Archive for May, 2012
Definition of Censorship
Censorship, a noun, is the action of preventing material that a party considers objectionable from circulating within a system of communication over which that party has some power. The Internet as a whole is not censored, but some parts of it come under varying degrees of control. A news server, for example, often is set [...]
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Definition of Radio Button
Radio button, a noun and compound word, is in graphical user interfaces, a means of selecting one of several options, usually within a dialog box. A radio button appears as a small circle that, when selected, has a smaller, filled circle inside it. Radio buttons act like the station selector buttons on a car radio. [...]
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Definition of Scan Code
Scan code, a noun and compound word, is a code number transmitted to an IBM or compatible computer whenever a key is pressed or released. Each key on the keyboard has a unique scan code. This code is not the same as the ASCII code for the letter, number, or symbol shown on the key; [...]
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Definition of Resource
Resource, a noun, is any part of a computer system or a network,such as a disk drive, printer, or memory, that can be allotted to a program or a process while it is running. Also an item of data or code that can be used by more than one program or in more than one [...]
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