate a user.
- USB token noun A hardware device serving as a user identity credential that one can connect to a standard computer interface such as a USB jack; often…
- USB Type B noun A type of USB connection with a squarish plug and socket, typically used to connect a printer or scanner to a computer.
- use case noun A potential scenario in which a system receives an external request (such as user input) and responds to it.
- user noun A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.
- user account noun A collection of information and settings associated with a specific user within a computer system or online service.
- user control noun A control created by a developer, usually by combining other controls, often intended for use in a specific application.
- user experience noun The desired, expected, or actual experience of a user interacting with a product, especially as it relates to the design of the product's…
- user group noun A set of users grouped together on a system for administrative purposes.
- user ID noun A a number used to uniquely identify an individual user on a computer system.
- user time noun The time required for a user to perform a task using a computer, excluding the time when the computer is busy processing.
- user-defined function noun A program or subroutine, provided by the user rather than being built into the system, that may return a value and may take input…
- user-defined graphic noun A graphic symbol defined by the user, replacing one of the text characters in the computer's character set.
- user-friendly adj Designed to be easy for an untrained user to use, with intuitive ordering of steps, consistent and logical placement of controls, etc.
- userland noun A conceptual space outside the kernel in which a user's applications can run without the risk of damage to the operating system.
- usermode noun A level of privilege on a system allowing users to run programs etc. safely without full access to the operating system.
- userspace noun The area of memory used for a user's applications, etc., as opposed to that reserved for the operating system kernel.
- Utah teapot noun A three-dimensional mathematical model of a teapot, often used as a reference object to test or assess a rendering technique.
- util noun A utility.
- utility noun A software program other than a game; one that is useful or creative rather than merely entertaining.
- utility computing noun A form of computing in which the computer resources are consumed like a traditional utility (water, electricity, gas).
- utility function noun A mathematical function that assigns a real number to every element of the outcome space in a way that captures the agent's preferences…
- utility program noun Any of a large range of software, often included with the operating system, that runs specific tasks associated with the computer or its…
- UV noun The axes of a two-dimensional texture, as opposed to those (X, Y, Z) of the three-dimensional model to which it is applied.
- vaccine noun A software program which protects computers against, or detects and neutralizes, computer viruses and other types of malware; an antivirus.
- vacuum verb To optimise a database or database table by physically removing deleted tuples.
- value restriction noun In a functional language, inference of a polymorphic type only for syntactic values (values that can be evaluated at compile time) to…