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  2. Memory leak - Wikipedia

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    A memory leak can cause an increase in memory usage, performance run-time and can negatively impact the user experience. Eventually, in the worst case, too much of the available memory may become allocated and all or part of the system or device stops working correctly, the application fails, or the system slows down vastly due to thrashing.

  3. Glossary of video game terms - Wikipedia

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    1CC. Abbreviation of one-credit completion or one-coin clear. To complete an arcade (or arcade-style) game without using continues. [1] 1-up. An object that gives the player an extra life (or attempt) in games where the player has a limited number of chances to complete a game or level. [2] 100%.

  4. File descriptor - Wikipedia

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    File descriptor. In Unix and Unix-like computer operating systems, a file descriptor ( FD, less frequently fildes) is a process-unique identifier ( handle) for a file or other input/output resource, such as a pipe or network socket. File descriptors typically have non-negative integer values, with negative values being reserved to indicate "no ...

  5. User profile - Wikipedia

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    User profile. A user profile is a collection of settings and information associated with a user. It contains critical information that is used to identify an individual, such as their name, age, portrait photograph and individual characteristics such as knowledge or expertise. [1] User profiles are most commonly present on social media websites ...

  6. Software versioning - Wikipedia

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    Software versioning. [broken anchor] Software versioning is the process of assigning either unique version names or unique version numbers to unique states of computer software. Within a given version number category (e.g., major or minor), these numbers are generally assigned in increasing order and correspond to new developments in the software.

  7. User (computing) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A user is a person who utilizes a computer or network service. A user often has a user account and is identified to the system by a username (or user name ). [a] Some software products provide services to other systems and have no direct end users .

  8. Griefer - Wikipedia

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    Griefer. A griefer or bad-faith player is a player in a multiplayer video game who deliberately and intentionally irritates, annoys or trolls other players within the game. Griefing is often accomplished by destroying things constructed by other players or stealing items. [1] A griefer derives pleasure from the act of annoying other users, and ...

  9. Universally unique identifier - Wikipedia

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    Universally unique identifier. A Universally Unique Identifier ( UUID) is a 128-bit label used for information in computer systems. The term Globally Unique Identifier ( GUID) is also used, mostly in Microsoft systems. [1] [2] When generated according to the standard methods, UUIDs are, for practical purposes, unique.