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 o      OBLIVION   Outwar 57 items available in this category OBLIVION Known spyware or adware. OBLIVION.B Known spyware or adware. OCR Acronym of Optical Character Recognition. The process by which text in an image is recognized and converted to coded characters. octal a number system with base number 8. It has 8 numbers (012345567). OCX OLE Custom controls. ODBC Open database Connectivity. Most implementations of databases were initially single-user systems, but later on they have started offering the client-server database architecture and became compliant with the Microsoft ODBC standard. This standard permits the use of many front-end tools with these systems. OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer; the name of a device which was designated by the manufacturer. Computer assembly companies have to use this designation. off-line Not connected. See also on-line offset (1) Refers to a value added to a base address to produce a second address. For example, if B represents address 100, then the expression, B+5 would signify the address 105. The 5 in the expression is the offset. Specifying addresses using an offset is called relative addressing because the resulting address is relative to some other point. Another word for offset is displacement. (2) In desktop publishing, the offset is the amount of space along the edge of the paper. Its purpose is to allow room for the binding. The offset is sometimes called the gutter. OLE Object Linking and Embedding; Feature of the Microsoft Windows 3.1 and higher operating systems and IBM OS/2 operating systems that lets you put dissimilar elements--such as text, graphics, and sound--from different programs into one document. The objects (the different elements) are embedded in a host document but are linked to other locations. If a change is made to an object in another place, it will appear in the host document as well. omnifont An OCR process that is pre-programmed to read many different fonts and point sizes. OMTP Acronym of Open Mobile Terminal Platform on-line A synonym for "direct" or connected. When working on Internet it is possible to use services on-line. See also off-line OnePop Known spyware or adware. Onflow Known spyware or adware. OnlineDialer Known spyware or adware. OnlineDialer (BelCall) / StripPlayer Known spyware or adware. OnlineDialer (eConnect) Known spyware or adware. OnWebMedia Known spyware or adware. OO Object-Oriented. The term OO has its origins in OO programming languages. OO concepts are now applied in the areas of databases, software engineering, knowledge bases, artificial intelligence, and computer systems in general. Objects in an OO programming language exist only during program execution. Oo4 Known spyware or adware. OPASERV.A Known spyware or adware. OPASERV.AD Known spyware or adware. OPASERV.AE Known spyware or adware. OPASERV.AI Known spyware or adware. OPASERV.E Known spyware or adware. OPASERV.G Known spyware or adware. OPASERV.H Known spyware or adware. OPASERV.J Known spyware or adware. OPASERV.K Known spyware or adware. OPASERV.L Known spyware or adware. OPASERV.N Known spyware or adware. OPASERV.T Known spyware or adware. OPASERV.Y Known spyware or adware. OPASERV.Z Known spyware or adware. OPASOFT.A Known spyware or adware. open Synonym for executing a certain application. open architecture A flexible, open-ended computer system. A design philosophy based on the principle that different operating systems should still share enough commonality so that they can work together. Having been discussed in the computer industry for years, open architecture runs into snags when different manufacturers have to decide how to implement the idea. Open Source 1) In general, open source refers to any program whose source code is made available for use or modification as users or other developers see fit. (Historically, the makers of proprietary software have generally not made source code available.) Open source software is usually developed as a public collaboration and made freely available. Open Source is a certification mark owned by the Open Source Initiative (OSI). Developers of software that is intended to be freely shared and possibly improved and redistributed by others can use the Open Source trademark if their distribution terms conform to the OSI´s Open Source Definition. To summarize, the Definition model of distribution terms require that: The software being distributed must be redistributed to anyone else without any restriction. The source code must be made available (so that the receiving party will be able to improve or modify it) The license can require improved versions of the software to carry a different name or version from the original software. OpenSite Known spyware or adware. OpinionBar Known spyware or adware. Optical Character Recognition See OCR option One of the choices in a menu or a parameter which is part of certain commands, and which modifies the action of such a command. OPTIX LITE FIREWALL BYPASS VIRUS Known spyware or adware. OPTIX PRO Known spyware or adware. OPTIX.04.D Known spyware or adware. OPTIXPRO Known spyware or adware. OPTIXPRO.11 Known spyware or adware. OPTIXPRO.12 Known spyware or adware. OPTIXPRO.12.C Known spyware or adware. OPTIXPRO.13.C Known spyware or adware. OS Operating System. OS/2 Operating System /2 of IBM; a sophisticated 32- bits multitasking and -threading operating system. So far it has not reached the popularity of the Windows Operating System. Osa9 Known spyware or adware. OSD On Screen Display. All settings for the monitor are showed on the screen. OSI Acronym of Open Source Initiative. Outwar 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.