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  2. Acronym - Wikipedia

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    ac·ro·nym (ăk ′ rə-nĭm′) n. 1. A word formed by combining the initial letters of a multipart name, such as NATO from N orth A tlantic T reaty O rganization or by combining the initial letters or parts of a series of words, such as radar from ra dio d etecting a nd r anging.

  3. POST (HTTP) - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. In computing, POST is a request method supported by HTTP used by the World Wide Web . By design, the POST request method requests that a web server accepts the data enclosed in the body of the request message, most likely for storing it. [1] It is often used when uploading a file or when submitting a completed web form .

  4. Doctor of Philosophy - Wikipedia

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    A Doctor of Philosophy ( PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: philosophiae doctor or doctor philosophiae) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the degree is most often abbreviated PhD (or, at times ...

  5. PHP - Wikipedia

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    PHP has a direct module interface called SAPI for different web servers; in case of PHP 5 and Apache 2.0 on Windows, it is provided in form of a DLL file called php5apache2.dll, which is a module that, among other functions, provides an interface between PHP and the web server, implemented in a form that the server understands. This form is ...

  6. Abbreviation - Wikipedia

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    An abbreviation may be a shortened form of a word with a trailing period. For example: etcetera is usually abbreviated etc. and abbreviation is sometimes abbreviated abbr., abbrv., or abbrev.. But sometimes the trailing period is not used for such shortened forms. A contraction is an abbreviation formed by replacing letters with an apostrophe.

  7. Glossary of mathematical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Glossary of mathematical symbols. A mathematical symbol is a figure or a combination of figures that is used to represent a mathematical object, an action on mathematical objects, a relation between mathematical objects, or for structuring the other symbols that occur in a formula. As formulas are entirely constituted with symbols of various ...

  8. WYSIWYG - Wikipedia

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    In computing, WYSIWYG ( / ˈwɪziwɪɡ / WIZ-ee-wig ), an acronym for What You See Is What You Get, [1] refers to software which allows content to be edited in a form that resembles its appearance when printed or displayed as a finished product, [2] such as a printed document, web page, or slide presentation.

  9. Content management system - Wikipedia

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    A content management system ( CMS) is computer software used to manage the creation and modification of digital content ( content management ). [1] [2] [3] A CMS is typically used for enterprise content management (ECM) and web content management (WCM). ECM typically supports multiple users in a collaborative environment [4] [5] by integrating ...