resource
(1) Generally, any item that can be used. Devices such as printers and disk drives are resources, as is memory.
(2) In many operating systems, including Microsoft Windows and the Macintosh operating system, the term resource refers specifically to data or routines that are available to programs. These are also called system resources.
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