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• December 20, 2016 20Dec2016 Definição

  lithium polymer battery (LiPo)

  A lithium-polymer battery (LiPo) is a rechargeable battery that, in the case of true LiPo, uses solid polymer for the electrolyte and lithium for one of the electrodes. Continue Reading

• December 19, 2016 19Dec2016 Definição

  Ryzen (AMD Ryzen)

  Ryzen (pronounced RYE zen) is an AMD CPU aimed at the server, desktop, workstation, media center PC and all-in-one markets. Continue Reading

• December 15, 2016 15Dec2016 Definição

  single-page application (SPA)

  A single-page application (SPA) is a Web app that is presented to the user through a single HTML page to more closely replicate a desktop application. Continue Reading

• December 09, 2016 09Dec2016 Definição

  disposable phone number

  A disposable phone number is a virtual phone number that is usable temporarily. The temporary number is purchased from a service provider. Calls to that number are forwarded to the user’s existing phone. Continue Reading

• December 06, 2016 06Dec2016 Definição

  email security gateway

  An email security gateway is a product or service that is designed to prevent the transmission of emails that break company policy, send malware or transfer information with malicious intent. Continue Reading

• December 06, 2016 06Dec2016 Definição

  WebSocket

  WebSocket is a communications protocol for a persistent, bi-directional, full duplex TCP connection from a user’s web browser to a server. Continue Reading

• December 06, 2016 06Dec2016 Definição

  landline

  A landline is a telephone that transmits signals converted from audio data through physical media, such as wire or fibre optic cable, rather than through wireless transmission as is the case with mobile phones. Continue Reading

• December 02, 2016 02Dec2016 Definição

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HP Enterprise, HPE)

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HP Enterprise, also known as HPE) is an American multinational company that specializes in business IT (information technology). Continue Reading

• November 11, 2016 11Nov2016 Definição

  component

  In programming and engineering disciplines, a component is an identifiable part of a larger program or construction. Continue Reading

• November 08, 2016 08Nov2016 Definição

  dumbphone (dumb phone)

  A dumbphone (also seen as dumb phone) is a mobile telephone that, unlike a smartphone, has little-to-no computing or internet capacity. Continue Reading

• October 22, 2016 22Oct2016 Definição

  Vblock (VCE Vblock)

  Vblock is VCE’s hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) product family. Vblock systems are offered in a range of preconfigured rack-based data center machines. Continue Reading

• October 12, 2016 12Oct2016 Definição

  rack unit

  A rack unit (abbreviated as U, less commonly seen as RU) is a unit of measurement (1.75") applied to hardware racks and the devices that they contain. Continue Reading

• October 11, 2016 11Oct2016 Definição

  Dell EMC

  Dell EMC is an American multinational technology company that offers products and services across all areas of computing, networking and storage. Continue Reading

• October 06, 2016 06Oct2016 Definição

  Cisco Systems, Inc.

  Cisco Systems, Inc. is a leading networking company best known as a manufacturer and vendor of networking equipment. The company also provides software and offers related services. Continue Reading

• October 03, 2016 03Oct2016 Definição

  rack

  A rack, in an IT (information technology) context, is a supporting framework that holds hardware modules. In this context, racks typically contain servers, hard disk drives and other computing equipment. Continue Reading

• October 01, 2016 01Oct2016 Definição

  unobtainium

  Unobtainium is a term used to refer to a material that cannot be accessed. Such a material may be rare, prohibitively expensive, controlled or simply nonexistent. Continue Reading

• September 30, 2016 30Sep2016 Definição

  firmographic data

  Firmographic data is types of information that can be used to categorize organizations, such as location, name, number of clients, industry and so on. Firmographics is the corporate equivalent of demographics, the statistical study of groups of ... Continue Reading

• September 27, 2016 27Sep2016 Definição

  3-D printing (additive manufacturing)

  3-D printing is a manufacturing process that builds layers to create a three-dimensional solid object from a digital model. Continue Reading

• September 12, 2016 12Sep2016 Definição

  Facebook Messenger

  Facebook Messenger is a mobile app that enables chat, voice and video communications between Facebook web-based messaging and smartphones. Continue Reading

• September 08, 2016 08Sep2016 Definição

  version control

  Version control (also known as revision control or source control) is a category of processes and tools designed to keep track of multiple different versions of software, content, documents, websites and other information in development. Continue Reading

• August 31, 2016 31Aug2016 Definição

  leet speak (leet)

  Leet speak, also known as simply leet, is the substitution of a word's letters with numbers or special characters. In leet speak, characters and combinations of characters are often chosen to resemble the letters they replace so the resulting word ... Continue Reading

• August 23, 2016 23Aug2016 Definição

  haptics

  Haptics (pronounced HAP-tiks) is the science of applying touch (tactile) sensation and control to interaction with computer applications. Continue Reading

• August 23, 2016 23Aug2016 Definição

  immersive virtual reality (immersive VR)

  Immersive virtual reality (immersive VR) is the presentation of an artificial environment that replaces users' real-world surroundings convincingly enough that they are able to suspend disbelief and fully engage with the created environment. Continue Reading

• August 19, 2016 19Aug2016 Definição

  augmented reality app (AR app)

  An augmented reality app (AR app) is a software application that integrates digital visual content (and sometimes audio and other types) into the user’s real-world environment. AR software is used for training, work and consumer applications in many... Continue Reading

• August 10, 2016 10Aug2016 Definição

  Shodan

  Shodan (Sentient Hyper-Optimised Data Access Network) is a search engine designed to map and gather information about internet-connected devices and systems. Continue Reading

• June 30, 2016 30Jun2016 Definição

  Raspberry Pi ($35 computer)

  Raspberry Pi is a small, single-board computer that costs $35. It is is essentially a wireless system-on-a-chip (SoC) with 1 GB RAM, connection ports, a Micro SD card slot, camera and display interfaces and an audio/video jack. Continue Reading

• June 23, 2016 23Jun2016 Definição

  data cap (broadband cap)

  A data cap is a specific amount of mobile data that a user account can access for a given amount of money, usually specified per month. Because data caps are uniformly unpopular with customers, carriers often refer to them as fair usage or fair ... Continue Reading

• June 23, 2016 23Jun2016 Definição

  data plan (mobile data plan)

  Since the advent of the smartphone made mobile Internet possible, most carriers offer data plans at varying rates based on the amount of data transfer allowed before a data cap is imposed. Continue Reading

• May 31, 2016 31May2016 Definição

  remote office/branch office (ROBO)

  A ROBO is a smaller office than the company headquarters and located in another town, state or country. A ROBO may operate similarly to the main office or may be a separate business unit or provide some specialized service. Continue Reading

• May 22, 2016 22May2016 Definição

  requisition

  A requisition, in procurement, is a request for goods or services made by an employee to the person or department in a company that is responsible for purchasing. If the request is approved, that entity will submit a purchase order (PO) to a ... Continue Reading

• March 29, 2016 29Mar2016 Definição

  brogrammer

  A brogrammer is a male programmer with traits often associated with fraternity brothers (bros) rather than the coder's stereotypical geek persona. The term is a portmanteau of bro, a short form of brother, and programmer. Continue Reading

• March 06, 2016 06Mar2016 Definição

  link layer discovery protocol (LLDP)

  The link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) is an open and extendable part of the Internet protocol suite used in IEEE 802 to advertise a device’s identity and abilities, as well as other devices connected within the same network. Continue Reading

• February 29, 2016 29Feb2016 Definição

  B2B2C (business-to-business-to-consumer)

  B2B2C (business-to-business-to-consumer) adds consumer e-commerce to the B2B (business-to-business) model, allowing a company to market its product or service more effectively by entering a B2B relationship with a company whose expertise is selling ... Continue Reading

• February 23, 2016 23Feb2016 Definição

  Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)

  Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) is proposed legislation that will allow United States government agencies and non-government entities to share information with each other as they investigate cyberattacks. Continue Reading

• February 20, 2016 20Feb2016 Definição

  law of unintended consequences

  The law of unintended consequences is a frequently-observed phenomenon in which any action has results that are not part of the actor's purpose. The superfluous consequences may or may not be foreseeable or even observable and they may be beneficial... Continue Reading

• February 03, 2016 03Feb2016 Definição

  torque

  Torque is a twisting or turning force that tends to cause rotation around an axis; it can also be thought of as the ability of something that is rotating, such as a gear or a shaft, to overcome turning resistance. Continue Reading

• January 25, 2016 25Jan2016 Definição

  book of business

  Book of business is another name for an account or client list. Continue Reading

• January 19, 2016 19Jan2016 Definição

  Salesforce Health Cloud

  Salesforce Health Cloud is a health IT CRM system that incorporates doctor-patient relationship and record management services. Continue Reading

• January 08, 2016 08Jan2016 Definição

  Wikipedia

  Wikipedia is a free, open content online encyclopedia created through the collaborative effort of a community of users known as Wikipedians. Continue Reading

• January 08, 2016 08Jan2016 Definição

  mass (m)

  Mass (symbolized m) is a dimensionless quantity representing the amount of matter in a particle or object. Continue Reading