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PERSONAL COMPUTING TERMS' SMORGASBORD FOR THE NOVICE BUYER & USER Copyright © 1994-2003, Daniel Frankl, Ph.D. |
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PERSONAL COMPUTING TERMS' SMORGASBORD FOR THE NOVICE BUYER & USER Copyright © 1994-2003, Daniel Frankl, Ph.D. |
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| O ACLs | Open Access Computer Labs (CSLA) |
| OASIS |
Optimized Array for Space-background Infrared
Simulation. Program designed to enhance the current state-of-the-art in
resistive array infrared scene projector technology. The focus of this program is
to develop optimal radiometric output from the infrared scene projector in a
cryogenic/vacuum environment.
Source: ScienceWise funding ALERT service for Nov. 1, 2001 |
| OASIS | Otis Automated Sales Information System |
| OBEX | Object Exchange (a publish-and-subscribe technology) |
| OBI | Open Buying on the Internet (International inter-business standard for Internet commerce) |
| OC3 | Backbone type of telephone connection with a considerably larger bandwidth than a T1 (1.54 MB/sec.). OC3s are used as back bone by National providers (e.g., Sprint, MCI, Pacbell, Earthlink...). |
| OCF | Object Components Framework (Borland's C++ 4.5 tool to speed up the development of OLE [Object Linking & Embedding] 2.0 enabled applications) |
| OCLC | Online Computer Library Center http://wpc.oclc.org (According to the OCLC there are close to 8.5 million distinct web sites on the net). |
| OCR | Optical Character Recognition/Resolution (software for scanners) |
| .ocx | 16-and 32-bit OLE [Object Linking and Embedding] Control Standard file extension (Symantec C++ Programming Language). |
| ODBC | Open Database Connectivity (flexible connections between multiple data tables) |
| ODI | Open Data-link Interface (interface to the networking software, either directly or through a LAN[Local Area Network] adapter) |
| ODM | Optimized Distribution Model (a BTO [Built to Order] PC system) |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturers (Term coined by Microsoft to describe IBM PCs without having to use the International Business Machine's registered trademark). |
| Offline | Work performed at your PC while disconnected from your LAN [Local Area Network] or the Internet. |
| Ohmmeter | Special electronic device used to measure electrical resistance. |
| OLE | Object Linking and Embedding or moving text or graphics between different applications in a Windows environment |
| OLED | Organic Light-Emitting Diode |
| OLTP | On-Line Transaction Processing |
| OMA | Object Management Architecture |
| OMG | Object Management Group |
| OMMS | Otis Maintenance Management System |
| OMR | Optical-mark recognition |
| Online | Work performed at your PC while connected to your LAN [Local Area Network] or the Internet. |
| OO | Object-Oriented (a Windows environment) |
| OOP | Object-Oriented Programming |
| OOPLA | Object-Oriented Programming Language |
| OOPS | Object-Oriented Program System |
| OOT | Object-Oriented Training |
| OPAC | On-line Public Access Catalog (JFK Memorial Library contains approximately 40+ million volumes!) |
| OPS | Open Profiling Standard (standard that allows secure, private exchange of user profile information between personalized Web sites). |
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Optical discs | Also referred to as compact discs (CDS), store information and read it using light. Hard drives and floppy diskettes use magnetism. |
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Option Button | A control used to display a choice or, more typically, a group of related choices from which one may select only one option (usually a radio type button). |
| ORB | Object Request Broker |
| OSC | Operating System Components |
| OSCAR | On-Screen Configuration & Activity Reporting |
| OSD | Open Software Description (The vocabulary describing parts of a software for incremental updating of that application over the Net) |
| OSN | Open System Networking |
| OSPF | Open Shorter Path First Protocol (also see BGP [Border Gateway Protocol] standards for interior & exterior gateway IP routing protocols for building large, scaleable inter-networks. |
| OSR2 | OEM [Original Equipment Manufacturers] Service Release 2nd edition |
| OT | Open Transport |
| OTP | Open Trading Protocol (a uniform system for selling goods to consumers through the web) |
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Comments, corrections, additions, and questions are welcome:
Page updated: Jan. 08, 2003 |
