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Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and healthcare, as well as Dotdash’s Lifewire.com. In addition to editing www.webopedia.com, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including LinuxToday.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
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Hacker
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A hacker is a person who uses computer programming to overcome a problem or challenge within a computer system. While...
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Image of hacker, about to pwn ur dudes.
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Compact Disc
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A compact disc (CD) is a polycarbonate disc measuring 120 mm in diameter with one or more metal layers capable...
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Image of compact disc.
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LED
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A light emitting diode (LED) is an electronic component that emits (gives off) light when an electrical current is passed...
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LED billboards in New Yoprk City's Times Square.
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Memory Leak
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A memory leak is a bug in a program or application that prevents it from freeing up device memory that...
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Image of memory leak.
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Testing-as-a-Service (TaaS)
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  The acronym TaaS stands for Testing-as-a-Service, a service delivery model where software testing and validation is provided by an...
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Black laptop screen full of code for analysis, an important part of Testing-as-a-service.
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Binary File
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A binary file is a file stored in binary format. A binary file is computer-readable but not human-readable. All executable...
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Icon represents a binary file.
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Freeware
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Freeware is software that is available at no charge to users. It is not a type of software, but rather...
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Freeware icon.
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Hierarchy
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Hierarchical, or hierarchy, refers to systems that are organized in the shape of a pyramid. Items, such as objects, names,...
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