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What is Rss Definition Really Simple Syndication. A lightweight XML format used for displaying changes frequently updated websites compare
What is Baseline Roman Explain The baseline used in most Roman scripts and in Arabic and Hebrew why
What is Rule What is A set of attributes used to set security policies for applications and for the system. See also policy database how better
What is Retain Meaning of an object. An object with a positive reference count is not freed. (A newly created object has a reference count of one.) Drivers can when
What is Refactoring Abbreviation for the purpose of improving its readability and maintainability while retaining the program’s functionality and behavior. See also determines
What is Resolution How to of color) contained on a display, expressed in terms of the number of pixels on the horizontal axis and the number on the vertical axis comparing to
What is Events Required Help that present a graphical user interface should be able to respond to. These events can be sent by the Mac OS, as well as by other depends on
What is Form Reference Range Crossword In AppleScript, a reference form that specifies a series of objects of the same class in the same container which
What is Performance Time Real Examples Performance characterized by guaranteed worst-case response times difference
What is Right Encyclopedia In security, a named privilege. The Security Server authorizes rights for a user to perform a privileged operation when
What is Indicator Rating Information about stars that indicates the relative ranking of an object (such as a song) based on a criterion such as popularity pros and cons
What is Key Relationship Tutorial In relational databases, a key (an attribute) on which a relationship joins similarities
What is Format Raw Error double angle brackets («, »). AppleScript uses raw format when it cannot find a script term in any available dictionary, or cannot display how much
What is Position Real Answer axis for the origin of each character or glyph in a line of text given in coordinates relative to the preceding character or glyph how many
What is Riff Means what Resource Interchange File Format. A minor variation on IFF that uses little-endian integers compare
What is Patch Macro Root Description a composition; the evaluation of a composition begins at the root macro patch. All patches are nested, at one level or another, within the why
What is Component Reusable Definition In WebObjects, a component that can be nested within other components and acts like a dynamic element how better
What is Mechanizm File Root Explain The primary file system off which a computer boots, so named because it includes the root node of the file-system tree when
What is Database Relational What is relational model, which uses the discipline of Entity-Relationship modeling and the data design standards called normal forms determines
What is Render Meaning specification for signal processing to some audio data. An audio unit typically contains a rendering method to obtain audio data and comparing to
What is Lock Recursive Abbreviation A lock that can be locked multiple times by the same thread depends on
What is Button Round How to A circular push button which
What is Rasterization Help In image processing, the process of converting vertex and pixel data to fragments, each of which corresponds to a pixel in the framebuffer difference
What is Object Loop Run Crossword CFRunLoopRef opaque type. These objects provide the interface for implementing an event-processing loop in a thread when
What is Form Reference Examples identifying an object or group of objects in an application or other container—that is, the syntax for constructing an object specifier pros and cons
What is Response Encyclopedia the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) sent from the web server to the user’s web browser that contains the resource specified by the similarities
What is Queue Audio Recording Information about See audio queue how much
What is Record Tutorial values that describes a single instance of an entity. (2) In AppleScript, an unordered collection of properties, identified by unique how many
What is Receiver Error The object in an application designated to receive an AppleScript command compare
What is Loop Response Request Answer The main loop of a WebObjects application, which receives a request, responds to it, and awaits the next request why
What is Intent Rendering Means what the source color space to those that are within the gamut of the destination color space of a graphics context how better
What is Integrity Referential Description In relational databases, the rules governing the consistency of relationships when
What is Runtime Definition program is being executed, as opposed to compile time or load time. Can also refer to the runtime environment, which designates the set of determines
What is Rights Receive Explain messages on a Mach port. Only one task at a time can have receive rights for any one port. Compare send rights comparing to
What is Install Remote What is installation process. An administrator uses Apple Remote Desktop to install a package onto a set of client computers depends on
What is Independence Resolution Meaning abstract space such that drawing is the same size when rendered for raster devices of any native resolution which
What is Reset Abbreviation unit to its just-initialized state. (2) For codecs, to clear the codec’s input buffer and return the codec to its just-initialized state difference
What is Rom How to Read-only memory. Memory that cannot be written to when
What is Relationship Help two entities that’s based on attributes of the entities. For example, the Department and Employee entities can have a relationship based pros and cons
What is Request Crossword Transfer Protocol (HTTP) sent from the user’s web browser to a web server that asks for a resource such as a webpage. See also response similarities
What is Specifier Object Relative Examples that does not include enough information to identify an object or objects uniquely. When AppleScript encounters a partial object specifier how much
What is Form Reference Relative Encyclopedia specifies an object or location by describing its position in relation to another object, known as the base, in the same container how many
What is Rms Information about of a time-varying value, such as voltage, current, or sound pressure. An RMS value is derived as the square root of the mean of the compare
What is Rotation Tutorial In image processing, an operation that moves the coordinate space the specified angle why
What is Call Procedure Remote Error See RPC how better
What is Statement Return Answer In AppleScript, a statement that exits a handler and optionally returns a specified value when
What is Set Character Roman Means what writing system. Roman character sets include the Standard Roman character set and the ASCII character set determines
What is Realm Description In security, a subset of a large network served by its own Kerberos authentication server and ticket-granting server comparing to
What is Role Definition relation to a document type. There are five roles: Editor (reads and modifies), Viewer (can only read), Print (can only print), Shell depends on
What is Control Root Explain An invisible control within which all other controls for window are embedded which
What is Observer Loop Run What is A recipient of notifications during various phases of a run loop’s execution difference
What is Button Radio Meaning A control for one of a set of mutually exclusive, but related, choices when
What is Roi Abbreviation image data buffer that is being operated upon by a function. It is not uncommon to allocate a large pixel buffer to hold several images and pros and cons
What is Resampling How to samples of a digitized signal at a rate different from that of the original recording. Specific types of resampling include downsampling similarities
What is Ruid Help Real user ID. The UID inherited from the user or process that executes a process how much
What is Register Crossword Services, copying its binding information into the Launch Services database and making it available for opening documents and URLs how many
What is Word Reserved Examples A word that is part of the AppleScript language compare
What is Services Randomization Encyclopedia AniOS API that produces cryptographically secure pseudorandom number s why
What is Graphics Raster Information about example, by scanning a photo) as a set of samples of a given space. A raster is a grid of x-axis (horizontal) and y-axis (vertical how better
What is Specifier Receivers Tutorial In a script command object, the object specifier that specifies the objects in the application that should receive an command when
What is Ram Error Random-access memory. Memory that a microprocessor can either read or write to determines
What is Routine Answer returns a value. A routine can be used for synchronous or asynchronous operations. See also simpleroutine comparing to
What is Constant Reference Means what An arbitrary data item available for use by a program to convey information for its own purposes in an operation or data structure depends on
What is Indicator Relevance Description A control that indicates the relative ranking of search results—the longer the bar, the more relevant the item is to the search criteria which
What is Port Reply Definition A Mach port associated with a thread that is used in remote procedure calls difference
What is Rgba Explain Red, green, blue, and alpha color components when
What is Statement Repeat What is that contains a series of statements to be repeated and, in most cases, instructions that specify when the repetition stops pros and cons
What is Resource Meaning especially by applications. Resources include images, sounds, icons, localized strings, archived user interface objects, and various other similarities
What is Multiplexing Reverse Abbreviation See deinterleaving how much
What is Distance Reference How to parameter that specifies the real or apparent distance of an audio source from the listener beyond which the source’s level attenuates how many
What is Fetching Row Raw Help In WebObjects, a possible option in a fetch specification that retrieves database rows without forming enterprise objects from those rows compare
What is Gradient Radial Crossword axis between two defined ends, which typically are both circles. Points share the same color value if they lie on the circumference of a why
What is Run Examples A sequence of glyphs that are contiguous in memory and share a set of common attributes. See also font run how better
What is Application Recordable Encyclopedia uses Apple events to report user actions for recording purposes. When recording is turned on, Script Editor creates statements when
What is Loop Run Information about monitoring in OS X. A run loop registers input sources such as sockets, Mach ports, and pipes for a thread; it also enables the delivery of determines
What is Chain Responder Tutorial The set of objects responsible for handling events in a window comparing to
What is Pipeline Rendering Error The order of operations used by OpenGL to transform pixel and vertex data to an image in the framebuffer depends on
What is Encryption Rsa Answer named for its inventors: Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman. The RSA algorithm takes two large prime numbers, finds their product which
What is Text Ruby Means what annotations or indicate pronunciation for Asian languages. Ruby text is displayed using a smaller font size than the text it annotates difference
What is Repository Description A directory tree or database that contains the files managed by a source control system when
What is Row Definition In a relational database, the dimension of a table that groups attributes into records pros and cons
What is Fork Resource Explain held an application’s resources. Use of the resource fork is discouraged in OS X, but you can store resources in the data fork similarities
What is Recognizer What is The algorithmic component of Ink Services that identifies written text and gestures how much
What is Rpc Meaning IPC that appears (to the caller) as an ordinary function call. In Mach, RPCs are implemented using MIG-generated interface libraries and how many
What is Assistant Research Abbreviation condensed view of the API reference and links to related documentation for the selected system or build setting compare
What is Number Revision How to A value that indicates a particular version of a project that’s been committed to the repository, also known as a version number why
What is Position Relative Help character or glyph in a line of text given in coordinates relative to the preceding character or glyph. Compare absolute position how better
What is Reference Crossword statement that identifies an object. Constructions such as first rectangle and document "My Notes" are references. Cocoa when
What is Component Relocatable Examples A product component, such as an application binary or a plug-in, that the user may move after it has been installed determines
What is Atom Root Encyclopedia The largest atom container in a hierarchy, with atom type 'sean' comparing to
What is Word Root Information about See stem depends on
What is Result Based Relevance Tutorial See relevance-based search which
What is Filter Resampling Error A function used to determine new pixel values for an image that has its dimensions changed somehow difference
What is Searching Ranked Answer See relevance-based result when
What is User Root Means what 0. A process running with an EUID of 0 is said to be running as root. The root user owns many of the primary system processes and has pros and cons
What is Bearing Side Right Description The white space on the right side of the glyph; this value may or may not be equal to the value of the left-side bearing similarities
What is Root Definition privileges. Also called the superuser. (2) The top directory in a BSD-style directory hierarchy. Written as a slash (/), it is the first how much
What is Mode Loop Run Explain sources, and run loop observers associated with a particular name. When run in a specific mode, a run loop monitors only the sources and how many
What is Renderer What is or software only, that OpenGL uses to create an image from a view and a model. The hardware portion of a renderer is associated with a compare
What is Authority Certification Root Meaning The owner of the root certificate why
What is Context Rendering Abbreviation In OpenGL, a container for state information how better
What is Relationship Reflexive How to within the same entity; the relationship’s source join attribute and destination join attribute are in the same entity when
What is Reentrant Help interleaved requests for service nearly simultaneously. For example, a reentrant function can begin responding to one call, be interrupted determines
What is Mask Role Crossword roles that an application should claim with respect to a given item in order to be considered a candidate for opening that item comparing to
What is Reverberation Examples cumulative addition of multiple sound reflections. Apple supplies the matrix reverb audio unit to simulate reverberation using DSP (digital depends on
What is Script Keyboard Roman Encyclopedia A keyboard script that uses the Roman character set which
What is Relocation Information about The ability of users to change the installation location of a package before an installation difference
What is Release Tutorial of an object. When an object’s reference count reaches zero, it is freed. When your code no longer needs to reference a retained object, it when
What is Number Real Error A number that can include a decimal fraction pros and cons
What is Rate Answer the pace at which time passes for a time base. A time base’s rate is multiplied by the time scale to obtain the number of time units that similarities
What is Parameter Required Means what In AppleScript, a parameter that must be included for a command to be successful how much
What is Renderbuffer Description a 2D pixel image, used for generalized offscreen rendering, as defined in the OpenGL specification for the GL_EXT_framebuffer_object how many
What is Control Resize Definition windows that users can drag to adjust the size of the window. It is not present if the window’s contents cannot vary in size compare
What is Configuration Repository Explain A set of data that tells Xcode how to use a particular source-control client tool to access a specific repository why
What is Text Recognized What is In Ink Services, Ink words processed by the recognition system how better
What is Certificate Root Meaning without recourse to another certificate. Rather than being signed by a further certification authority (CA), a root certificate is verified when
What is Window Retained Abbreviation screen pixel values. Images are rendered into the buffer for any portions of the window that aren’t visible onscreen determines
What is Search Based Relevance How to relevance rating for each document matching a query. In general, relevance ratings may be normalized to 100%, or nonnormalized. Search Kit comparing to
What is Time Real Help guarantee of a certain capability within a specified time constraint, thus permitting predictable, time-critical behavior. If the user depends on
What is Reverb Crossword See reverberation which
What is Handler Recursive Examples A handler that calls itself difference
What is Rgid Encyclopedia Real group ID. A group ID that is inherited from the user or process that executes a process. See also GID when
What is Result Information about In AppleScript, a value generated when a command is executed or an expression evaluated pros and cons
What is Texture To Render Tutorial In OpenGL, an operation that draws content directly to a texture target similarities

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