All visitors are logged and counted. Click on this icon to view the visitor-statistics. The grand encyclopedia of computer terminology This encyclopedia is compiled by produkties.uithuizen.net This explains the most common computerterms which you can encounter. This list was compiled from several sources. It does not explain HTML commands in detail because for this purpose another encyclopedia is available.The most recent update of this document can be found at: http://www.uithuizen.net/encyclopedia/terms.php Choose a list of terms you want to see .A-.Z   0-9   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L    M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z Type a term you want to search for: and You want more information? Well click on these links: Random House Personal Computer Dictionary d       DABOOM   Dynamic Desktop Media 168 items available in this category DABOOM Known spyware or adware. D/A Digital to Analog. DABYREV Known spyware or adware. DAC Digital-to-Analog Converter. A hardware device (in its simplest form, nothing more than a set of interconnected resistors) which converts a digital number into an analog signal whose voltage is proportional to the value of the digital number. VGA and later color video boards use DACs to convert color values into the analog signals sent to the display; sound boards normally use DACs as well. See also ADC daemon A computer program or process that works automatically in the background without user intervention. Particularly a program that accomplishes a recurring system task, such as receiving and distributing e-mail or managing the print queue. DailyToolbar Known spyware or adware. DailyWinner Known spyware or adware. Dalbug.Worm Known spyware or adware. DARPA Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency. See ARPA DASD Acronym for: Direct Access Storage device ; another word for diskdrive. DashBar Known spyware or adware. DASMIN Known spyware or adware. DASMIN.A Known spyware or adware. DAT Digital AudioTape. data Information used and produced by computers. data communication Transmission and reception of data via modems, telephonelines, communications satellites, between computers in a network etc. data glove A glove with sensors on it, linked to a computer. It translates the movements of the hand wearing it into digital coordinates so the computer can track what the hand is doing and give feedback. Information about the glove´s position in real space is fed into the computer. This stream of positional information allows interaction with a virtual world. The data glove is a different kind of interface than a computer mouse or keyboard. Sensory feedback may be provided through the glove, rather than through a monitor. As a telepresence technology, it creates possibilities for any hand-sensitive work, such as surgery or sign language, as well as realistic video-game interactions. There is a lot of development yet to go, including tactile feedback, before it can be effectively used. database a collection of data ordered in different categories, like a telephone-guide. datalink A connection used for data communication. Date Manager Known spyware or adware. DATOM.A Known spyware or adware. dav Distributed Authoring and Versioning db 1) DataBase. 2) Data Buffer. dB Decibel. DBA database Administrator. The DBA is responsible for authorizing access to the database, for coordinating and monitoring its use and for acquiring software and hardware resources as needed. DC 1) Data Collection. 2) Data Communication. 3) Data Control. 4) device Control. 5) Direct Current. DCA Acronym of Document Content Architecture. DCA defines the rules for specifying the form and meaning of a text document. DCB Data Control Block. DCC Digital Compact Cassette. DCD Data Carrier Detect. DCF 1) Data Communication Facility. 2) Data Compression Facility. DD 1) Digital Display. 2) Double Density; a floppy disk on which the magnetic material is twice as dense as on the old-fashioned floppy disks, which makes it possible to store twice as much of data. All current floppy disks are of this type. DDB device Dependent Bitmap. DDC Digital Data Channel. DDCActiveMenu Known spyware or adware. DDE 1) Direct Data Entry. 2) Dynamic Data Exchange. Method of inter-process communication within the Microsoft Windows graphical DOS interface. DDI device Driver Interface. DEADHAT Known spyware or adware. DEADHAT.B Known spyware or adware. Dealhelper Known spyware or adware. debugging the process to find out what´s wrong with a computerprogram, where the problem is located and how to solve it. This can take a lot of time. DEC DECrement. decompression The opposite of compression. default standard; the assumed value of a variable or system-parameter, it can be changed by the user. DEFRAG DEFRAGment, which is a reorganisation procedure of de hard disk in order to avoid scattered files. DEK Data Encryption Key. DEL DELete character. DELF Known spyware or adware. DELF.D Known spyware or adware. DELF.E Known spyware or adware. DELF.F Known spyware or adware. Delfin Media Viewer Known spyware or adware. DELSTR DELete STRing. Deltabar Known spyware or adware. DeltaClick Known spyware or adware. DELTAD.A Known spyware or adware. Demilitarized Zone A part of a network located outside the firewall so that it is public available. Densmail Known spyware or adware. DES Data Encryption Standard. deselect to cancel the current selection by choosing a different one. desktop publishing See DTP DESTINY Known spyware or adware. DEV device. developer release Developer releases can be considered as the predecessors of the beta versions. These version are distributed to a small group of testers and will undergo a series of changes. In general the difference between a developer release and a beta version is huge. device each internal or external apparatus coupled to a computer. DevLoader Known spyware or adware. DF Data Field. DFT Discrete Fourier Transform. dial-up services Services such as news retrieval, database searches, electronic bulletin boards, and educational courses that are accessed by telephone or modem. Dial.exe Known spyware or adware. Dial/Scom-C Known spyware or adware. Dialer Known spyware or adware. Dialer C2.lop / Central24 / MoneyTree / AdBreak Known spyware or adware. Dialer WebInstall Known spyware or adware. Dialer.Montil Known spyware or adware. Dialer.OneOnOne Known spyware or adware. DialerActiveX Known spyware or adware. DialerCon Known spyware or adware. DialerOffline Known spyware or adware. DialerWeb Known spyware or adware. dialog box A window that pops up on the screen and that allows you to specify information or set options for the running of a command or application. DialXS Known spyware or adware. DialXSCtl Known spyware or adware. DIF Data Interchange Format. digit another term for bit, so it is an 0 or an 1 digital highway see Internet. digital video Images converted from a videotape or live analog video to a digital information stream, either in real time or to a hard drive or other storage medium for later viewing. digitization the art/science of converting analog video, images, or audio into digital format (i.e., 1s and 0s). DIMM Dual In-line Memory Modules. See SIMM. DIN Deutsche Industrie Norm. German equivalent of EIA. DINFOR Known spyware or adware. DIP Dual Inline Package. A package technology for integrated circuits where the pins are aligned in two parallel rows. DIR DIRectory. direct E-mail Sending of commercial messages or newsletters via E-mail to a large number of recipients. This is usually done by companies. See also LISTSERV. Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum A technology used in 802.11. directory a group of files under a common name on disk. disconnect Cancellation of a connection ex. 2. DIV DIVide. DivagoSurfairy Known spyware or adware. DIX See Ethernet II DL DownLoad. Also D/L. Dlder Known spyware or adware. DLE Data Link Escape (character). DllHelp Known spyware or adware. DLUCA Known spyware or adware. DLUCA.R Known spyware or adware. DMA Acronym for: Direct Memory Access; a type of I/O in which a special DMA controller, rather than the CPU, transfers data between main memory and the I/O devices. DMY Day Month Year. DMZ Acronym for Demilitarized Zone Dnar Known spyware or adware. DNL Known spyware or adware. DNS 1) Domain Name Server. A machine that performs the procedures of the Domain Name System. 2) Domain Name System. The application protocol used in the TCP/IP suite to map the symbolic names used by humans into the equivalent fully-qualified network address. Dogpile toolbar Known spyware or adware. Domain Name The unique name that identifies an Internet site. Domain Names always have 2 or more parts, separated by dots. The part on the left is the most specific, and the part on the right is the most general. A given machine may have more than one Domain Name but a given Domain Name points to only one machine. See also: IP Number. DONK Known spyware or adware. DONK.B Known spyware or adware. DONK.C Known spyware or adware. DOOMHUNTER Known spyware or adware. DOOMJUICE Known spyware or adware. DOOMJUICE.B Known spyware or adware. DOS Disk Operating System; a program that manages the hard disk, it translate the input from the keyboard, manages the dataflow from and through the devices and it manages the organisation of data. The term is mainly associated with the (old) MS-DOS program of Microsoft. But there have been some other systems available. DOS.AUTOCAT Known spyware or adware. DotCom toolbar variant Known spyware or adware. Dotcomtoolbar Known spyware or adware. DOTOR Known spyware or adware. dotpitch The distance between the center of the holes from the same color in the mask of a CRT. The smaller the dotpitch, the higher the resolution that can be displayed. double quote This symbol: *\"*. DOW Day Of Week. down Not operational. See also up. download the process of retrieving data(files) from a BBS or the WWW with a modem. See also upload. DOWNLOADER-BS Known spyware or adware. DOWNLOADER-BW.B Known spyware or adware. downloader.Agent.BH Known spyware or adware. DOWNLOADER.CILE Known spyware or adware. DownloadPlus Known spyware or adware. DownloadReceiver Known spyware or adware. DownloadWare Known spyware or adware. DownloadWare / C2.lop Known spyware or adware. DownSeek Known spyware or adware. DP see EDP. dpi Acronym for dots per inch; the amount of inkdots per inch. It is more or less a quality measurement for printers. The higher the dpi, the higher the quality of the printer. See resolution DPM Dynamic Power Management. DPMI DOS Protected-Mode Interface. An API which provides basic services for protected-mode programs to allocate memory, invoke real-mode software, etc. See also VCPI DPMS 1) Display Power Management Support. 2) Display Power Management Signalling. A communication standard by VESA that defines how a screen can be controlled during the power savings mode. drag The term for moving a screenobject with the mouse; usually via the following procedure: Select a object by clicking on it, then drag the object to the new location without releasing the mousebutton and release it on the new location (drag-and-drop). This procedure is also used to highlight or outline an area, so that some special operation (such as cut or paste) can be performed on the area you select. DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory. RAM memory which essentially consists of a tiny capacitor for each bit of memory. so they lose their contents when power is disrupted. Since capacitors do not hold a charge indefinitely, DRAM must be constantly refreshed to avoid losing its contents. Also, the process of reading the contents of the memory are destructive, meaning extra time must be spent restoring the contents of memory addresses which are accessed, so DRAM is slower than SRAM. DreamAd Known spyware or adware. driver A special program that needs to be loaded during start-up in order to use a certain device (like a mouse). DRV DRiVe. DS 1) Data Send. 2) Double Sided; a floppy which can be written on on both sides. This doubles the capacity. All modern floppy-disks are of this type. DSO Exploit Known spyware or adware. DSSAgent Known spyware or adware. DSSS Acronym for Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum. DTD Document Type Definition. This is a specific markup language, written using SGML. DTP DeskTop Publishing; The production of manuscripts, including layout with help of a computersystem. DTR Data Transfer Rate. DTV DeskTop Video. DU Disk Usage. Duload Known spyware or adware. DULOAD.C Known spyware or adware. DUMARU.Z Known spyware or adware. DUMBA Known spyware or adware. dummy Test file or string. DVORAK A person who designed keyboards with a different layout than the standard QWERTY layout. This different layout can be used by people with a physical limitation (for example people who can type with only one hand). DWORD Doubleword; four bytes. Commonly used to hold a 32-bit segment:offset or selector:offset address. DyFuCa Known spyware or adware. DyFuCA.SafeSurf Known spyware or adware. Dynamic Desktop Media Known spyware or adware. This encyclopedia is for informational purposes only. All (registered) trademarks mentioned are property of their respective owners. No infringement of third party rights intended. The author cannot garantuee that the information presented is complete or that it contains no errors.