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A Programming Language A record A+ certification A-0 A-Law A-OLs A.L.I.C.E. A/B box a/b/g router a/b/g/n router A/D conversion A/D converter A/S/L A/UX A/V A/V drive A/V plugs A/V ports A/V receiver A: a:install A20 A20 line A2WML A4 A4 paper A6 record AA AAA AAA server AAAA record AAC AAC protected aacPlus AAL AAUI abacus abandonware ABAP/4 ABARS ABC ABC FlowCharter ABC Graphics Suite abc's ABCD abcs Abelene abend Abend-AID ABI Abilene ablative WORM abort Abort, Retry... About Box About this database About this encyclopedia About this product About this publication above the line ABR ABS absolute absolute address absolute coding absolute path absolute reference absolute URL absolute vector absolute zero abstract class abstract data type abstract identifier abstract superclass Abstract Windowing Toolkit abstraction abstraction layer abstraction level AC AC '97 AC adapter AC'97 AC-1 AC-2 AC-3 AC97 Acacia ACAP ACATS ACC Accelerated Graphics Port Accelerated Hub Architecture acceleration acceleration services accelerator accelerator board accelerometer Accelis ACCELL/SQL Accenture acceptable use policy acceptance angle acceptance test access access arm access charge access code access concentrator access control access control list access control protocol access denied access line access list access method access mode access network access number access point access provider access rights access router access server access tandem access technology access tiering access time access token ACCESS.bus accessibility accessory card accident account account control account number account policy accountability accounting machine accounts payable software accounts receivable software accumulator accuracy ACD ACE ACF ACGNJ ACH ACID ACIS ACK acknowledgment code Acknowledgments ACL ACM acoustic coupler ACP ACPI ACR Acrobat Acrobat Distiller Acrobat Exchange Acrobat file Acrobat forms Acrobat Pro Acrobat Reader acronym Acroread ACS ACT ACT! actionable intelligence ActionScript activate activation server active addressing active archiving active area active cell Active Channel active component active content Active Desktop Active Directory Active Directory server active hub Active Management Technology active matrix active monitor Active Movie active network active operating system fingerprinting active partition active RFID tag Active Server Page active star Active Streaming Format Active Template Library active testing active window ActiveMovie ActiveWorks ActiveX ActiveX automation ActiveX component ActiveX control ActiveX Documents ActiveX object ActiveX Server Component ActiveX-enabled browser ACTOR ACTS actuator actuator arm ad ad banner ad blocker ad hoc ad hoc mode ad hoc network ad hoc query Ad Lib ad network ad rotation ad server ad serving ad view Ad-aware ad-supported software AD/Cycle Ada Adabas ADAPSO adapter adapter bindings adapter card adaption kit upgrade adaptive bridge adaptive compression adaptive computing adaptive cruise control adaptive equalization adaptive hypermedia adaptive hypertext adaptive logic adaptive routing Adaptive Server Enterprise adaptive Web site adaptor ADAT ADB ADC ADCCP ADCPM add-in, add-on add/drop multiplexer adder additive fabrication address address book address bus address cleansing address decoder address lookup utilities address mode address register address resolution address resolution protocol address space address translation addressable addressable cursor adds, moves and changes ADE ADF ADIC ADM ADMD admin administrative area map level administrator administrivia ADO ADO.NET Adobe Adobe AIR Adobe Document Server Adobe Extreme Adobe fonts Adobe Illustrator Adobe Integrated Runtime Adobe Photoshop Adobe Reader Adobe Type Align Adobe Type Manager ADODB ADOX ADP ADP system ADPCM ADRS ADS AdSense adserver ADSI ADSL ADSL Lite ADSL splitter ADSM ADT Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Data Connector Advanced MC Advanced Pick Advanced Power Management Advanced Research Projects Agency Advanced Revelation Advanced TCA Advanced Video Codec Advanced Video Coding AdvancedMC AdvancedTCA AdvanceNet advergame advertiser supported software Advisor advisory ADW adware AdWords AE aerial density Aero Aero Glass AES AES-CCMP AES/EBU AES3 AFAIK AFC AFE affinity group affinity ISP aficionado AFIPS AFK AFM AFM file AFP AFP printer AFPL AFS AFSMI After Dark agent agent turnover aggragator aggregate aggregate function aggregator aGHz AGI agile development agile software development AgileAlliance Agilent AGP AGPset agregator Ah AI AI file AIBO AICPA ITMS AIDC AIFC file AIFF file AIIM AIM AIM/AOL AIML AIMM AIN AIO AIR air interface Air2Web aireal density airial density AirPort AirPort Express AirPort Extreme AirTunes AIS AIT	AITP AIX AJaX AJaX engine AJAX framework AJaXian app Akamai akick Akomy AKU AKU1 AKU2 alarm alarm filtering ALC Aldus Aldus FreeHand Aldus Persuasion ALE alert alert box algebraic expression ALGOL algorithm algorithmic language alias aliased aliasing ALICE alien crosstalk all optical all points addressable all rights ALL-IN-1 All-In-One all-in-one computer all-in-one PC all-optical network Allaire Spectra allClear alliances allocate allocation unit allotrope alloy ALM ALOHA Alpha alpha blending alpha channel Alpha Five Alpha Four alpha geek alpha release alpha test alpha version alphageometric alphamosaic alphanumeric alphanumeric sort alphanumerish Alt key alt newsgroup ALT text Alta Vista Altair AltaVista alternate routing alternating current AlterNet Alto ALU always on AM AM-LCD Am286 Am386 Am486 Am586 Am5x86 AMA Amara's law AMASS Amaya Amazon.com ambient ambient lighting ambiguous user Ambra AMC AmCoEx AMD AMD LIVE! AMD Virtualization AMD-V AMD64 AMD64 sockets Amdahl Amdahl's law AME America Online American Bell American Computer Exchange American Federation of Information Processing American National Standards Institute American Registry for Internet Numbers American Standard Code for Information Interchange AMI AMI BIOS Ami Pro AMI2 Amiga AMLCD amorphous amorphous silicon amp amp-hour ampere ampere-hour ampersand ampersand codes Ampex amplifier amplifier classes amplitude amplitude modulation AMPS AMPS modem AMR AMT analog analog broadcast analog camera analog cassette analog channel analog component video analog computer analog copy machine analog data analog domain analog film analog hole analog input analog line analog modem analog modulation analog monitor analog phone analog phone adapter analog QAM analog signal generator analog telephone adapter analog telephony analog telephony adapter analog video analog-digital conversion analog-digital converter analog-to-digital conversion analog-to-digital converter analysis analyst analytical database engine Analytical Engine anamorphic anamorphic DVD anamorphic lens anchor anchor tag anchor text AND-OR-NOT Andersen Consulting ANDF Android angel investor angle brackets angstrom ANI animated anchor animated cursor animated GIF animated graphics animation anion anisotropic ANN file anneal annoybot annoyware anode anomaly anomaly detection anonymity application Anonymizer anonymous anonymous FTP anonymous post anonymous proxy anonymous remailer anonymous server anonymous surfing anonymous Web proxy anonymous Web surfing ANS ANSEL character set ANSI ANSI character set ANSI lumen ANSI terminal ANSI X12 ANSI.SYS answer mode answer only modem Answers.com ant antenna diversity anthropomorphic anti-aliasing anti-blooming anti-glare filter anti-glare screen anti-malware anti-parasite software anti-piracy anti-spam anti-spyware anti-static anti-virus antialiasing anticiparallelism antidisintermediation antifuse antimalware antispam antispyware antistatic antistatic bag antistatic device antistatic liquid antistatic mat antistatic strap antistatic wristband antitrust cases antiviral program antivirus antivirus program antivirus scanner antivirus software ANVIL any key Anycast AO/DI AOCE AOD AODV AoE AOL AOL Instant Messenger aol.com AOL/AIM AOLS AOLTV AON AOP AOPed AOS AP APA Apache Apache Web server APC APCUG aperture aperture card aperture grille API APIC APIPA APL Aplio/Phone APM apogee Apollo APON app app bloat app code APPC AppCenter Server append appgen Apple Apple Desktop Bus Apple DRM Apple Events Apple File Exchange Apple II Apple III Apple Intel transition Apple key Apple Lossless Apple menu Apple set-top box Apple TV Apple video hub Apple-IBM alliance AppleScript AppleShare AppleShare PC AppleSoft BASIC applet AppleTalk AppleTalk Filing Protocol applett AppleWorks appliance application application adapter application binary interface Application Center application centric application developer application development environment application development language application development system Application Development Workbench application distribution program Application Error Application Execution Error application extension Application Foundation Classes application framework application gateway application generator application integration application layer application lifecycle management application logic application management system Application Master application notes application package application partitioning application processor application program application program interface application program library application programmability application programmer application programming interface application proxy application server application server computing application service provider application services application sharing application software application stack application suite application viewing application virtualization application window application-level gateway applications management applications programmer applications software APPN Approach apps on tap appserver AppWare APT aptitude tests arachniography Arago ARAX arbitrated loop arbitration Arbor Software ARC ARC server ARC, ARC+Plus Archie Archistrat computer architecture architecture neutral architecture police archive archive attribute archive bit archive file archive formats archive program archived file archiving	archiving program ARCNET Ardent ARDIS area array package areal density arg argc argument argv Aries ARIN arithmetic coding arithmetic expression arithmetic logic unit arithmetic operators arithmetic overflow arithmetic underflow ARJ ARM ARM chips Armada armon aromaware ARP ARPAnet ARPU ARQ array array element array processor ARRL arrow key ART artefact Article 2B artifact artificial intelligence artificial language artificial life artilect AS AS/400 AS/400 Integrated PC Server AS400 ASA film speed ASA setting ASC White ASC X12 ascender ascending sort ASCI White ASCII ASCII art ASCII characters ASCII chart ASCII file ASCII protocol ASCII sort ASCII table ASCII terminal ASCII text ASCII text file ASCII transfer ASCII value ASCII-based domain name ASCIIbetical ASDL ASE ASF Ashton-Tate ASIC ASK askSam ASM ASMO ASMP ASN ASN.1 ASP ASP Industry Consortium ASP+ ASP.NET aspect ratio Aspen asperand ASPI ASR assembler assembly language assignment statement assistive technology associate associating files Association for Computing Machinery Association for Systems Management Association of Shareware Professionals associative storage ASSP assurance AST asterisk Asterisk PBX astroturfing ASX file asymmetric asymmetric compression asymmetric cryptography asymmetric encryption asymmetric modem asymmetric multiprocessing asymmetric system asynchronous asynchronous communications server asynchronous I/O asynchronous mode asynchronous protocol Asynchronous Protocol Specification asynchronous transfer mode asynchronous transmission AT AT Attachment AT bus AT class AT command set AT interface AT keyboard AT keyboard connector AT motherboard at sign At Work AT&T; AT&T; GIS AT&T; WorldNet AT-PS/2 adapter ATA ATA drive ATA Flash ATA over Ethernet ATA RAID ATA-100 ATA-2 ATA-3 ATA-33 ATA-4 ATA-66 ATA/IDE ATAPI ATAPI drive Atari ATASPI ATCA ATE ATG Dynamo Athens Athlon Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon XP ATI ATL Atlas ATM ATM Forum ATM machine ATM NIC ATM.INI ATM155 ATM25 atom atomic atomic force microscope atomic layer deposition atomic operation ATRAC3 ATSC ATSC tuner attach a file attached document attached processor attaching a file attachment attachment unit interface attack attack vector attacker attenuation atto Attrib attribute ATU ATU-C ATU-R ATV ATV Forum ATVEF ATX ATX motherboard AU��[��[ file auction sniping auctions Audible Audible.com AudibleAir audio audio adapter audio blog audio board audio browser audio cable audio card audio cassette audio cassette player audio cassette recorder audio CD audio chat audio codec audio compression audio conferencing audio disc audio format audio formats audio instant messaging audio media Audio Modem Riser audio on demand audio response audio ripper audio scrubbing audio server audio streaming audio video audio video connectors audio visual audio visual ports audio watermark audioblog audioblogging audiocast audioconference audioconferencing audiographics audiophile audiotex audiotext audiovisual audit audit software audit trail augmentation system augmented reality augmented virtuality AUI AUP Austin Computer authenticate authentication authentication server authentication system authentication token authenticator authenticity Authenticode authoring language authoring program authoring system authoritative server authority server authorization authorization code Authorware auto auto answer auto attendant auto baud detect auto bypass auto complete auto dial Auto Insert Notification auto line feed auto login auto logon auto negotiate auto redial auto refresh auto reliable auto restart auto resume auto run auto save auto scroll auto sense auto start auto trace auto type auto-responder autobaud rate AutoCAD autocasting autochanger autocoder AutoCorrect Autodesk AUTODIN AUTOEXEC.BAT autofill autoflow autohide AutoLISP autoloader automagic automagically automata theory automate automated checkout automated clearing house automated provisioning automatic call distributor automatic car automatic data processing automatic design optimization automatic feature negotiation automatic number identification automatic provisioning automatic read notification automatic read receipts automatic repeat request automatic teller machine automatic test equipment automatic vehicle location automation automation client automation controller automation language automation product automation programming language automation server automobile automobile systems automotive systems automounting autonegotiate autonomic computing autonomous system autonomous vehicle Autoplay autopolling 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