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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 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 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 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 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

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 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

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

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

January 25, 2016 25Jan2016 Definição

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