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ones Hardware compatibility, between different pieces of computer hardware License compatibility, of software licenses Pin compatibility, in devices that...

In telecommunications and computing, backward compatibility (or backwards compatibility) is a property of an operating system, software, real-world product...

Binary-code compatibility (binary compatible or object-code compatible) is a property of a computer system, meaning that it can run the same executable...

Source-code compatibility (source-compatible) means that a program can run on computers (or operating systems), independently of binary-code compatibility and...

newer devices. Backward compatibility Bug compatibility, backward compatibility that maintains the known flaws Computer compatibility Downcycling Future proofing...

However, there is sometimes some form of machine language compatibility between different computers. An x86-64 compatible microprocessor like the AMD Athlon...

than IBM itself. Compaq computers remained the most compatible PC clones into 1984,and maintained its reputation for compatibility for years, even as clone...

A compatibility card is an expansion card for computers that allows it to have hardware emulation with another device. While compatibility cards date back...

in modern computers. For example, computers which boot using Unified Extensible Firmware Interface-based firmware that lack a Compatibility Support Module...

2 in 1983, then the Color Computer 3 in 1986. All three models maintain a high level of software and hardware compatibility, with few programs written...

the computer's newer hardware or software. Examples of the software using the mode are operating systems and Internet Explorer. A compatibility mode...

data processing each required their own type of special-purpose computer. Compatibility would ensure that the same software could run on any model of the...

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A hardware compatibility list (HCL) is a list of computer hardware (typically including many types of peripheral devices) that is compatible with a particular...

computer system that is plug-compatible has not only the same connectors and protocol interfaces to peripherals, but also binary-code compatibility—it...

A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard...

facilities with the ability to offload to separate engines Strict backward compatibility with older software High hardware and computational utilization rates...

in the boot ROM of all personal computers that are IBM PC compatible, although it can provide backwards compatibility with the BIOS using CSM booting...

A computer terminal is an electronic or electromechanical hardware device that can be used for entering data into, and transcribing data from, a computer...

In software engineering, a compatibility layer is an interface that allows binaries for a legacy or foreign system to run on a host system. This translates...

as MS-DOS to over 70 other companies. One of the first computers to achieve 100% PC compatibility was the Compaq Portable, released in November 1982; it...

ɪks/) is a family of standards specified by the IEEE Computer Society for maintaining compatibility between operating systems. POSIX defines application...

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ZX-Spectrum models compatibility or its own enhanced native mode (set by default on boot and running the Estex operating system). The computer is built on a...

and with the same functions assigned or usable on the same pins. Pin compatibility is a property desired by systems integrators as it allows a product...

moving images, while computer animation only refers to moving images. Modern computer animation usually uses 3D computer graphics. Computer animation is a digital...

the ARM EABI. Computer programming portal Binary-code compatibility – Ability of a computer system to run the same code as another computer system Bytecode –...

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A computer mouse (plural mice; also mouses) is a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface. This motion is typically...