Computer Terminology Glossary
Category Programming Technology
win: Windows operating system; mac: macOS (operating system).
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Abstract | Summary; Abstract | Summary; Abstract |
Abstraction | Abstraction | Abstraction |
Access | Access | Access |
Accessibility | Accessibility; Assistive Technology (win); Accessibility Features (mac) | Accessibility; Accessibility Features (win/mac) |
Activate, Activation | Activate, Activation | Activate |
Active | Active; Current; Effective; Activated | Active; Current; Effective; Activated |
Adapter, Adaptor | Interface Card, Adapter (win); Adapter (mac) | Adapter Card, Adapter |
Add | Add | Add |
Address | Address | Address |
Advanced | Advanced | Advanced |
Aggregation | Aggregation | Aggregation |
AI (Artificial intelligence) | Artificial Intelligence | Artificial Intelligence |
Algorithm | Algorithm | Algorithm |
Allocate | Allocate | Allocate |
Allocator | Allocator | Allocator |
Annotation | Annotation (win); Annotation (mac); Annotation (web) | Annotation (win); Annotation (mac) |
App bundle | Application Bundle (win); App Bundle (mac) | Application Bundle (win); App Bundle (mac) |
Application | Application; Application | Application; Application |
Apply | Apply | Apply |
Architecture | Architecture; Structure | Architecture; Structure |
Argument | Argument | Parameter (also known as actual parameter, actual argument) |
Arity | Arity (number of operands required) | Number of Parameters |
Artifact | Artifact (win/mac); Output (web) | Item (win); Artifact (mac) |
Array | Array | Array |
Assembly language | Assembly Language | Assembly Language |
Assert, Assertion | Assertion (win); Declaration (win/mac); Statement (mac) | Assertion (win); Declaration (win/mac); Assertion (mac) |
Assign, Assignment | Assignment; (Programming) Assignment | Assignment; (Programming) Assignment |
Assignment operator | Assignment Operator | Assignment Operator |
Asynchronize | Asynchronous | Asynchronous |
Asynchronous | Asynchronous | Asynchronous |
Atomic | Atomic | Atomic |
Attribute | Attribute | Attribute |
Audio | Audio; Sound | Audio |
Authenticate, Authentication | Authentication | Authentication |
Authorize, Authorization | Authorization | Authorization |
Autoboxing | Autoboxing | Autoboxing |
Background processes | Background Processes | Background Processes |
Bandwidth | Bandwidth | Bandwidth |
Base class | Base Class | Base Class |
Batch | Batch (Processing) | Batch (Processing) |
Binary function | Binary Function | Binary Function |
Binary operator | Binary Operator | Binary Operator |
Binary search | Binary Search | Binary Search |
Binary tree | Binary Tree | Binary Tree |
Bind | Bind (win); Bind (mac) | Bind |
Bit | Bit | Bit |
Bitrate | Bitrate | Bitrate |
Block | Block; Block | Block; Block |
Block | (Code) Block | (Code) Block |
Blocker | Blocking Program (win); Blocker (mac) | Blocking Program (win); Interceptor (mac) |
Boolean | Boolean | Boolean |
Bounce | Bounce; Bounce | Bounce; Bounce |
Breakpoint | Breakpoint | Breakpoint |
Build (verb) | Build (mac); Build (win) | Build |
Build (noun) | Build; Version (Number) | Build; Version (Number) |
Build-in | Built-in | Built-in (win); Built-in (mac) |
Bundle (noun) | Bundle (win); Bundle (mac); Bundle | Bundle |
Bundle (verb) | Bundle | Bundle |
Bus | Bus | Bus |
Burn | Burn | Burn |
Byte | Byte | Byte |
Cache | Cache, Cache | Cache, Cache |
Call | Call | Call |
Callback | Callback | Callback |
Certificate | Certificate | Certificate |
Character | Character | Character |
Check | Check | Check |
Check box, Checkbox | Checkbox (win); Checkbox (mac) | Checkbox |
Class | Class | Class |
Point & Click (noun) | Point & Click | Point & Click |
Click <br>(vs. Tap) | Click (win); Click (mac) | Click (win); Click (mac) |
Tap <br>(vs. Click) | Tap (win); Tap (mac) | Tap (win); Tap (mac) |
Client-side | Client-side | Client-side |
Clipboard | Clipboard (win); Clipboard (mac) | Clipboard |
Clone | Clone | Clone |
Cloud computing | Cloud Computing | Cloud Computing |
Cohesion | Cohesion | Cohesion |
Collaborate, Collaboration | Collaboration | Collaboration |
Combo box | Combo Box; Drop-down Box (win) | Combo Box |
Come with | Come with | Come with |
Command | Command | Command |
Command line | Command Line | Command Line |
Comment | Comment | Comment |
Comment, Annotation | Comment (win); Comment, Annotation (mac) | |
Commit | Commit | Commit |
Communication | Communication | Communication |
Community | Community | Community |
Compatibility | Compatibility | Compatibility |
Compatible | Compatible | Compatible |
Compile, Compilation | Compile | Compile |
Compile time, Compile-time | Compile Time | Compile Time |
Compiler | Compiler | Compiler |
Component | Component; Component | Component |
Composition | Composition | Composition |
Compress | Compress | Compress |
Concurrency | Concurrency | Concurrency |
Concurrent | Concurrent; Simultaneous | Concurrent; Simultaneous |
Configuration | Configuration; Setup (mac); Configuration (win) | Configuration |
Connect, Connection | Connect; (Network, Database) Connection | Connect |
Constant | Constant | Constant |
Constraint | Constraint; Restriction | Constraint; Restriction |
Constructor | Constructor, Constructor Function | Constructor |
Container | Container | Container |
Context | Context; Environment; Context; Content | Context; Environment; Context; Content |
Continuous delivery | Continuous Delivery | Continuous Delivery |
Continuous deployment | Continuous Deployment | Continuous Deployment |
Continuous integration | Continuous Integration | Continuous Integration |
Control | Control, Control | Control |
Copy | Copy (win); Copy (mac) | Copy (win); Copy (mac) |
Coroutine | Coroutine, Coroutine | Coroutine, Coroutine |
Coupling | Coupling | Coupling |
Crash | Crash (win/mac); Crash (win) | Crash (win/mac); Crash (win) |
Create | Create | Create |
Cursor | Cursor | Cursor |
Custom | Custom | Custom |
Data | Data | Data |
Data link layer | Data Link Layer | Data Link Layer |
Data structure | Data Structure | Data Structure |
Database | Database | Database |
Database schema | Database Schema (mac); Database Structure (win) | Database Schema, Database Mode |
Drop-down menu | Drop-down menu (win/mac) | |
Drop-down list | Drop-down list | |
Dynamic binding | Dynamic binding | |
Element | Element | |
Email, E-mail | ||
Enable | Enable | |
Encapsulation | Encapsulation | |
Entity | Entity | |
Enumeration | Enumeration | |
Equal | Equal | |
Equality | Equality | |
Escape code | Escape code | |
Event | Event | |
Exception | Exception | |
Explicit | Explicit | |
Export | Export | |
Expression | Expression | |
Extension | Extension | |
Extension | Extension | |
Feature | Feature | |
Feature (vs. Function) | Feature | |
Feedback | Feedback | |
Field | Field | |
File | File | |
Filter | Filter | |
Find | Find | |
Firmware | Firmware | |
Flag | Flag | |
Flash memory | Flash memory | |
Flush | Flush | |
Align, Flush | Align, Flush | |
Folder | Folder | |
Font | Font | |
Form | Form | |
Format (noun) | Format | |
Format (verb) | Format | |
Forward | Forward | |
Fragment | Fragment | |
Frame | Frame | |
Frame rate FPS (frames per second) | Frame rate | |
Framework | Framework | |
Frozen | Frozen | |
Full screen, Fullscreen | Full screen | |
Function | Function | |
Function (vs. Feature) | Function | |
Functionality | Functionality | |
Game | Game | |
Gateway | Gateway | |
General | General | |
Generate | Generate | |
Generic | Generic | |
Generics | Generics | |
Global | Global | |
Group box | Group box | |
Graph | Graph | |
Handle | Handle | |
Handler | Handler | |
Hardware | Hardware | |
Hash | Hash | |
Header file | Header file | |
Heap | Heap | |
Help | Help | |
Hierarchy | Hierarchy | |
High Definition | High Definition | |
Host file | Host file | |
Home folder | Home folder | |
Home page | Home page | |
Icon | Icon | |
IDE | IDE | |
Identifier | Identifier | |
Idle | Idle | |
Image | Image | |
Immutable | Immutable | |
Implement | Implement | |
Implementation | Implementation | |
Implicit | Implicit | |
Import | Import | |
Indent | Indent | |
Info | Info | |
Information | Information | |
Inheritance | Inheritance | |
Initialization | Initialization | |
Inline | Inline | |
Instance | Instance | |
Integrate | Integrate | |
Integrated | Integrated | |
Integrity | Integrity | |
Interact, Interaction | Interact, Interaction | |
Interface | Interface | |
Internal Storage | Internal Storage | |
Internationalization (I18N) | Internationalization | |
Internet | Internet | |
Interpreter | Interpreter | |
Invoke | Invoke | |
Iterate | Iterate | |
Iteration | Iteration | |
Iterator | Iterator | |
Kernel | Kernel | |
Key | Key | |
Keybind | Keybind | |
Lag | Lag | |
Layout | Layout | |
Lazy loading | Lazy loading | |
Library | Library | |
Link | Link | |
Link time | Link time | |
Linked list | Linked list | |
Linker | Linker | |
List | List | |
Listener | Listener | |
Literals | Literals | |
Literal constant | Literal constant | |
Load | Load | |
Load time | Load time | |
Loader | Loader | |
Local | Local | |
Localization (L10N) | Localization | |
Local variable | Local variable | |
Lock | Lock | |
Log | Log | |
Log in, Login | Log in | |
Log out, Logout | Log out | |
Loop | Loop | |
Map, Mapping | Map, Mapping | |
Match | Match | |
Memory | Memory | |
Menu | Menu | |
Message | Message | |
Metadata | Metadata | |
Middleware | Middleware | |
Mobile | Mobile | |
Moderate, Moderation | Moderate, Moderation | |
Modifier | Modifier | |
Module | Module | |
Monomorphism | Monomorphism | |
Motherboard | Motherboard | |
Mouse | Mouse | |
Mouse pointer | Mouse pointer | |
Multitasking | Multitasking | |
Mutable | Mutable | |
Mutex | Mutex | |
Native | Native | |
Navigate, Navigation | Navigate, Navigation | |
Navigator | Navigator | |
Nested | Nested | |
Network | Network | |
New | New | |
Notarization | Notarization | |
Object | Object | |
Object code | Object code | |
Object file | Object file | |
Object-oriented | Object-oriented | |
Online | Online | |
Operand | Operand | |
Operating system | Operating system | |
Operator | Operator | |
Optimize, Optimization | Optimize, Optimization | |
Overflow | Overflow | |
Overlay | Overlay | |
Overload | Overload | |
Override | Override | |
Pack | Pack | |
Package (noun) | Package | |
Package (verb) | Package | |
Pane | Pane | |
Parallelism | Parallelism | |
Parameter | Parameter | |
Parse | Parse | |
Partition | Partition | |
Paste | Paste | |
Patch | Patch | |
Pattern | Pattern | |
Performance | Performance | |
Persistence | Persistence | |
Photo | Photo | Photo |
Physical layer | Physical layer | Physical layer |
Picklist | Picklist | Picklist |
Placeholder | Placeholder | Placeholder |
Pluggability | Pluggability | Pluggability |
Plugin | Plugin | Plugin |
Pointer | Pointer | Pointer |
Polymorphism | Polymorphism | Polymorphism |
Port | Port | Port |
Power bank | Power bank | Power bank |
Presentation layer | Presentation layer | Presentation layer |
Preset | Preset | Preset |
Printer | Printer | Printer |
Procedure | Procedure | Procedure |
Process | Process | Process |
Profile | Profile | Profile |
Profile | Profile | Profile |
Profile (or Personal profile) | Personal profile | Personal profile |
Profiler | Profiler | Profiler |
Program | Program | Program |
Project | Project | Project |
Protocol | Protocol | Protocol |
Provision, Provisioning | Provisioning | Provisioning |
Proxy (or Proxy server) | Proxy server | Proxy server |
Pseudo code | Pseudo code | Pseudo code |
Pull-down list | Pull-down list | Pull-down list |
Quality | Quality | Quality |
Queue | Queue | Queue |
Quit unexpectedly | Quit unexpectedly | Quit unexpectedly |
Radian | Radian | Radian |
Radio button | Radio button | Radio button |
RAM (Random Access Memory) | RAM | RAM |
Read | Read | Read |
Read-only | Read-only | Read-only |
Recovery | Recovery | Recovery |
Recursion | Recursion | Recursion |
Redirect, Redirection | Redirection | Redirection |
Reference | Reference | Reference |
Register | Register | Register |
Release | Release | Release |
Remote | Remote | Remote |
Render | Render | Render |
Resolution | Resolution | Resolution |
Response | Response | Response |
Response body | Response body | Response body |
Response header | Response header | Response header |
Restore | Restore | Restore |
Return | Return | Return |
Revoke, Revocation | Revocation | Revocation |
Rollback | Rollback | Rollback |
Routine | Routine | Routine |
Run | Run | Run |
Runtime, Run-time | Runtime | Runtime |
Runtime environment (RTE), Runtime system | Runtime environment | Runtime environment |
Save | Save | Save |
Sampling | Sampling | Sampling |
Scalar | Scalar | Scalar |
Schedule | Schedule | Schedule |
Scheduler | Scheduler | Scheduler |
Scope | Scope | Scope |
Scroll bar | Scroll bar | Scroll bar |
Script | Script | Script |
SDK (Software Development Kit) | SDK | SDK |
Search engine | Search engine | Search engine |
Security | Security | Security |
Segment | Segment | Segment |
Server | Server | Server |
Server-side | Server-side | Server-side |
Session | Session | Session |
Session | Session | Session |
Session layer | Session layer | Session layer |
Set up | Set up | Set up |
Settings | Settings | Settings |
Shortcut | Shortcut | Shortcut |
Shortcut key | Shortcut key | Shortcut key |
Sign in, sign-in | Sign in | Sign in |
Sign out, sign-out | Sign out | Sign out |
Silicon | Silicon | Silicon |
Simulation | Simulation | Simulation |
Signature | Signature | Signature |
Slider | Slider | Slider |
Smart | Smart | Smart |
Smartphone | Smartphone | Smartphone |
SMS (Short Message Service) | SMS | SMS |
Snip | Snip | Snip |
Source code | Source code | Source code |
Stack | Stack | Stack |
Star rating | Star rating | Star rating |
Statement | Statement | Statement |
Status bar | Status bar | Status bar |
Stepper | Stepper | Stepper |
Stream | Stream | Stream |
String | String | String |
String interpolation | String interpolation | String interpolation |
Stuttering | Stuttering | - |
Subclass | Subclass | Subclass |
Subroutine | Subroutine | Subroutine |
Superclass | Superclass | Superclass |
Support | Support | Support |
Suspend | Suspend | Suspend |
Synchronize | Synchronize | Synchronize |
Synchronous | Synchronous | Synchronous |
Tab | Tab | Tab |
Tag | Tag | Tag |
Task | Task | Task |
Template | Template | Template |
Text | Text | Text |
Text box | Text box | Text box |
Thread | Thread | Thread |
Top-up | Top-up | Top-up |
Token | Token | Token |
Token | Token | Token |
Traverse | Traverse | Traverse |
Tray (or System tray) | System tray | System tray |
Tree | Tree | Tree |
Tuple | Tuple | Tuple |
Tutorial | Tutorial | Tutorial |
Type | Type | Type |
Universal | Universal | Universal |
Variable | Variable | Variable |
Video | Video | Video |
View | View | View |
Voice | Voice | Voice |
Volume | Volume | Volume |
Window | Window | Window |
Widget | Widget | Widget |
Wildcard | Wildcard | Wildcard |
Workspaces | Workspaces | Workspaces |
Write | Write | Write |