A computer appliance is a computer system with a combination of hardware, software, or firmware that is specifically designed to provide a particular computing...
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A home appliance, also referred to as a domestic appliance, an electric appliance or a household appliance, is a machine which assists in household functions...
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Look up appliance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Appliance may refer to: Computer appliance, a computing device with a specific function and limited...
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Network-attached storage (redirect from NAS appliance)
systems involved, or a specialized computer appliance device unit built for such functionality – a NAS appliance or NAS box. NAS contrasts with block-level...
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information appliance, desktop computer, network computer, or even thin client, but now it has fallen out of general use. Internet appliances were contrasted...
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distribution or firmware that implements a computer appliance. Virtual appliances are a subset of software appliances. The main distinction is the packaging...
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information appliance was coined by Jef Raskin around 1979. As later explained by Donald Norman in his influential The Invisible Computer, the main characteristics...
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IEC 60320 (redirect from Appliance inlet)
IEC 60320, entitled "Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes", is a set of standards published by the International Electrotechnical...
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Gaming computer All-in-one PC Nettop (Small form factor PCs, Mini PCs) Home theater PC Keyboard computer Portable computer Thin client Internet appliance Laptop...
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language. The Home Assistant software application is commonly run on a computer appliance with "Home Assistant Operating System" that will act as a central...
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A security appliance is any form of server appliance that is designed to protect computer networks from unwanted traffic. Active devices block unwanted...
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The Oracle data appliance consists of hardware and software from Oracle Corporation sold as a computer appliance. It was announced in 2011, and is used...
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Exalogic is a computer appliance made by Oracle Corporation, commercially available since 2010. It is a cluster of x86-64-servers running Oracle Linux...
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Internet of things (IoT) General concepts Computer appliance Distributed computing Embedded system Fog computing Home automation Industrial internet of...
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Web conferencing (redirect from Web conferencing appliance)
installation option from certain vendors allows for use of a proprietary computer appliance that is installed at the hosting company's physical location. Depending...
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Communications platform. Classes of computers Computer appliance CuBox, a plug computer GuruPlug, a plug computer DreamPlug, a plug computer FreedomBox, an operating...
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Internet of things (IoT) General concepts Computer appliance Distributed computing Embedded system Fog computing Home automation Industrial internet of...
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configurations, or authorization to access. Through the dark web, private computer networks can communicate and conduct business anonymously without divulging...
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Universal gateway (category Computer networking)
universal protocol gateway, this class of product is designed as a computer appliance, and is used to connect data from one automation system to another...
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Smartphone – Tablet computer – Laptop – Computer appliance – Business machine – Information appliance – Smartphone – Smart TV – Computer architecture – Motherboard...
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The Google Search Appliance (GSA) was a rack-mounted computer device that provided document indexing functionality. The GSA operating system was based...
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main types of appliances that are recycled are televisions, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, and computers. When appliances are recycled...
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Linux-based devices or Linux devices are computer appliances that are powered by the Linux kernel and possibly parts of the GNU operating system. Device...
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Larry Ellison (category American computer businesspeople)
mathematics and also first encountered computer design. He then moved to Berkeley, California, and began his career as a computer programmer for several different...
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in software architecture Programmable Automation Controller; see Computer appliance Proxy auto-config, a web browser technology Perturbed angular correlation...
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Java (programming language) (redirect from Java computer language)
can run on any Java virtual machine (JVM) regardless of the underlying computer architecture. The syntax of Java is similar to C and C++, but has fewer...
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Internet of things (IoT) General concepts Computer appliance Distributed computing Embedded system Fog computing Home automation Industrial internet of...
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A virtual security appliance is a computer appliance that runs inside virtual environments. It is called an appliance because it is pre-packaged with a...
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smart home hub can consist of dedicated computer appliance, software appliance, or software running on computer hardware, and makes it possible to gather...
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architectures. booting The procedures implemented in starting up a computer or computer appliance until it can be used. It can be initiated by hardware such as...
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