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  2. 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 .

  3. List of CB slang - Wikipedia

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    List of CB slang. CB slang is the distinctive anti-language, argot, or cant which developed among users of Citizens Band radio (CB), especially truck drivers in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s. [1] The slang itself is not only cyclical, but also geographical. Through time, certain terms are added or dropped as attitudes ...

  4. Handle (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Handle (computing) In computer programming, a handle is an abstract reference to a resource that is used when application software references blocks of memory or objects that are managed by another system like a database or an operating system . A resource handle can be an opaque identifier, in which case it is often an integer number (often an ...

  5. Scalability - Wikipedia

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    Scalability is the property of a system to handle a growing amount of work. One definition for software systems specifies that this may be done by adding resources to the system. In an economic context, a scalable business model implies that a company can increase sales given increased resources. For example, a package delivery system is ...

  6. Manage your AOL username - AOL Help

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    Manage your AOL username. Your AOL username is the unique identity that gives you access to services like AOL Mail or premium services. For AOL email addresses, your username is the first part of the email address before the @ symbol. For non-AOL email addresses, your username is the entire email address.

  7. Callback (computer programming) - Wikipedia

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    A callback is often back on the level of the original caller. In computer programming, a callback is a function that is stored as data (a reference) and designed to be called by another function – often back to the original abstraction layer . A function that accepts a callback parameter may be designed to call back before returning to its ...

  8. Handle System - Wikipedia

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    Handle clients can be embedded in end user software (e.g., a web browser) or in server software (e.g., a web server) and extensions are already available for Adobe Acrobat and Firefox. Handle client software libraries are available in both C and Java. Some applications have developed specific add-on tools, e.g., for the DOI System.

  9. Exception handling - Wikipedia

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    Exception handling. In computing and computer programming, exception handling is the process of responding to the occurrence of exceptions – anomalous or exceptional conditions requiring special processing – during the execution of a program. In general, an exception breaks the normal flow of execution and executes a pre-registered ...