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A-D - Analog-to-Digital - : -

abacus -
abbreviated addressing -
abend -

abort -
abscissa -
absolute address -
absolute coding -
absolute movement -
acceptance test -
access - ,
access arm -
access code -
access mechanism -
access method -
access time -
accessory -
accumulator - ,
accuracy -
ACK - Acknowledge - :
acoustic coupler -
acoustical sound enclosure-
action -
action entry -
action oriented management report-

action statement -
action stub -
active cell -
active file -
activity -
activity ratio -
ACU - Automatic Calling Unit - :

Ada - :
adaptor -
adaptor board -
adaptor card -
adaptive system -
add time -

add-in -
add-on -
adder -
adding wheel -
addition record -
address -
address bus -
address decoder -
address modification -
address space -
address translation -
addressing -
adjacent matrix -
administrative data processing-

ADP - Automatic Data Processing - :

Advanced BASIC - :
AI - Artificial Intelligence - :

AL -
algebra of logic - ()
ALGOL - ALGOrithmic Language - ;
:
algorithm -
algorithmic language -
alias -
aligning disk -
aligning edge -
alignment -
allocation -
alpha testing -
alphabetic string -
alphameric -
alphanumeric - alphameric
alphanumeric display terminal-


alphanumeric sort -
ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit - :

ambient condition -
ambient temperature -
amplifier - ,
analog -
analog computer -
analog input system -
analog model -
analog representation -
analog signal -
analog transmission -
analog-to-digital converter- -
analogical reasoning -
analyst -
analytical engine -
AND gate -
animation -
annotation symbol -
answer/originate - /
answer mode -
anti aliasing -
anti static mat -
antidote -
aperture card -
APL - A Programming Language - :

appearance -
append - ,
application -
application oriented language-
applications programmer-
applications programming-
applications programs -

applications software -
applied mathematics -
apprentice -
approximation -
APT - Automatically Programmed Tools -
:

architecture -
archive -
area search -
argument -
arithmetic -
arithmetic expression -
arithmetic logic unit - , :
ALU
arithmetic operation -
arithmetic operator -
arithmetic shift -
arithmetic unit -
array - ,
array processor -
arrival rate -
arrow key(direction key) -
artificial intelligence -
artificial network -
ascender -
ascending order -
ASCII - American national Standard Code for
Information Interchange -
:
aspect card -
aspect ratio -
ASR - Automatic Send/Receive - :
/
assemble -
assembler -

assembler directive -
assembly -
assembly language -
assembly listing -
assignment statement - ,
associative storage -
asterisk -
asynchronous -
asynchronous communication-
asynchronous computer -
asynchronous input -
asynchronous transmission-
atomic -
attenuation -
attribute -
audio -
audio cassette -
audio device -
audio output -
audio response device -
audiovisual -
audit trail -
author language -
authoring system -
authorisation -
authorised program -
author - ,
auto chart -
auto dial -
auto indexing -
auto polling -
auto-answer -
auto-load -
auto-redial -
auto-repeat -
auto-restart -

automata -
automated data processing-

automated flow chart -

automatic -
automatic carriage -
automatic check -
automatic coding -
automatic controller -
automatic digital network-

automatic error correction-

automatic message switching-

automatic quality control-

automatic shutdown -
automatic teller machine -

automation -
automonitor -
autopilot -
autoscore -
auxiliary equipment -
auxiliary function -
auxiliary memory -
auxiliary operation -
auxiliary storage -
availability -
available time -
average search length -
axes -
B
B-tree - B-
babble -

back panel -
back plane -
back space -
back tracking -
background -
background color -
background job -
background noise -
background processing -
background program -
backing store -
backing up -
backup -
backup copy -
backvolume -
backward chaining -
backward read -
bad sector -
ball printer -
band - ,
band printer -
band width -
banked memory -
bar chart -
bar code -
bar printer -
bar-code scanner -
bare board -
base -
base 2 - 2 ()
base 8 - 8 ()
base 10 - 10 ()
base 16 - 16 ()
base address -
baseband transmission -
baseline document -

BASIC - Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction

Code - :

basic linkage -
batch -
batch processing -
batch total -
Batten system -
battery backup -
baud - ( )
baudot code -
bebugging -
beep -
bench mark problems -
bench mark tests -
bench marking -
beta testing -
bias - ,
bidirectional -
bidirectional printer -
bifurcation -
binary -
binary arithmetic -
binary code -
binary coded character -
binary coded decimal(BCD)-
binary device -
binary digit -
binary file -
binary notation -
binary number -
binary operation -
binary point -
binary search -
binary system -
binary-to-decimal conversion-

binary-to-gray code conversion - -

binary-to-hexadecimal conversion- -

binary-to-octal conversion- -
binding time -
biochip -
bionics -
BIOS - Basic Input/Output System - :
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bipolar -
bipolar read only memory-
biquinary code -
bistable -
bistable device -
bit - ,
bit control -
bit density -
bit image -
bit manipulation -
bit map -
bit mapped screen -
bit rate -
bit slice processor -
bit stream -
bit test -
bit transfer rate -
bit twiddler -
BL - Blank - :
blackbox -
blank - ,
blank character -
blanking -
blind search -
blinking -
block - ,

block diagram -
block leader - ,
block length -
block move -
block sorting -
block structure -
block transfer -
blocking - ,
blocking factor -
blow up -
board -
bold facing -
bold printing -
book keeping -
Boolean algebra -
Boolean expression -
Boolean operator -
boot -
boot strapping -
boot virus - ,
bore -
borrow -
BOT - Beginning Of Tape - :

bottleneck -
bottom-up technique -
bound -
brainwave interface -
branch - ,
branch instruction -
branch point -
branching - ,
bread board -
break -
break key -
break point -

brightness -
broadband -
broadcast -
browser -
browsing -
brush -
brute-force technique -
BSC - Binary Synchronous Communication -
:
BTAM - Basic Telecommunication Access Method :

bubble memory -
bubble sort -
bucket sort -
budget forecasting model-

buffer -
buffering -
bug -
building block principle -
built-in check -
bulk storage -
bulletin board -
bundle -
burn -
burn-in -
burning -
burst -
burst mode -
bus -
bus system -
business application -
business graphics -
business-oriented language-
bypass -

bypass capacitor -
byte - ,
C
C -
cable -
cable connector -
cache memory -
CAD - Computer Aided Design -
CAE - Computer Aided Engineering -
CAI - Computer Assisted Instruction -

CAL - Computer Augmented Learning -

calculating -
calculations -
calculator -
calculator mode -
calibration -
call - ,
call instruction -
calligraphic graphics -
calling sequence -
CAM - Computer Aided Manufacturing -
cancel -
canned software -
capacity -
caps lock -
capture(of data) - ()
carbon ribbon -
card -
card deck -
card feed -
card punching -
card reader -
card sorting -

card verification -
caret -
carriage -
carriage control key -
carriage control tape -
carriage motor -
carriage return (CR) -
carrier frequency -
carry - ,
carry register -
cartesian coordinate system-
cartridge -
cartridge tape -
cascade connection -
cascade control -
cascade sort -
case logic -
cashless society -
cassette -
cassette interface -
cassette recoder -
cassette tape -
CAT - Computer Assisted Training -
CAT - Computerized Axial Tomograph -
cat eye -
catalog -
cathode ray tube (CRT) -
cell -
center - ,
central information file -
central processing unit (CPU)-
central processor -
centralized design -
centralized network configuration-

certification -

chain -
chain field -
chain printer -
chained files -
chained list -
chaining -
chaining search -
channel -
channel adaptor -
channel capacity - ,
character -
character checking -
character code -
character density -
character generator -
character map -
character pitch -
character printer -
character reader -
character recognition -
character set -
character string -
character template -
characteristic -
charge -
charge coupled device (CCD)-
chart -
chassis -
check bit -
check digits -
check point -
check problem -
check sum -
checkout -
chief programmer -
child -

chip -
chip family -
chop -
chroma -
chromaticity -
chrominance -
churning -
cipher - ,
circuit -
circuit board -
circuit capacity -
circuit card -
circuit switching -
circuitry -
circular list -
circular shift -
cladding -
classify -
cleaning disk -
clear -
clearing -
click - ,
CLIP - Coded Language Information Processing
clip art -
clipboard -
clipping - ,
clobber -
clock - ,
clock pulse -
clock rate -
clock track -
clocking -
clone - ,
closed file -
closed loop -

closed routine -
closed subroutine -
cluster controller -
clustered devices -
clustering -
CMOS - Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
coaxial cable -
COBOL - COmmon Business Oriented Laguage -
:

CODASYL - Conference On DAta SYstems and Languages
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code -
code conversion -
code levels -
code set -
coded decimal number -
coder -
coding -
coding form -
coding sheet -
coercion -
COGO - CoOrdinate GeOmetry -
coherence -
cold boot -
cold fault -
cold start -
collate - ()
collating sort -
collation sequence -
collator -
collection -
collector -
collision -
collision detection -

color burst signal -

color camera -
color coding -
color contrast -
color graphics -
color map -
color missing -
color printer -
column -
column split -
combination logic -
combinatorial explosion -
combinatorics -
command - ,
command key -
command language -
command processing -
command-chained memory-
command-driven software-
comment -
common carrier -
common storage -
communicating -
communication -
communications channel-
communications control unit-
communications link -
communications processor-
communications protocol-
communications satellite-
communications server -
communications software-
communications system -
compaction -
comparative sort -
comparator -

compare -
comparison -
compatibility -
compatible -
compatible software -
compilation -
compilation time -
compile -
compile time -
compile-and-go -
compiler -
compiler language -
compiler program -
compiling -
complement -
complement notation -
complementary MOS -
completeness check -
component - ,
composite -
composite card -
composite symbol -
composite video -
compound statement -
CompuServe -
computability -
computation -
compute-bound -
computed tomographic - : CAT
computer -
computer aided design -
computer aided manufacturing -

computer architecture -
computer art -
computer artist -

computer assisted diagnosis-

computer assisted instruction-

computer augmented learning-

computer awarness -
computer based learning-
computer classification -
computer code -
computer conference -
computer control console-

computer crime -
computer enclosure -
computer flicks -
computer game -
computer graphicist -
computer graphics -
computer industry -
computer information system-

computer integrated -
manufacturing
computer interface unit -
computer jargon -
computer kit -
computer literacy -
computer managed instruction-

computer music -
computer network -
computer nik -
computer numerical control-

computer operations -

computer operator -
computer process -
control system
computer processing cycle-
computer program -
computer programmer -
computer revolution -
computer science -
computer security -
computer simulation -
computer specialist -
computer system -
computer user -
computer utility -
computer vendor -
computer word -
computer-aided design -
computer-aided manufacturing-
computer-on-a-chip -
computerese -
computerization -
computerized axial tomography-

computerized database -
computerized mail -
computer phobia -
computing -
concatenate - ,
concatenated data set -
concatenated key -
concatenation - ,
concentrator -
conceptual tool -
concordance -
concurrent -
concurrent processing -

concurrent program execution-

concurrent programming-
condition - ,
condition code -
condition entry -
condition stub -
conditional branching -
conditional expression -
conditional jump instruction-

conditional paging -
conditional statement -
conditional transfer -
conditioning -
confidentiality -
configuration -
configuration management-
configure -
connect time -
connected graph -
connecting cable -
connection matrix -
connector -
connector symbol -
consecutive -
consistency check -
console -
console operator -
console printer -
constant -
constraint -
consultant -
content-addressable memory- -
contention -
contents directory -
context sensitive help key-

contiguous - ,
contiguous data structure-
contingency plan -
continuation card -
continuation forms -
continuous processing -
continuous scrolling -
continuous tone image -
contour analysis -
contouring -
contrast -
contrast enhancement -
control block -
control break -
control bus -
control cards -
control character -
control circuit -
control data -
control field -
control key -
control logic -
control panel -
control program -
control punch -
control section -
control sequence -
control signal -
control statement -
control station -
control structures -
control total -
control unit -
control words -
controlled variable -
controller -

controls -
convention -
conversational -
conversational interaction-
conversational mode -
conversational operation-
conversion -
conversion table -
convert -
converter -
cookbook -
coordinate indexing -
coordinate paper -
coordinates -
coprocessor -
copy -
copy holder -
copy protection -
core storage -
corner cut -
coroutine -
corporate model -
corrective maintenance -
correspondence quality -
cost analysis -
cost benefit analysis -
cost effectiveness -
costing -
count -
counter -
counting loop -
coupling -
courseware -
crash -
crash conversion -
Cray -

create - ()
critical path -
cross hairs -
cross talk -
cross-assembler -
cross-assembling -
cross-check -
cross-compiler -
cross-compiling -
cross-footing check -
cross-reference dictionary- -
cross hatching -
crunching -
cryoelectronic storage -
cryogenics -
cryosar -
cryptanalysis -
cryptographic techniques-
cryptography -
crystal -
cue - : call
current -
current awareness system-
current location counter -
current loop -
current mode logic(CML)-
current position - ,
cursive scanning -
cursor -
cursor control -
cursor key -
cursor tracking -
curve fitting -
custodian -
custom IC -
custom software -

customize -
customized form letters -
cut -
cut form -
cut-and-paste -
cut-sheet feeder -
cutter path -
cyan - ()
cybernetics -
cycle -
cycle code -
cycle stealing -
cycle time -
cyclic redundancy check(CRC)-
cyclic shift - ,
cylinder -
cylinder method -
cypher -
D
DA - Direct Access - :
D/A - Digital-to-Analog - : -

D/A converter - -
daisy chain -
daisy wheel -
daisy wheel printer -
dark bulb -
darkness -
DASD - Direct Access Storage Device - :

DAT - Dynamic Address Translation - :
data -
data acquisition -

data administrator -
data aggregate -
data bank -
data base -
data base administrator -
data base analyst -
data base environment -
data base management system -

data base manager -

data base packages -
data base specialist -
data bus -
data byte - ,
data capturing -
data catalog -
data cell -
data center -
data chaining -
data channel -
data clerk -
data collection -
data communication -
data communications equipment-
data communications system-
data compression -
data concentration -
data control section -
data conversion -
data definition -
data definition language(DDL)-
data description language(DDL) -
data dictionary -
data diddling -
data directory -
data division -

data editing -
data element -
data encryption -
data encryption standard-

data entry - ,
data entry device - ,

data entry operator -
data entry specialist -
data export -
data field -
data field masking -
data file -
data file processing -
data flow -
data flow analysis -
data flow diagram -
data gathering -
data import -
data independence -
data integrity -
Data Interchange Format(DIF)-
data item -
data leakage -
data librarian -
data link -
data logging -
data management -
data management system-
data manipulation -
data manipulation language-
data medium -
data model -
data movement time -
data name -

data origination -
data packet -
data point -
data preparation -
data preparation device -
data processing -
data processing center -
data processing curriculum-

data processing cycle -

data processing management-

data processing manager-

data processing system -
data processing technology-

data processor -
data protection -
data rate -
data record -
data reduction -
data security -
data set -
data sharing -
data sheet -
data sink -
data source -
data storage device -
data storage techniques-
data stream -
data structure -
data tablet -
data terminal -
data transfer operations -

data transfer rate -

data transmission -
data type -
data validation -
data value -
data word -
data word size -
datum -
daughter board -
DBMS - Data Base Management System - :

DC - Data Conversion - :
DCTL - Direct Coupled Transister Logic -
:

DDD - Direct Distance Dialing - :

DDL - Data Discription Language - :

dead halt -
dead letter box -
dead lock -
deallocation -
debit card -
deblocking -
debounce -
debug -
debugger -
debugging aids -
decatenate -
deceleration time -
decimal -
decimal code -
decimal digit -
decimal number - ,
decimal point - ,
decimal system - ,

decimal to binary conversion- -

decimal to hexadecimal conversion- -

decimal to octal conversion- -

decision -
decision instruction -
decision structure -
decision symbol -
decision table -
decision theory -
decision tree -
deck -
declaration statement -
decode -
decoder -
decollate -
decrement -
decryption -
dedicated -
dedicated computer -
dedicated word processor-
default -
default -
default value -
deferred address -
deferred entry -
deferred exit -
definite iteration -
degausser -
degradation -
deinstall -
dejagging -
delay circuit - ,
delay line storage - ,

delete -

deletion record -
delimit -
delimiter -
delivery -
demagnetization -
demand paging -
demand report -
demodulation -
demount -
demultiplexer -
dense binary code -
dense list -
density -
dependency -
depth queuing -
deque -
descender -
descending order -
descriptive statistics -
descriptor -
design aids -
design automation -
design costs -
design cycle -
design engineer -
design heuristics -
design language -
design phase -
design review -
design specifications -
desk checking -
desk top computer -
desk top publishing -
destination -
destructive operation -
destructive read -

detachable keyboard -
detail -
detail diagram -
detail file -
detail flow chart -
detail printing -
detail report -
detection -
determinisitic model -
development support library-
development system -
development time -
development tools -
device -
device cluster -
device code -
device dependent -
device flag -
device media control language-

diagnosis -
diagnostic routine -
diagnostics -
dial-up - ,
dial-up line -
dialect -
dialog -
dibit -
dichotomising search -
dictionary program -
diddle -
DIF - Data Interchange Format - :

diffusion -
digit -
digit place -

digit punching place -

digital -
digital audio tape -
digital communication -
digital computer -
digital control -
digital data -
digital plotter -
digital recording -
digital repeater -
digital signal -
digital sorting -
digital speech -
digital-to-analog converter- -
digital transmission -
digitise -
digitiser -
digitising -
digitising tablet -
dimension -
diode -
diode transistor logic -
DIP - Dual Inline Package -
DIP switches -
direct access -
direct access processing-
direct access storage device-

direct address -
direct connect modem -
direct conversation -
direct coupled transistor logic -

direct data entry -
direct distance dialing -
direct processing -

direct recovery plan -

directory -
disable -
disassembler -
disaster dump -
disclaimer -
discrete - ,
discrete component - ,
disk -
disk access time -
disk buffer -
disk change -
disk change sensor -
disk controller card -
disk copying -
disk crash -
disk drive -
disk duplication -
disk envelope -
disk file -
disk jacket -
disk library -
disk memory -
disk operating system -
disk pack -
disk partition -
disk sector -
disk unit enclosure -
diskette -
diskette tray -
dispatch - ,
dispatching priority -
dispersed data processing-
dispersed intelligence -
displacement -
display -

display adaptor -
display background -
display console -
display cycle -
display device -
display foreground -
display highlighting -
display image -
display menu -
display surface -
display terminal -
display tolerance -
display type -
display unit -
distortion -
distributed data base -
distributed data processing-
distributed design -
distributed information -
processing system
distributed network -
distributed sort -
disturbance -
dithering -
division check -
DMA - Direct Memory Access - :

DML - Data Manipulation Language - :

DNC - Direct Numerical Control - :

do until -
do while -
DOA - Dead On Arrival - :

document -

document reader -
document retrieval -
documentation -
documentation aids -
documentor -
domain -
domain knowledge -
domain tip -
dopant -
doping -
doping vector -
DOS - Disk Operating System - :
dot commands -
dot matrix -
dot matrix printer -
dot pitch -
double buffering -
double click -
double dabble - -
double density -
double precision -
double punch -
double sided disk -
double striking -
doubly linked list -
down -
down line processor -
down load -
down time -
downward compatible -
draft mode -
draft quality -
drag -
dragging -
drain -

DRAM - Dynamic Random Access Memory -

drawing -
drive -
drive number -
driver -
droid -
drop - ,
drop dead halt -
drop in -
drop out -
drum plotter -
drum printer -
drum sorting -
drum storage -
dry plasma etching -
dry run -
dual channel controller -
dual in line package -
dual intensity -
dual processors -
dual sided disk driver -
dumb terminal -
dummy argument -
dummy instruction -
dummy module - ,
dump -
dumping -
duplex -
duplex channel -
duplexing -
duplication check -
dust cover -
Dvorak keyboard -
dyadic -
dyadic operation -
dynamic address translation-


dynamic dump -
dynamic operand -
dynamic RAM -

dynamic relocation -
dynamic scheduling -
dynamic simulation language-

dynamic storage -
dynamic storage allocation-

dynamics -
E
EAM - Electronic Accounting Machine -
:
EAROM - Electically Alterable Read Only Memory :

easy writer -
eavesdropping -
EBAM - Electron Beam Addressed Memory -
:

echo -
echo check -
ECOM - Electronic Computer Originated Mail -
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edge -
edge card -
edge connector -
edit - ,
edit line -

edit mode -
editing -
editor -
EDP - Electronic Data Processing -
EEPROM - Electrically Erasable Programmable Read
Only Memory - :

EFT - Electronic Fund Transfer -
eight bit chip -
electro mechanical -
electro sensitive paper -
electro sensitive printer -
electro static printer - ()
electro thermal printer -
electron beam deflection system -

electronic bulletin board -
electronic cottage -
electronic data processing-

electronic filing -
electronic fund transfer -
electronic journal -
electronic magazine -
electronic mail -
electronic music -
electronic office -
electronic pen -
electronic power supply -
electronic publishing -
electronic tablet -
element -
elementary diagram -
ELIZA -
ellipse -
E-mail -

embedded command -
embedded system -
embedding -
empty string -
emulation -
emulator -
enable -
encipher -
enclosure -
encode -
encoder -
encryption -
end mark -
end of block(EOB) -
end of file(EOF) -
end of page halt -
end of tape marker -
end of text -
end of transmission -
end user -
endless loop -
enhancements -
ENTER key -
entry point -
environment -
environment devision -
EPO - Emergency Power Off - :

EPROM - Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory :

erasable storage -
erase -
ergonomics -
error analysis -
error control -

error correcting code -

error detecting code -
error file -
error handling -
error message -
error rate -
error ratio -
error transmission -
ESCAPE key -
evaluation - ,
even parity check -
event -
exception reporting -
exclusive OR -
executable statement -
execute -
execute cycle -
execution -
execution time -
executive - ,
exit -
expandability -
expansion card -
expansion interface -
expansion slots -
expansion units -
expert support system -
expert system -
explicit address -
exploded view -
exponent - ,
exponential notation -
exponential smoothing -
exponentiation - ,
export -
expression -

extender board -
extensible language -
extension -
external data file -
external memory -
external reference -
F
f - ,
fabricated language -
fabrication -
face -
facilities management -
facility -
facsimile(FAX) -
facsimile transceiver -
factor analysis -
factorial -
fail safe system -
fail soft system -
failure prediction -
fairness -
fall back -
fallout -
family of computers -
fan in -
fan out -
fanfold paper -
fat bits -
fatal error -
father file -
fault -
fault tolerance -
FAX - Facsimile:
feasibility study -

feature -
feature extraction -
feed -
feed holes -
feedback -
feedback circuit -
feep -
female connector -
fetch -
fiber optics -
field -
field effect transistor(FET)-
field emission -
field engineer -
field of view -
field upgradable -
fifth generation computers-

figure shift -
file -
file allocation table -
file backup -
file conversion -
file gap -
file handling routine -
file label -
file layout -
file level model -
file librarian -
file maintenance -
file manager -
file name -
file organisation -
file processing -
file protect ring -
file protection -

file size -
file storage -
file structure -
file transfer -
file transfer protocol -
file virus -
filename extension -
filling -
film developer -
FILO - First In Last Out -
filter - ,
find and replace - ,
finder - ,
finite - , ,
finite element method -
firmware -
first generation computers-

first-in first-out - - -
first-in last-out - - -
first-order predicate logic-
fitting -
fixed - ,
fixed area -
fixed point -
fixed point arithmetic -
fixed spacing -
fixed storage -
fixed word length -
fixed-head disk unit - -
fixed-length record -
fixed-program computer -
fixed-size record -
flag -
flat pack -
flat panel display terminal-

flat screen -
flatbed plotter -
flexible disk -
flicker -
flight computer -
flight simulator - ,

flip-flop - -
float -
floating point -
floating point notation -
floating-point arithmetic -
floating-point constant -
floating-point operation -
floating-point routine -
floppy disk -
floppy disk case -
floppy disk controller -
floppy disk unit -
FLOPS - FLoating-point Operations Per Second
flowchart -
flowchart template -
flowchart text -
flowcharting symbol -
flowline -
flush -
focusing -
font -
footer -
footprint -
force -
forecast -
foreground job -
foreground processing -
foreground program -

foreground task -
forest -
form -
form feed (FF) -
form letter program -
formal language -
format -
formatted display -
formatter -
forms design -
formula -
FORTH -
FORTRAN - FORmula TRANslation -
forward chaining -
forward pointer -
four-address instruction -
four-out-of-eight code -
fourth generation computers-

fractals -
fragmentation -
frame -
frame buffer -
free form -
freeware -
frequency -
frequency counter -
friction-feed -
friendliness -
friendly interface -
frob -
front panel -
front-end processor -
fry -
full adder -
full frame -

full screen -
full-duplex - -
full-page display -
full-screen editing -
full-text searching -
fully formed characters -
function - ,
function codes -
function key -
function subprogram -
functional description -
functional design -
functional programming -
functional specification -
functional units -
funware -
fuse -
fusible link -
fuzzy logic -
G
G - Giga - , 1000000000
gain -
gallium arsenide -
game theory -
gamut -
Gantt chart -
gap -
garbage -
garbage collection -
gas display -
gate -
gateway -
gating circuit -
GB - Giga Byte - :

geek -
general purpose -
general purpose computer-
general purpose register-
generality -
generalized routine -
generate -
generation -
generator -
generic model - -
geocoding -
geometric model -
geometry -
germanium -
GERT - Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique
get -
gibberish -
Giga - , 1000000000
Giga Byte -
Giga Hertz -
GIGO - Garbage In Garbage Out - :

glare -
glitch -
global -
global character -
global operation -
global search and replace-

global variable -
go down -
GP - Graphic Programming -
GPS - General Purpose Service -
GPSS - General Purpose Systems Simulator -

grabber - ,
graceful degradation -
grade -
grammatical error -
grammatical mistake -
grammar -
grandfather file -
graph -
graph theory -
graphic data structure -
graphic digitizer -
graphic display mode -
graphic display resolution-

graphic display terminal -

graphic input device -
graphic limits -
graphic module -
graphic output -
graphic output device -
graphical terminal -
graphics -
graphics input hardware-

graphics output hardware-

graphics printer -
graphics program -
graphics resolution -
graphics screen -
graphics tablet -
graphics terminal -
gray code -
gray scale -
greater than -
grid -

grid chart -
grid sheet -
gridding -
grounding -
group mark -
group printing -
guest computer -
gulp -
gun -
H
hacker -
half adder -
half duplex -
half toning -
halfword -
halt instruction -
halting problem -
Hamming code -
hand calculator -
hand held computer -
handler -
hands on -
handshaking -
handwriting recognition -
hang up -
hard clip area -
hard contact printing -
hard copy -
hard disk -
hard error -
hard failure -
hard hyphen -
hard sector -
hardware configuration -

hardware dependent -
hardware description language-

hardware key -
hardware resources -
hardware specialist -
hardwired -
harness -
HASCI - Human Application Standard Computer
Interface -
hash totals -
hashing -
hatching -
HDBMS - Hierarchical Data Base Management System
head -
head cleaning device -
head crash -
head positioning -
head slot -
head switching -
header -
header card -
header record -
heap -
heap sort -
helical wave guide -
help - ,
Henry - ,
Hertz - ,
heuristic -
heuristic learning -
hex - : hexadecimal
hexadecimal number -
hexadecimal point -
hi-res graphics -

hidden line -
hidden line removal -
hidden objects -
hidden surface -
Hierarchical DataBase -
Management System
hierarchical network -
hierarchical structure -
hierarchy -
high density -
high level language -
high order -
high order column -
high persistence phosphor-
high resolution -
high speed printer(HSP) -
high storage -
high volatility -
highlighting -
HIS - Hospital Information System -
histogram -
hit(cache) -
holding time -
Hollerith card -
Hollerith code -
hologram -
holography -
home - ,
home computer -
home grown software -
home key -
home management software-
home page -
home record -
home row -
homunculus -

horizontal scrolling -
host computer -
host language -
hot zone -
house keeping -
housing -
HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language - :

hue -
Huffman tree -
human engineering -
human/machine interface- -
hybrid computer system -
hyper text -
hypertape -
hysteresis -
I
I/O - Input/Output - : /
I/O bound - /
I/O channel - /
I/O control system(IOCS)- /
I/O device - /
I/O instructions - /
I/O ports - /
I/O processor - /
I/O Symbol - /
icon -
identification division -
identifier -
idle characters -
idle time -
if-then-else - -
ignore character -
illegal character -

illuminate -
image -
image area -
image converter -
image enhancement -
image processing -
immediate access -
immediate address -
immediate-mode-commands-
impact printer -
impedance -
implied address -
implimentation -
import -
in-line coding -
in-line processing -
in-line subroutine -
inactive -
inactive window -
incidence matrix -
incident light -
inclusive OR -
increment -
incremental compiler -
incremental plotter -
incremental spacing -
indefinite iteration -
indegree -
indent -
indentation -
index -
index hole -
index hole sensor -
index register -
index variable -
indexed address -

indexed file -
indexed sequential access-
indexer -
indexing -
indicator -
indirect addressing -
induce -
inductance -
induction -
industrial robot -
inequality -
inference -
inference program -
inference rule -
infinite loop -
infix notation -
informatics -
information -
information banks -
information bits - ,
information explosion -
information network -
information processing -
information processing centre-
information providers -
information resource management-

information retrieval -
information revolution -
information science -
information services -
information storage and retrieval-

information system -
information technology -
information theory -

information utility - ,

inherent error -
initialise -
ink cartridge -
ink jet printer -
input -
input area -
input data -
input device -
input job stream -
input media -
input stream -
input unit -
input/output(I/O) - /(/)
inputting -
inquiry -
inquiry processing -
inquiry station -
insertion method -
insertion point -
install -
installation -
installation time -
instant print -
instruction -
instruction code -
instruction counter -
instruction cycle -
instruction register -
instruction set -
instruction time -
instruction word -
instrument -
instrumental input -
integer -

integer type -
integer variable -
integrate -
integrated circuit -
integrated computer package-

integrated data processing-

integrated programs -
integration -
integrity - , , ,
intelligence -
intelligent language -
intelligent terminal -
intensity -
inter block gap(IBG) -
inter record gap(IRG) -
interactive -
interactive graphics -
interactive graphics system-
interactive program -
interactive query -
interactive system -
interconnection -
interface -
interface card -
interference -
interlace -
interleaving -
interlock -
internal clock -
internal data representation-

internal documentation -
internal fragmentation -
internal memory -
internal modem -

internal report -
internal scheme -
internal sort -
internal storage -
internet -
interpolation -
interpretation -
interpreter -
interrupt -
interrupt driven -
interrupt mask -
interrupt priority -
interrupt vector -
interruption -
interval timer -
interview -
intranet -
inventory control -
inventory management -
inverse video -
invert -
inverted file -
inverted structure -
inverter -
invisible refresh -
isolation -
item -
iterate -
iteration -
iterative -
J
jack -
jacket -
jacquard loom -

jaggies -
job -
job control language -
job control statement -
job number -
job queue -
job scheduler -
job stream -
job turnaround time -
job-to-job transition -
Josephson junction -
journal -
JOVIAL - Jules' Own Version of International
Algorithmic Language
joystick -
joyswitch -
julian number -
jump - ,
junction -
junk -
justification -
justify -

K
K - Kilo - , 1024
Karnaugh map -
KB - Kilo Byte -
keep-out area -
kernel -
kerning -
key - ,(, )
key bounce -
key pad(numeric) -

key punch -
key punching -
key stations -
key stroke -
key switch -
key verification - : card verification
key verify -
key-to-address - : hashing
key-to-disk unit - -
key-to-tape unit - -
keyboard -
keyboard terminal -
keyboard-to-disk system- -
keyboard-to-tape system- -
keyword -
keyword-in-context -
kill -
kilobaud -
kinematics -
kinetics -
kludge -
knowledge acquisition -
knowledge base -
knowledge engineering -
knowledge information processing system-

knowledge representation-
L
label -
lag -
LAN - Local Area Network -
land -
language description language-
language processor -

language statement -
language subset -
language translation -
language translation program-
lap computer -
large scale integration -
laser -
laser printer -
laser storage -
last-in last-out - -
last-in first-out - -
latency -
layer -
layering -
layout -
layout sheet -
leader -
leading -
leading edge -
leaf -
leased lines -
least significant digit (LSD)-
LED - Light Emitting Diode -
left justify -
less than -
letter quality -
letter quality printer -
level -
lexicon -
library -
library function -
library manager -
library routine -
life cycle -
light emitting diode -
light guide -

light pen -
lightness -
limit check -
limitting operation -
line - , ,
line balancing -
line chart -
line drawing -
line feed (LF) -
line filter -
line generator -
line height -
line number -
line of code -
line plot -
line printer -
line printer controller -
line printing -
line segment -
line speed -
line style -
line surge -
line voltage -
line width -
line-at-a-time printer -
linear IC -
linear list -
linear programming -
linear search -
linear structure -
lines per minute (LPM) -
link - ,
link register -
linkage -
linker -
linking loader -

links -
LIPS - Logical Inferences Per Second -

liquid crystal display -

LISP - LISt Processing - :

LISP machine -
list -
list processing -
list processing languages-
listing -
literal -
live data -
liveware - ,
load -
load and go -
load module -
load point -
load sharing -
loader -
local area network -
local intelligence -
local store -
location -
lock -
lock code -
locked-up keyboard -
locking a disk -
lockout -
lockup -
log -
log off -
log on -
log out -
log-in name -
logarithm -

logging-in -
logging-off -
logic -
logic board -
logic card -
logic circuits -
logic diagram -
logic element -
logic gates -
logic operator -
logic programming -
logic seeking -
logic symbol -
logic theorist -
logic theory -
logical data design -
logical decision -
logical design -
logical error -
logical file -
logical inference -
logical instruction -
logical multiply -
logical operations -
logical operator -
logical product -
logical record -
logical representation -
logical sum -
logical unit number -
logical value -
logo -

look alike -
lookup table -
loop -

loop code -
loop hole -
loop structure -
loop technology -
looping -
lotus 1-2-3 -
Lovelace, Ada Augusta- :

low activity -
low level language -
low order -
low order column -
low resolution -
low-res graphics - -
lower case - ,
lower-level management-
luminance -
luminance decay -
luminosity -
M
M - - , 1000000
machine code -
machine cycle -
machine dependent -
machine error -
machine independent -
machine instruction -
machine intelligence - : artificial
intelligence
machine language -
machine learning -
machine oriented language-
machine readable information-
machine sensible information-

macro -
macro assembler -
macro instruction - ; : micro
instruction
macro programming -
magnetic bubble -
magnetic bubble memory-
magnetic card -
magnetic character -
magnetic core -
magnetic core storage -
magnetic coreplane -
magnetic disk -
magnetic diskunit -
magnetic domain -
magnetic drum -
magnetic film storage -
magnetic head -
magnetic ink -
magnetic media -
magnetic printer -
magnetic resonance -
magnetic storage -
magnetic strip card -
magnetic tape -
magnetic tape cartridge -
magnetic tape cassette -
magnetic tape code -
magnetic tape density -
magnetic tape drive -
magnetic tape recorder -
magnetic tape reel -
magnetic tape sorting -
magnitude (of a number)- ,
mail box -
mail merging -

mailing list program -

main memory -
main storage -
main-line program -
mainframe -
maintainability -
maintenance -
maintenance programmer-
maintenance routine -
major sort key -
malfunction -
malice program -
management graphics -
management information system-

management report -
management science -
manager -
manipulating -
manpower loading chart-
mantissa -
manual input -
manual operation -
map(memory) - ()
mapping -
margin -
mark sensing -
marker -
mask -
mass storage device -
massage -
master clear -
master clock -
master data -
master file -
master/slave computer system- /


match -
matching -
mathematical functions -
mathematical logic -
mathematical model -
mathematical symbols -
matrix -
matrix notation -
matrix printer -
means/ends analysis - -
mechanical data processing-

mechanical translation -
mechanics -
mechanization -
media -
media eraser -
medium -
medium scale integration-
membrane keyboard -
memory -
memory allocation -
memory board -
memory chip -
memory cycle -
memory dump -
memory management -
memory map -
memory protection -
memory slot -
memory sniffing -
menu -
menu driven software -
menu item -
merge - ,

merge print program -

mesh -
mesh network -
message -
message format -
message header -
message queuing -
message retrieval -
message switching -
message switching centre-
meta language -
meta-metalanguage - -
metacharacter -
metacompiler -
metallic oxide semiconductor-

micro -
micro chart -
micro chip -
micro coding -
micro coding device -
micro computer -
micro computer chip -
micro computer development system-

micro computer system -
micro controller -
micro electronics -
micro fiche -
micro film -
micro floppy disk -
micro graphics -
micro instructions -
micro justification -
micro logic -
micro miniaturization -

micro processor -
micro progamming -
micro programmable computer-

micro spacing -
microform -
microwave -
microwave hop -
microwave transmission line-
migration -
mini -
mini computer -
mini floppy disk -
miniaturization -
minimal tree -
minimax -
minor sort key -
MIPS - Million Instructions Per Second -

mirroring -
mixed number -
mnemonic -
mnemonic code -
mnemonic language -
mode -
model -
model, geometric - ,
modeling -
modem - MOdulation DEModulation - ,

modular coding -
modular constraint -
modular element -
modular programming -
modularity -
modulation -

modulator -
module -
modulo -
monadic -
monadic Boolean operator-
monitor -
monochrome card -
monochrome monitor -
monolithic -
monolithic integrated circuit-

monte carlo method -
morphing -
MOS - Metal Oxide Semiconductor -
mother board -
mouse -
mouse button -
movable head disk unit -
move -
moving average -
multiaccess computer -
multiaddress -
multicomputer system -
multidrop line -
multifile sorting -
multifunction board -
multijob operation -
multilayer -
multilevel addressing - ,

multiline function -
multilinked list -
multimedia -
multipass -
multipass sort -
multiple access network-

multiple address instruction-

multiple address message-
multiple connector -
multiple pass printing -
multiple regression -
multiple user system -
multiplex -
multiplexer -
multiplexer channel -
multiplication time -
multiprocessing -
multiprocessing arithmetic-

multiprocessor -
multiprogramming -
multireel sorting -
multistar network -
multisystem network -
multitask -
multitask operation -
multitasking -
multiuser -
multiview ports -
multivolume file -
multiway branching -
music synthesiser -
musical language -
musicomp -
N
NMOS - N-Channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor -

naive user -
NAK - Negative AcKnowledge - :

name -
NAND - NOT-AND - :

nano - , 10-9
nano acre -
nano computer -
Napier's bones -
narrow band -
native compiler -
native language -
natural language -
NDBMS - Network DataBase Management System -

near letter quality -

negate -
negative true logic -
negotiation -
nerd -
nest -
nested block -
nested loop -
nested subroutine -
nesting -
network -
network analysis -
network chart -
network theory -
network topology -
networking -
neural net -
nibble -
nil pointer -
niladic -
nine's complement -
nixie tube -
no operation instruction -

no-op (No Operation) - -

node - ,
noise -
noise immunity -
noise pollution -
non conductor -
non destructive read -
non erasable storage -
non executable statement-
non graphic character -
non impact printer -
non linear programming -
non numeric programming-
non overlap processing -
non print -
non procedural query language-

non reflective ink -

non sequential computer-
non switch line -
non volatile storage -
NOP - No Operation -
NOR - NOT-OR - : -
normalise -
NOT -
NOT Gate -
notation -
notebook computer -
nucleus -
null -
null cycle -
null string -
number -
number base -
number cruncher -
number crunching -

number lock -
number system -
numeral -
numeral system -
numeralisation -
numeric -
numeric character -
numeric coding -
numeric constant -
numeric data -
numeric keypad -
numerical analysis -
numerical control -
numerical expression -
numerical indicator tube -
O
obey -
object code -
object computer -
object deck -
object language -
object language programming-
object oriented programming-

object program -
OCR - Optical Character Recognition -
:
octal -
octal numeral -
octal point -
odd parity check -
off the shelf -
office automation -
office computer -

office information system-

off line -
off line processing -
off line storage -
offload -
off page connector -
offset - ,
OMR - Optical Mark Reader - :

on board computer -
on board regulation -
on line -
on line data base -
on line fault tolerant system-

on line problem solving -

on line processing -
on line service -
on line storage -
one address computer -
one address instruction -
one chip computer -
one dimensional array -
one level memory -
one line function -
one out of ten code -
one pass compiler -
one's complement -
OP - OPeration Code:
opacity -
opcode -
open - ,
open architecture -
open ended -
open file -
open subroutine -

operand -
operating ratio -
operating system -
operation -
operation analysis -
operation centre -
operation code -
operation personnal -
operations research -
operational management-
operator -
optical character -
optical character reader -
optical communication -
optical disk -
optical fibre -
optical laser disk -
optical mark reader -
optical mark recognition-
optical page reader -
optical printer -
optical reader -
optical reader wand -
optical recognition device-
optical scanner -
optical scanning -
optimal merge tree -
optimisation -
optimising compiler -
optimize -
optimum -
optimum programming -
optimum tree search -
option key -
opto electronics -
OR circuit -

OR gate -
OR operator -
order -
order of operation -
ordinate -
organisation chart -
organisational control -
origin -
original data -
original equipment manufacturer -

originate/answer - -
orphan -
orthographic -
OS - Operating System - :
oscillatory sort -
oscillography -
oscilloscope -
out degree -
out of line -
outdent -
output -
output area -
output buffer -
output data -
output device -
output media -
output stream -
output unit -
outputting -
overflow -
overhead -
overlap -
overlap processing -
overlapping -
overprint -

overpunch -
override -
overrun -
overscan -
overstriking -
overwrite -
P
p system - p
P-Register - P-
pack -
package - ,
packaged software -
packet -
packing -
packing density -
pad - , ,
pad character -
padding -
paddle -
page -
page frame -
page in -
page out -
page printer -
page reader -
page skip -
pagination -
paging -
paging rate -
paint brush - :

painting -
palette -
pan -

pane -
panel -
panning -
paper feed -
paper tape -
paper tape code -
paper tape punching -
paper tape reader -
parabola -
paradigm -
paragraph -
paragraph assembly -
parallel -
parallel access -
parallel adder -
parallel circuit -
parallel computer -
parallel conversion -
parallel input/output - /
parallel interface -
parallel operation -
parallel printer -
parallel printing -
parallel processing -
parallel reading -
parallel run -
parallel transmission -
parameter -
parent -
parenthesis -
parity bit -
parity checking -
Parkinson's law -
parser -
parsing -
partition table -

partitioning -
parts explosion -
parts list -
parts programmer -
party line -
Pascal -
pass -
passive device - ,

passive graphics -
password -
paste -
patching -
path -
pattern recognition -
PC - Personal Computer -
PCB - Printed Circuit Board -
PCM - Plug Compatible Manufacturer -
PDM - Pulse Duration Modulation -
PDP -
peek -
PEL - Picture ELement -
pen plotter -
peopleware -
perforator -
perform - ,
performance -
performance monitor -
perfory -
perfs -
periodic report -
peripheral equipment -
peripheral slots -
permanent storage -
persistence -
personal computer -

personal identification number-

personalised form letter -

PERT - Project Evaluation and Review Technique :

Petri nets -
phased conversion -
phoneme -
phonetic system -
photo optic memory -
photo pattern generation-
photo plotter -
photo resist -
photo type setter -
photocomposition -
physical design -
physical record - ,
physical security -
pica - , ;

picking device -
pico - , 10-12
pico computer -
pico second -
picture element -
picture graph -
picture tube -
picutre processing -
pie chart -
piggyback board -
piggyback file -
PILOT - Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching :

pilot method -

pin - , ,
pin compatible -
pin feed -
pingpong - ,
pipeline -
piracy -
pitch -
pixel - ,
PLA - Programmable Logic Array -
plain text -
plan sheet -
planimeter -
plasma display panel -
platen -
platform -
platter -
plot - ,
plotter -
plotter resolution -
plug - , , ,
plug board -
plug compatible -
PMOS - P channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor -

poaching -
pocket computer -
point - ,
point identification -
point of sale terminal -
point set curve -
point to point line -
pointer -
Poisson theory -
Poke -
polar -
polar coordinates -

polarising filter -
Polish notation -
polling -
polyphase sort -
pooler -
pop -
pop instruction -
pop up menu -
populated board -
port -
portability -
portable -
portable computer -
portable program -
positional notation -
positive true logic -
post edit -
post implementation review-

post mortem -
post mortem dump -
postfix notation -
potentiometer -
power -
power amplifying circuit -
power down -
power fail/restart - /
power off -
power on -
power supply -
power surge -
power up -
powerful -
pragmatics -
pre edit -
precedence -

precision -
precompiler -
predefined function -
predefined process -
predefined process symbol-

predictive report -
preliminary study -
preloaded -
preprinted forms -
preprocessor -
presentation graphics - ,

preset -
press -
pressure sensitivity keyboard-

preventive maintenance -
primary cluster -
primary colors -
primary key -
primary shift -
primary storage -
primitive -
primitive element -
print chart -
print control character -
print density -
print element - : printer head;
print out -
print wheel -
print zone -
printed circuit -
printed circuit board -
printer -
printer format -

printer head -
printer layout sheet -
printer quality -
printer stand -
priority assignment -
priority interrupt -
priority processing -
private automatic branch exchange-

private leased line -
private line -
privileged instruction -
probability -
probability theory -
probablistic model -
problem analysis -
problem definition -
problem description -
problem oriented language-
problem programme -
problem solving -
procedure -
procedure division -
procedure oriented language-
process -
process bound -
process control -
process control system -
process conversion -
process signal -
processing -
processing symbol -
processor -
processor bound -
production run -
productivity -

program -
program card -
program chaining -
program coding -
program control -
program counter -
program deck -
program development cycle-
program file -
program flowchart -
program generator -
program graph -
program ID -
program language -
program library -
program listing -
program maintenance -
program specification -
program stack -
program stop -
program storage -
program switch -
program testing -
programmable calculator-
programmable communication interface-

programmable function key-
programmable logic array-
programmable memory -
programmable read only memory-

programmed check -
programmed instruction -
programmed label -
programmer -
programmer board -

programmer analyst -
programming -
programming aids -
programming language -
programming librarian -
programming linguistics-
programming team -
progress reporting -
project control -
project library -
project manager -
project plan -
project schedule -
projection -
prolog -
PROM - Programmable Read Only Memory -

prompt -
proofing program -
propagated error -
propagation delay -
proportional spacing -
proposition -
proprietary software -
protect -
protected storage -
protocol - ,
prototype -
proving - ,
pseudo computer -
pseudo language -
pseudo operation -
pseudo random number -
pseudocode -
public domain software -
public network -

publication language -
pull -
pull down menu -
pull instructions -
pulse -
pulse modulation -
punched card -
punched card code -
punching position -
pure procedure - ,
purge -
push -
push down list -
push down stack -
push instruction -
push pop stack -
push up list -
Q
quad-density -
quadratic quotient search-
quality -
quality control -
quality engineering -
quantity -
quantum -
quasi language -
query - ,
query answer - -
query by example -
query language -
query response -
queue -
queued access method -
queuing -

queuing theory -
quick disconnect -
R
race condition -
rack -
radix point -
radix sorting -
ragged left -
ragged right -
raised floring -
RAM - Random Access Memory -
random access -
random access file -
random access memory-
random logic design -
random number -
random processing -
range -
range check -
rank -
raster display -
raster fill -
raster graphics -
raster scan -
rat's nest -
raw data -
read -
read only memory -
read only storage -
read-write head -
reader -
reader head -
reading station -
real constant -

real number -
real storage -
real time image generation-
real time processing -
real-time -
real-time clock -
real-time output -
reboot -
receive -
recompile -
reconstruction -
record - ,
record length -
record manager -
record number -
recording density -
recording layout -
records management -
recover -
recoverable error -
rectangular coordinate system-
rectifier -
recurring cost -
recursion -
recursive -
recursive procedure -
recursive subroutine -
red-green-blue moniter - --

reduction -
redundancy -
redundancy check -
redundancy code -
redundant information -
reentrant -
reentrant subroutine -

reference edge -
reflectance -
reflectance ink -
reformat - ,
refresh circuitry -
refresh disply cycle -
refresh memory -
refresh rate -
refreshing -
regenerate -
region -
register -
registration -
regression analysis -
regression testing -
relative coding -
relation - ,
relational data base -
relational expression -
relational model -
relational operation -
relational operator -
relational structure -
relative address -
relative movement -
relay -
release version -
reliability -
relocatable address -
relocatable program -
relocate -
remark -
remote -
remote access -
remote batch processing-

remote computing service-

remote job entry -
remote job service -
remote logging -
remote processing -
remote station -
remote terminal -
removable media -
reorder point -
repagination -
repaint -
repeat counter -
repeat key -
repeating number -
repetition instruction -
replacement theory -
report -
report file -
report generation -
report generator -
report writer -
reproduce -
reprogramming -
reprographics -
rerun -
reserve accumulator -
reserved words -
reset -
reset key -
reside -
resident program -
residual value -
resilient -
resistor -
resizing -
resolution -

resource -
resource allocation -
resource file -
resource leveling -
resource sharing -
response - ,
restart -
results - ,
retrieval -
retrieving -
retrofit -
return -
RETURN key -
reusable -
reverse video -
review -
rewind -
rewrite -
ribbon cable -
ribbon cartridge -
ring -
ring network -
ripple sort -
RO(Read Only) terminal-
roam -
robot - ,
robot control language -
robotics -
robustness -
rod memory -
roll out -
rollback -
rollover -
ROM - Read Only Memory - :

ROM cartridge -

ROM simulator -
root -
rotating memory -
rotation -
rotational delay -
round off error -
round robin -
round, roundoff -
rounding -
router -
routine - ,
routing -
row -
rule based deduction -
run - , ,
run manual - ()
run time -
S
S-100 bus - S-100
S-curve - S-
salami technique -
sales forecasting model -
SAM - Sequential Access Method -
sample data -
sampling -
sampling rate -
sans serif -
satellite -
satellite communications-
satellite computer -
saturate -
save -
SBC - Single Board Computer - :

scalar -
scalar value -
scale - ,
scale factor -
scaling -
scan - ,
scan area -
scan line -
scan path -
scanner -
scanner channel -
scanning -
scatter plot -
scatter read/gather write- /
scheduled maintenance -
scheduled report -
scheduler -
scheduling -
schema -
SCHEMA -
schematic -
schematic symbols -
scientific applications -
scientific notation -
scissoring -
scope -
scrap book -
scratch -
scratch file -
scratch pad -
screen -
screen dump -
screen generator -
screen position -
screen saver -
screen size -

screen update -
scroll lock -
scrolling -
search - ,
search and replace -
search engine -
search key -
search memory - , : associative
storage
second -
second generation computers-

second source -
secondary key -
secondary storage -
sector -
sector method -
secure kernel -
security -
security controls -
security files -
security program -
security specialist -
seed -
seek -
seek time -
segment -
segmentation -
segmented bar chart -
select -
selection -
selection sort -
selection structure -
selector channel -
self-adapting -
self-checking code -

self-compiling compiler -
self-complementing code-
self-correcting code -
self-validating code -
semantics -
semaphores -
semiconductor -
semiconductor device -
semiconductor storage -
semirandom access -
sense -
sense probe -
sensitivity -
sensors -
sequence -
sequence check -
sequence structure -
sequential -
sequential access -
sequential computer -
sequential data set -
sequential data structure-

sequential device -
sequential file organisation-

sequential list -
sequential logic -
sequential machine -
sequential processing -
sequential storage -
serial -
serial access -
serial adder -
serial board -
serial computer -

serial data -
serial input/output - /
serial interface -
serial operation -
serial port -
serial printer -
serial processing -
serial reading -
serial transmission -
serializability -
server -
service bureau -
service contract -
service provider -
servo mechanism -
session -
set -
setup - ,
setup time - ,
shade -
shading symbols -
shadow printing -
shape -
shared file -
shared logic -
shared resource -
sharpness -
sheet feeder -
shielding -
shift -
shift click -

shift key -
shortest operating time -
shutdown -
SI - Systems Internationale -

side effect -
sift -
sifting -
sign -
sign digit -
sign extension -
sign flag -
sign position -
sign-off -
sign-on -
signal -
signal-to-noise ratio - -
signaling rate -
significant digit -
silicon chip -
silicon valley -
silicon wafer -
simplex -
simulation -
simulator -
simultaneous input/output- /
simultaneous processing-
single address -
single density -
single precision -
single step -
single-board-computer -
single-sided disk -
sixteen-bit chip -
size -
sketch pad -
sketching -
skew -
skip -
slab -
slack time -

slave -
slave tube -
sleeve -
slew -
slewing -
slice -
slide -
slide rule -
slide show package -
slope -
slot -
SLSI - Super Large Scale Integration -
slug -
small business computer-
small scale integration (SSI)-
Smalltalk -
smart -
smart card -
smart machines -
smart terminal -
smash -
smooth -
smooth scrolling -
SNA - Systems Network Architecture - :

snapshot dump -
SNOBOL - StriNg Oriented symBOlic Language -
:

SO - Send Only - :
socket -
soft clip area -
soft copy -
soft fails -
soft hyphen -
soft keys -

soft return -
soft sector -
software - ,
software base -
software broker -
software compatibility -
software development -
software document -
software encryption -
software engineering -
software flexibility -
software house -
software librarian -
software license -
software maintenance -
software monitor -
software package -
software piracy -
software portability -
software protection -
software publisher -
software resources -
software science -
software system -
software transportability-
softwhite -
solar cell -
solid state -
solid state cartridge -
solid state device -
son file -
sort -
sort effort -
sort generator -
sort/merge program - /
sorter -

sorting -
SOS - Silicon On sapphire -
soundhood -
source -
source code -
source computer -
source disk -
source document -
source language -
source media -
source program -
source register -
source- data automation-
space -
space bar -
spaghetti code -
span -
spanning tree -
sparse array -
spatial data management-
spatitial digitizer -
spec - specification -
special character -
special function key -
special purpose -
special purpose computer-
special purpose programming language-

special symbol -
specification -
specification sheet -
speech recognition -
speech synthesis -
speech synthesizer -
speed -
spelling checker -

spider configuration -
spike -
spin writer -
spindle motor -
spline -
split screen -
split window -
splitting a window -
spool - ,
spooler -
spooling -
spread sheet -
spring tension -
sprites -
sprocket holes -
SSI - Small Scale Integration - :

Stack -
stack pointer -
stacked job processing -
stacker -
stair stepping - ,
stand-alone -
stand-alone graphics system-

stand-alone system -
standard -
standard interface -
standardise -
standards -
standards enforcer -
standby button -
standby equipment -
standby time -
star network -
start bit -

startup -
startup disk -
stat - statistical photostat -

state -
state-of-the-art -
statement -
statement label -
static -
static RAM - RAM
static analysis -
static dump -
static memory -
static refresh -
static storage -
staticizing -
station -
statistics -
status -
status report -
step -
stepper motor -
stochastic procedures -
stochastic process -
stop bit -
stop code -
storage -
storage allocation -
storage block -
storage capacity -
storage circuit -
storage device -
storage dump -
storage key -
storage location -
storage map -

storage pool -
storage protection -
storage tube -
storage unit -
store -
store and forward -
stored-program computer-
stored-program concept -
straight-line code -
streamer -
streaming tape drive -
stress testing -
string -
string expression -
string handling -
string length -
string manipulation -
string processing languages-
string variable -
stringy floppy -
stroke -
stroke writer -
structural design -
structure -
structure chart -
structured coding -
structured design -
structured English -
structured flowchart -
structured programming -
structured walkthrough -
stub testing -
stylus - ,
subdirectory -
subprogram -
subroutine -

subroutine reentry -
subschema -
subscript -
subscripted variable - ,
subset -
substrate -
substring -
subsystem -
suffix -
suite -
super computer -
super large scale integration-

superconducting computers-
superconductor -
supermini computer -
superscript -
supervisory system -
support - ,
support library -
suppress -
suppression -
surface of revolution -
surge -
surge protector -
surging -
suspend -
swapping -
swarm -
swim -
switch - ,
switch mode power supply -
switched line -
switching algebra -
switching circuit -
switching theory -

symbol -
symbol string -
symbol table -
symbolic address -
symbolic coding -
symbolic device -
symbolic editor -
symbolic I/O assignment- /
symbolic language -
symbolic logic -
symbolic name -
symbolic programming -
symbolic table -
sync character -
synchronization -
synchronization check -
synchronous communications-
synchronous computer -
synchronous network -
synchronous operation -
synchronous transmission-
synonym -
syntax -
syntax error -
synthesizer - ,
system -
system analysis -
system analyst -
system analyzer -
system board -
system chart -
system commands -
system diagnostics -
system disk -
system flowchart -
system follow up -

system generation -
system implementation -
system installation -
system interrupt -
system loader -
system maintenance -
system priorities -
system programmer -
system reset -
systems design -
systems engineer -
systems house -
systems manual -
systems programmer -
systems programming -
systems programs -
systems resource -
systems security -
systems software -
systems study -
systems synthesis -
systems testing -
T
tab -
TAB - Terminal Anchor Block - :

tab group -
tab interval -
tab key -
table - ,
table file -
table lookup -
tablet -
tabulate -

tabulation -
tabulation character -
tabulator -
tabulator clear key -
tabulator key -
tabulator mechanism -
tabulator set key -
tabulator setting -
tabulator stop -
TAF - Terminal Access Facility - :

tag -
tag along sort -
tag field -
tail -
tail frame -
tailing -
take over -
tandem computer -
tangent point -
tap -
tape cartridge -
tape code -
tape deck -
tape drive -
tape label -
tape mark -
tape punch -
tape reader -
tape reel -
tape reproducer -
tape resident system -
tape spool -
tape station(tape unit) -
tape volume -
target -

target data set -

target directory -
target disk -
target drive -
target language -
target path -
tariff -
task -
task dispatcher -
task panel -
task queue -
technique -
tele autograph -
telecine -
telecommunication -
teleconferencing -
telecopy -
telemeter -
teletext -
telnet -
template -
tensile strength -
terminal -
terminal address card -
terminal component -
terminal configuration facility-

terminal emulation -
terminal emulator -
terminal entry -
terminal error -
terminal job -
terminal node -
terminal port -
terminal response mode -
terminal security -

terminal session -
terminal stand -
terminal table -
terminal transaction facility-

terminal user -
terminate -
terminated line -
terminator -
ternary -
test data -
test plan -
test run -
text -
text area -
text attribute -
text body -
text compression -
text control -
text cursor -
text editing -
text editor -
text file -
text formating program -
text line -
text lock -
text processing -
text processor -
text revision -
text segment -
text stream -
text string search -
text suppression -
text transmission -
text transparency -
text window -

textual scrolling information-

texture -
theorem proving -
theory of numbers -
thermal printer -
thermal stencil -
thin film -
thin film storage -
thrashing -
threaded -
threaded tree -
threat -
threat agent -
threat analysis -
three address computer -
three dimensional -
three point curve -
throughput -
thumb wheel -
ticket -
ticket based access control-

ticket list -
tightly coupled mutiprocessing-

tile -
time frame -
time scale -
time share -
time sharing -
time sharing priority -
timeout -
timer -
toggle -
token -
tolerance -

toll -
tone -
toner -
toolkit -
top margin -
topology -
touch screen -
touch sensitive -
trace -
track -
track ball -
track density -
track pitch -
track recovery -
track reverse -
track sector -
track selector -
tracker ball -
tractor -
tractor feeder -
trade off -
traffic intensity -
trailer record -
trailing edge -
train -
transaction -
transaction code -
transaction file -
transaction journal -
transaction oriented processing-

transaction programme -
transaction trailing -
transborder -
transceiver -
transcribe -

transcript -
transcription machine -
transducer -
transfer -
transfer rate -
transform -
transformation -
transformer - ,
transient -
transient error -
transient program -
transient suppressions -
transistor -
transit delay -
translation - ,
translation time -
translator -
transmission -
transponder -
transpose -
trap -
trap door -
TRC - Terminal Reference Character - :

tree diagram -
tree network -
triad -
trichromatic -
triple precision -
tristate logic -
trouble shoot -
truncate -
truncation error -
trunk -
truth table -
Turing machine -

turn off/on - /
turnaround time -
turnkey system -
turtle graphics -
tutorial program -
tweak -
twinkle box -
two address computer -
two dimensional array -
two way branching -
type ahead -
type ball -
type face -
type font -
type over -
type size -
typematic -
U
ULSI - Ultra Large Scale Integration -
:
ultra fiche -
ultra violet light -
ultrasonic -
unary -
unary operation -
unconditional branching -
unconditional transfer -
uncontrolled loop -
under flow -
undo -
unibus -
unipolar -
unit - , , ,
unit position -

UNIX -
unpack -
unset - ,
up -
up and running -
UPC - Universal Product Code - :

update -
upgrade -
upload -
uppercase - ,
upward compatible -
usability - ,
user -
user defined function -
user friendly -
user group -
user profile -
user terminal -
utility -
utility programme -
utility statistics -
V
VAB - Voice Answer Bank - :

VAL - Vicar Arm Language - :

vaccine -
vacuum tube -
validation -
value -
variable -
variable length record -
variable resistor -

variation -
VDT - Video Display Terminal - :

VDU - Video Display Unit - :

vector -
vector display -
vector pair -
vendee -
vendor -
Venn diagram -
verification -
verifier -
very high speed integrated circuit programme -

video -
video cassette -
video digitiser -
video disk -
video display - ,

video game -
video generator -
video signal -
view - ,
view data -
view port -
virtual -
virtual reality -
virus -
Visi Calc -
vision recognition -
visual display -
visual page -
visual scanner -
VLDB - Very Long Data Book - :


vocabulary -
voder - speech synthesizer-

voice communication -
voice grade -
voice input -
voice mail -
voice output -
voice recognition system-
voice response -
voice synthesizer -
volatile file -
volatile memory -
volatility -
W
wafer -
wait state -
wait time -
walk through -
WAN - : wide area network
wand -
warm boot -
warm start -
warmup time -
warning message -
WATS - : wide area telephone service
web server -
web site -
weed -
weighted code -
wheel printer -
white noise -
whole number -

wide area network -

wide area telephone service-

wide band -
widow -
wild card -
Winchester disk drive -
window -
windowing -
wire board - ,
wire wrap -
wired programme computer-
word -
word length -
word processing -
word processor -
word star -
word wrap -
work area -
work bench -
work breakdown structure-
work station -
work year -
working storage -
worksheet -
workspace -
world wide web -
wrap around -
write -
write enable ring -
write inhibit ring -
write protect notch -
write protect ring -
write protect sensor -
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get -
:

X
X axis - X
X Punch - X , X
X-Y chart - X-Y
X-Y plotter - X-Y
XOR -
Y
Y axis - Y
Y punch - Y
Y orientation - Y
yoke -
Z
Z Address - Z
Z axis - Z
Z Force - Z
Z-buffer - Z
zap -
zero -
zero fill -
zero flag -
zero suppression -
zeroth track sensor -
zone -
zone bits - ,
zone Punch - ,
zoom factor -
zoom in - ,
zoom out - ,
zooming - ,