This is a list of the origins of computer-related terms or terms used in the computing world (i.e., a list of computer term etymologies). It relates to...

rather than using that term for daemons, as Windows does. List of computer term etymologies List of Unix daemons Service wrapper Software bot User space Web...

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This incomplete list is not intended to be exhaustive. This is a list of common contemporary false etymologies for English words. Crap: The word "crap"...

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Fundamental areas of computer science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines...

are used as metasyntactic variables and placeholder names in computer programming or computer-related documentation. They have been used to name entities...

Cleveland Browns in Hall’s home town. Many folk etymologies exist, but the written record is clear: the term appears widely in popular print use only from...

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The following is an attempt to explain a few of the more common phrases and words, including etymologies when not obvious. Contents A B C D E F G H I...

printed use of the term. Though Bushnell believed the term came from a vending magazine review of Computer Space in 1971, a review of the major vending...

In computer graphics, rasterisation (British English) or rasterization (American English) is the task of taking an image described in a vector graphics...

list of words which are listed in major English dictionaries and whose etymologies include Japanese. The reverse of this list can be found at List of...

communicate to computers. The term string may also designate a sequence of data or computer records other than characters — like a "string of bits" — but...

technical term in computer science closely related to earlier idea of semantic networks and taxonomies. Gruber introduced the term as a specification of a conceptualization:...

Hewlett-Packard 9100A personal computer." Other claims include computer pioneer Alan Kay's purported use of the term in a 1972 paper, Whole Earth Catalog...

In computer programming jargon, a heisenbug is a software bug that seems to disappear or alter its behavior when one attempts to study it. The term is...

variable is a specific word or set of words identified as a placeholder in computer science and specifically computer programming. These words are commonly...

is a word that etymologically derives from at least two languages. Such words are a type of macaronic language. The most common form of hybrid word in...

logographic languages), which may include information on definitions, usage, etymologies, pronunciations, translation, etc. It is a lexicographical reference...

A computer file is a resource for recording data on a computer storage device, primarily identified by its filename. Just as words can be written on paper...

computer source code. Code being developed with poor structure can be due to any of several factors, such as volatile project requirements, lack of programming...

computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional bitmap that is integrated into a larger scene, most often in a 2D video game. Originally, the term sprite...

dictate execution flow. Inversion of control is not a new term in computer science. Martin Fowler traces the etymology of the phrase back to 1988, but it...