Usage glossary for computers letter O
- What is Access Web Outlook Definition Provides access to emails stored in a Microsoft Exchange server (across an intranet or internet) via a web browser. OWA requires the following ports to be opened in any firewall protecting the compare
- What is On-Line Complex Processing Explain OLCP On-Line Complex Processing why
- What is Powerbrowser Oracle What is OPB Oracle PowerBrowser. An now obsolete internet browser launched in 1996. Relevant links: www.rittman.net/archives/001060.html how better
- What is Services Location Open Meaning OLS Open Location Services (Open-LS). See also OpenLS when
- What is One Time Password / One Time Programmable Abbreviation which can be used once only. A one time password is a security measure. 2. One Time Programmable. Refers to a non-volatile memory device (such as an EPROM) which can be written to (i.e. programmed determines
- What is License Subscription Open How to OSL Open Subscription Licence. Relevant links: www.microsoft.com/uk/licensing/solutions/open-subscription/default.msp - Open Subscription License Agreement and information page from Microsoft comparing to
- What is Out Of Office / OpenOffice.org Help taken to refer to the "Out Of Office" notification generated by email systems (such as Microsoft Exchange) when an individual has set their status as out of the office. 2. OOo is the common depends on
- What is Organic Light Emitting Diode Crossword Organic-LED). Low-power LEDs, based on carbon-based molecules instead of semiconductor technology. OLED displays can be brighter, lighter, more flexible and more efficient than traditional LCD which
- What is Project Directory Open Examples Directory Project (ODP). DMOZ is an acronym for "Directory Mozilla", which reflects the directory's loose association with the Netscape Mozilla project. You can search DMOZ here: dmoz difference
- What is Operating system / Open Source / Ordnance Survey Encyclopedia Unix, Linux, Windows. 2. Open Source. 3. Ordnance Survey. The national mapping agency of Great Britain. Relevant links: www.ordnancesurvey.gov.uk - Ordnance Survey websi when
- What is Analysis Oriented Object Information about OOA Object Oriented Analysis pros and cons
- What is Unit Organisational Tutorial OU Organisational Unit (under Windows 2000 AD and later similarities
- What is Interface Call Oracle Error OCI Oracle Call Interface. A set of low-level APIs provided by Oracle for an application to use to interface to an Oracle database how much
- What is Recognition Character Optical Answer process of extracting words (and possibly layout and formatting information) from an image containing text. cf OMR. Most scanners will come with bundled OCR software. Relevant links: http://jocr.s how many
- What is Order to cash / Online Technical Communities Means what Technical Communities. A set of private newsgroups from Microsoft which provide online technical support and which are managed by Microsoft support professionals. OTC are available to Microsoft compare
- What is Object oriented programming / Out of process / Out of print Description Out-Of-Process. 3. Out Of Print. Used to refer to books which are no longer published, and which therefore can no longer be obtained new (but may be available on the second hand market why
- What is On-Line Analytical Processing Definition Specialized tools that sit between a database and user in order to provide various analyses of the data stored in the database. The term was coined in 1993 by Dr. Codd. Relevant links: www how better
- What is Megabytes Million One Explain Petabyte Unit of storage. Sometimes abbreviated to PB. 1 petabyte = 2 to to the fiftieth power (250) bytes = 1,125,899,906,842,624 bytes = 1024 terabytes.See also exabyte when
- What is Earnings Target On What is OTE On Target Earnings. Abbreviation frequently used in job advertisements for jobs that pay a commission determines
- What is Object Linking and Embedding Meaning OLE Object Linking and Embedding. OLE was later enhanced and renamed by Microsoft to COM and OLE controls renamed to ActiveX controls comparing to
- What is Service Location Opengis Abbreviation Implementation Specification. OpenLS provides open interfaces to core LS services including: Route planning. Location utility Presentation (i.e. creating display information showing, map, r depends on
- What is Consortium Gis Open How to a non-profit organisation working in the broad fields of GIS, dedicated to the creation of standards in the field of Interoperable geospatial systems. OGC's mission statement (2004) is: "To lead which
- What is Manufacturer Equipment Original Help The manufacturer or producer of computing equipment (hardware or software). 2. OEM software refers to software bundled with (or licensed for use with) OEM supplied equipment. OEM software is frequen difference
- What is Office for Population Censuses and Surveys Crossword OPCS Office for Population Censuses and Surveys. Relevant links: www.nhsia.nhs.uk/dataquality/pages/opcs_4.asp www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/people/o.duke-williams/smstab/opcs_codes.htm when
- What is Point Entry Original Examples entry point of a routine (in a machine code or assembler level dump) that was the entry point to a routine before some wrapper was applied to it or some other change which moved the entry point. For pros and cons
- What is Object Management Group / slang Encyclopedia OMG 1. Object Management Group. 2. Slang for "Oh My God" similarities
- What is Journal Open Information about BLOG An open journal or diary that is available for others to read on the internet. The term is derived from "web log" (web log). See also blogging and blogger how much
- What is Definition Source Open Tutorial OSD Open Source Definition. Relevant links: www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php how many
- What is Object Oriented Process, Environment and Notation / Openly available /To access Error Environment and Notation. 2. Openly (or freely) available. cf Open Source. 3. To access (a file). For example to open a file means to access the file, typically to view its contents compare
- What is Alliance Mobile Open Answer OMA Open Mobile Alliance.Relevant links: www.openmobilealliance.org - Open Mobile Alliance home page why
- What is On the other hand Means what OTOH Chat abbreviation for: On The Other Hand how better
- What is Connectivity Database Open Description standard developed by Microsoft aiming to provide a consistent interface to relational databases regardless of which database engine is used (e.g. SQL Server, Oracle or MySQL). In theory to migrate when
- What is Software Source Open Definition OSS Open Source Software determines
- What is Object oriented, platform independent, programming language Explain language developed by Sun Microsystems, designed for platform independence and frequently described as "write once run anywhere" language. Sun Microsystems describe Java as "A simple comparing to
- What is Other / Outer / On the read What is quot; 2. Abbreviation for "Outer" 3. On The Road. Generally refers to the total price of a vehicle including all costs required to legally drive the vehicle, but possibly excluding insur depends on
- What is Open framework for building Java web applications Meaning building Java web applications. It helps users to develop application structures. Relevant links: http://struts.apache.org - Homepage of the Apache Struts project which
- What is Original name for Netscape Navigator / Open source toolkit Abbreviation Netscape Navigator. The name is derived from "Mosaic" (the dominant browser at the time) + "Godzilla". The term "Mozilla" is still used by both Netscape and Microsoft difference
- What is Optical Mark Reader / Optical Mark Recognition How to device that recognises marks made on the page. OMR is frequently used when processing questionnaires and answer sheets, i.e. any type of form where boxes have been ticked. cf OCR. 2. Optical Mark Rec when
- What is Open Systems Interconnection / Open Source Initiative Help See OSI 7 Layer Reference Model 2. Open Source Initiative. A non-profit organisation dedicated to managing and promoting the Open Source Definition for the good of the community pros and cons
- What is Outlook Express / Operator Error / Office Equipment Crossword newsreader from Microsoft that is normally bundled with Internet Explorer. 2. Operator Error. Also known as "human error". Refers to any error that is caused by a human operator. 3. Office similarities
- What is Operator / Out of print / Observation point / Opera / Original post Examples system operator. 2. Out of Print. 3. Observation Point. 4. Opera (web browser). 5. Original Post or Original Poster. Abbreviation used in newsgroup postings to refer to the initial post in a how much
- What is On-Line Transaction Processing Encyclopedia OLTP On-Line Transaction Processing. Any number of (typically many) concurrent users adding and modifying data. Typically includes order processing, banking, stocks, and e-commerce applications how many
- What is Over the top / Online teaching tools Information about OTT 1. Chat abbreviation: Over The Top. 2. Online Teaching Tools compare
- What is One Button Disaster Recovery Tutorial Disaster recovery feature provided by some tape drives. This allows the tape drive to be switched into disaster recovery mode - where its firmware emulates a bootable CD-ROM allowing the system to why
- What is Open Mobile Alliance Digital Rights Management Error OMA DRM Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Digital Rights Management (DRM how better
- What is Outlook / Ordered list (tag) / Operating Losses Answer to Microsoft Outlook. 2. Ordered list HTML tag. The tag
- in HTML denotes the start of an ordered list, which is typically presented as a numbered list. Each item within the list is started with when
- What is OSI Seven Layer referencemodel Means what Seven layer reference model Normally refers to the OSI Seven Layer reference model, See OSI Seven Layer reference model determines
- What is Object oriented / Object orientation Description OO 1. Object Oriented. cf OOD, OOA, OOP. 2. Object Orientation comparing to
- What is Object Oriented Structured Design Definition OOSD Object Oriented Structured Design depends on
- What is Dbms Relational Object Explain ORDBMS Object Relational DBMS which
- What is Network Technology Oracle What is OTN Oracle Technology Network. Relevant links: http://otn.oracle.com difference
- What is Open GIS Consortium (Europe) Meaning OGCE Open GIS Consortium (Europe). Relevant links: http://ogce.opengis.org when
- What is Object Process Methodology / Office of Personnel Management Abbreviation Management. 2. Object Process Methodology. A symbolic representation of the objects and processes within a system, integrating both object-orientation and process-orientation into a single pros and cons
- What is Off topic / Old Testament How to or "Off Topic". Shorthand used in newsgroups to indicate that a posting is drifting off the topic for the newsgroup. 2. Old Testament. The first part of the Christian Bible, containing the similarities
- What is OSI 7 Layer reference model Help OSI Model Normally taken to mean the OSI 7 Layer Reference Model how much
- What is Design Oriented Object Crossword OOD Object Oriented Design how many
- What is Organisation promoting the development of free software Examples Free Software Foundation Organisation aiming to promote the development of free software. See also GNU. Relevant links: www.gnu.org compare
- What is Occupational Overuse Syndrome / Out of service Encyclopedia OOS 1. Occupational Overuse Syndrome. More commonly known as RSI. 2. Out-Of-Service. Meaning that the equipment is not working or has been removed from service why
- What is Oracle's Procedural Language extension to SQL Information about PL/SQL Oracle's (RDBMS) Procedural Language extension to SQL how better
- What is Format Document Open Tutorial standard for electronic documents using an architecture with an open format allowing different vendors to provide tools for working on those documents. ODF covers word processing, presentation when
- What is Oracle Parallel Server / Operations (department) Error OPS 1. Oracle Parallel Server. 2. Operations, as in "Operations Department" or "Operations Center" determines
- What is Organizational Breakdown Structure / Observation Answer OBS 1. Organizational Breakdown Structure. Structure chart normally shown as a tree diagram showing the management structure of an organisation. 2. Abbreviation for "Observation" comparing to
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