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 57 of 59: from “value type” to “wardialer”.
- value type noun A data type that represents a value directly, rather than a pointer or reference to something else.
- valueness noun The quality of being a value or a value type.
- van Emde Boas tree noun A tree data structure that implements an associative array with keys of up to m bits. It can perform all operations in a time proportional…
- vanilla adj Standard, plain, default, unmodified, basic.
- vaporware noun An advertised product, often computer software, whose launch has not happened yet and might not ever happen.
- var noun Abbreviation of variable.
- varchar noun A text field of indeterminate length in a database, as opposed to the traditional fixed-length field.
- variable noun A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
- variadic adj Taking a variable number of arguments; especially, taking arbitrarily many arguments.
- variance noun Covariance and contravariance generally.
- variant noun A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
- varying noun A kind of variable, used by a fragment shader, that interpolates values across a primitive, so as to produce gradient effects etc.
- vault noun An encrypted digital archive.
- vaultable adj Able to be stored in a vault.
- VAXocentrism noun The incorrect assumption that certain behaviours and memory storage conventions of the VAX (a computer system of the 1970s) are applicable…
- vector verb To redirect to a vector, or code entry point.
- vector clock noun An array of logical clocks used to determine the partial order of events in a distributed system and detect causality violations.
- vector graphics noun Geometrical primitives based upon mathematical equations to represent images in computer graphics, contrasted with raster graphics.
- vector image noun An image file where the image’s elements (such as lines, circles and subimages) are stored as individual objects, as opposed to a raster or…
- vectorize verb To convert an image into a vector graphics format.
- vee noun A unit of vertical spacing, typically corresponding to the height of an ordinary line of text.
- vend verb To provide or export functionality, especially from an API.
- vendor verb To bundle third-party dependencies with the source code for one's own program.
- verb noun A named command that performs a specific operation on an object.
- verbose adj Producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes.
- verifier noun A device used to verify that a punched card had been punched correctly.
- Verlet list noun A data structure in molecular dynamics simulations that can efficiently maintain a list of all particles within a given cut-off distance of…
- version verb To keep track of (a file, document, etc.) in a versioning system.
- version control noun A system responsible for managing modifications and additions to digital works, giving each revision a time-stamp and showing its…
- versionitis noun A situation in which there are many different (and possibly incompatible) versions of the same software, file or document.
- vert noun Vertex.
- vertex noun A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.
- vertical alignment noun A style of liquid crystal display (LCD) that is naturally stored in an upright vertical position, producing a black image until an…
- vertical mouse noun A computer mouse that stands upright, with buttons on the side, designed to reduce strain on the user's wrist.
- very-large-scale adj Of a system, containing hundreds of thousands of transistors on a single integrated circuit.
- vibe verb To vibe code.
- vibe coder noun Someone who generates source code by repeatedly prompting a large language model, and has a very limited awareness of how the code actually…
- vibe coding noun A method of programming in which a developer generates code by repeatedly prompting a large language model.
- video card noun A piece of hardware installed into a personal computer to allow it to send video signals to an external output device such as a monitor or…
- video shifter noun A device in a computer that takes video data from the CPU and converts it to a serial bitstream in order to generate an output signal.
- view noun A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
- view model noun A framework that defines a coherent set of views to be used in the construction of an enterprise architecture, software architecture, or…
- viewer noun A program that displays the contents of a file.
- viewlet noun In certain content management systems, a region of a page where customizable content can be rendered.
- viewport verb To clip (an image or region) so that it fits in a viewport.
- vignette noun A hardware deficiency (even occurring in most expensive models) of a computer display wherein the picture slants towards a colour or…
- viral adj Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers.
- virtual adj Operating using a computer and/or online rather than physically present.
- virtual 8086 mode noun A mode allowing the execution of real mode applications that are incapable of running directly in protected mode while the processor is…
- virtual address noun The identification of a location in virtual storage that is mapped by the operating system into a location in real storage and thus appears…
- virtual desktop noun A desktop (visual workspace) offering more space than the physical screen would usually allow, controlled either by scrolling or by…
- virtual machine noun A software emulation of a computer that runs in an isolated partition of a real computer.
- virtual memory noun Memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated (by a process called paging) on a hard disk; allows a computer to operate as if it had…
- virtual piano noun An online software application designed to simulate playing a piano (or other keyboard instrument) on a personal computer, mobile device or…
- virtual private network noun A network set up for use by a limited number of individuals, such as employees of a company, operating over a large area. The network…
- virtual reality noun A computer technology that simulates a real or imagined environment so that the user can interact with it as if physically present.
- virtualist noun An artist who specializes in art on the Internet or in virtual reality.
- virtualization noun Creating a virtual version of common computing hardware at the same abstraction level.
- virtualize verb To run a program in virtual storage.
- virus noun A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as…
- virusproof adj Resistant to computer viruses.
- visibility noun The scope within which a variable, function, etc. is able to be accessed directly.
- visitor noun The object in the visitor pattern that performs an operation on the elements of a structure one by one.
- visitor pattern noun A behavioural design pattern that separates an algorithm from an object structure on which it operates.
- visual programming language noun A programming language that lets users create programs by manipulating program elements graphically rather than by writing code.
- visualization noun A visual representation of data.
- voice recognition noun Speech recognition
- voiced adj That contains voice.
- void adj Of a function or method, that does not return a value; being a procedure rather than a function.
- volatile noun A variable that is volatile, i.e. has its associated memory immediately updated with any change in value.
- volatility noun The state of not retaining data in the absence of power.
- volume noun An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.
- von Neumann architecture noun A computer architecture that uses the same buses to access both program instructions and data on which to be operated.
- von Neumann machine noun A computer that implements the von Neumann architecture.
- voodoo programming noun A slapdash approach to programming involving guesswork or plagiarism rather than proper analysis and comprehension.
- votesheet noun A form to be filled in by voters to indicate their preference among various choices in various categories.
- voxel noun The three-dimensional analogue of a pixel; a volume element representing some numerical quantity, such as the colour, of a point in…
- VRAM noun Initialism of video random access memory (“random access memory used by graphics processing units”).
- VSS noun virtual switching system
- VU meter noun Any animated graphical representation of the volume of sound or music (often subdivided across channels).
- vulnerability noun A weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's security.
- vulnerable adj More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses.
- w-buffer noun A kind of inverted z-buffer, storing inverse depth values, which has some advantages for interpolation and precision scaling.
- w-shingling noun In natural language processing, a set of unique "shingles" (contiguous subsequences of tokens in a document) that can be used to gauge the…
- wabbit noun A self-replicating computer process that (unlike a virus or worm) does not infect host programs or documents and remains on the local…
- wait noun Ellipsis of wait state.
- wait state noun Any of several instances in which a computer's processor cannot execute instructions (either for the entire computer, or just for a…
- wait-free adj Involving no busy-wait loops or locks for synchronizing with other threads. Able to act immediately without waiting on others.
- waitable adj Implementing a wait/notify functionality.
- wake word noun A word or phrase that activates a dormant device when spoken by the user.
- wake-sleep algorithm noun A certain unsupervised learning algorithm for neural networks, having separate "wake" and "sleep" phases that attempt to connect the layers…
- wakelock noun A lock that can be acquired by software for the purpose of preventing the mobile device from going into a locked standby state during a…
- waker noun In the Rust programming language, a handle that "wakes up" a task by notifying its executor that it is ready to be run.
- walking skeleton noun An initial, bare-bones implementation of a system or application which provides only the basic core functionality, in order to be able to…
- walkthrough noun The process of inspecting algorithms and source code by following paths through the algorithms or code as determined by input conditions…
- wall clock noun The measure of wall time, the actual amount of time taken from the start to the end of an operation.
- wall time noun The actual time of day, as would be seen on a wall clock; contrasted with the (possibly inaccurate) time according to a computer system.
- wallet noun An e-wallet or digital wallet.
- wallpaper noun An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.
- wardialer noun A program that dials every telephone number in a particular area searching for computers, or trying to guess passwords.