B(n) -  A game rating symbol developed by the Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO).

 

B+ tree (n) -  A B-tree in which data are stored in the leaves. B+ trees (B plus trees) make it possible to easily search, insert, delete and access data.

 

B2B (n) -  Relating to the sales category pertaining to transactions and related activity between a business and buyers who are not consumers, such as government bodies, companies, and resellers.

 

B2B integration (n) -  The exchange of electronic documents between two companies, for example, for the purpose of trading.

 

B2B site (n) -  A Web site designed for the creation and transmission of purchase orders between businesses that have an established relationship.

 

B2C site (n) -  A Web site that provides retail shopping directly to the public.

 

BAC (n) -  The original project, resource, and assignment cost as shown in the baseline plan. The baseline cost is a snapshot of the cost at the time when the baseline plan was saved.

 

bacillus Calmette-GuA©rin vaccine (n) -  A serum against tuberculosis that is prepared from a strain of the weakened live bovine tuberculosis bacillus and used for vaccination against tuberculosis and also in cancer chemotherapy.

 

Back (PN) -  A navigation button used to return to recently visited Web pages in Internet Explorer and other internet browsers.

 

back buffer (n) -  A nonvisible surface to which bitmaps and other images can be drawn while the primary surface displays the currently visible image.

 

Back button (PN) -  The button that takes the user to the previous item or page.

 

back clipping plane (n) -  The far boundary of a viewing frustum or camera beyond which

 

objects are not rendered.

 

back door (n) -  A hardware or software-based hidden entrance to a computer system that can be used to bypass the system's security policies.

 

back end (n) -  The part of a compiler that transforms source code (human-readable

 

program statements) into object code (machine-readable code).

 

back end  -  the part of a computer system not directly interacting with the user.

 

back order (n) -  An unfilled customer order or commitment. A back order is an

 

immediate (or past due) demand against an item whose inventory is insufficient to satisfy

 

the demand.

 

back payment (n) -  A payment made by a customer for a past due obligation.

 

back reference (n) -  In regular expressions, an element of the form \dd'

 

back up (v) -  To make a duplicate copy of a program, a disk, or data.

 

backbone  -  Backbone network is the main communication path in a WAN; the set of cables or connections that carries most of the traffic

 

backbone router (n) -  In Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), a router that is connected to the backbone area. This includes routers that are connected to more than one area (area border routers (ABRs)). However, backbone routers do not have to be ABRs. Routers that have all networks connected to the backbone are internal routers.

 

backdoor (n) -  Pertaining to a type of trojan used to bypass a computer's security policies. backdoor (n) -  An entryway into a computer that is neither authorized nor intentionally deliberate.

 

backend (adj) -  In a client/server application, the part of the program that runs on the server.

 

back-end application (adj) -  In a client/server application, the part of the program that runs on the server.

 

back-end database (n) -  In a two-database approach, the server-side database that contains the tables that hold your solution's data, and that is accessed by your solution through links in the front-end database.

 

back-end database server (n) -  A server that hosts data, configuration settings, and stored procedures that are associated with one or more applications.

 

backend server (n) -  A server that is used to handle data processing and typically is not accessed by the clients and is not exposed to the Web.

 

back-end server (n) -  A server that is used to handle data processing and typically is not accessed by the clients and is not exposed to the Web.

 

backfill (v) -  To retrieve missing updates from another store when a public folder store determines that it has not received all of the updates for a replicated folder (or for the hierarchy).

 

backflush costing (n) -  An accounting method that flows product and production costs to cost of goods sold accounts during an accounting period and that backflushes those costs to raw material and finished goods accounts for products not sold at the close of the accounting period.

 

background (n) -  In a graphical user interface such as Windows, a pattern or picture in the screen background that can be chosen by the user.

 

background (adj) -  In the context of processes or tasks that are part of an operating system or program, operating without interaction with the user while the user is working on another task.

 

background (n) -  The color or image that appears behind the content of a visual element, for example, behind the text that is displayed in a TextBox control or on your graphical user interface.

 

background (n) -  A page that you can assign to another page to create multiple layers in a drawing.

 

background (n) -  The image that appears in the conversation window.

 

background (n) -  The area that appears behind the tiles on the Start screen.

 

background (n) -  The picture that appears in the Photos Hub.

 

Background (PN) -  The area on a card that allows a user to make the card's image a background when clicked on.

 

background agent (n) -  A multitasking feature that allows for running code periodically in the background.

 

background color (n) -  The color against which characters and graphics are displayed. background compilation (n) -  Compilation that occurs while the developer is writing code, before an explicit build command is made through the IDE. Background

 

compilation enables error reporting while the developer is writing code.

 

background graphics (n) -  Any graphics on a slide, including drawing objects, patterns in a background fill, and pictures.

 

background graphics mode (n) -  A mode that defines how background colors are mixed with window or screen colors for text and bitmap operations. background handles (n) -  The handles used to resize the background. By default, background handles are hidden.

 

background image (n) -  The background that appears under an application.

 

Background Intelligent Transfer Service (PN) -  A component of Windows XP and later operating systems that facilitates prioritized, throttled, and asynchronous transfer of files between computers using idle network bandwidth.

 

background page (n) -  A page that you can assign to another page to create multiple layers in a drawing.

 

background pattern (n) -  The pattern against which characters and graphics are displayed.

 

background printing (n) -  The process of sending a document to a printer at the same time that the computer is performing one or more other tasks.

 

background processing (n) -  The execution of certain operations by the operating system or a program during momentary lulls in the primary (foreground) task. An example of a background process is a word processor program printing a document during the time that occurs between the user's keystrokes.

 

background program (n) -  A program that can run or is running in the background. Background Removal (PN) -  An image editing feature that allows a user to isolate the foreground portion of an image and make the background transparent.

 

background shading (n) -  The application of color behind selected text or paragraph. background sound (n) -  An audio file associated with a Web page. When a site visitor opens the page in a Web browser, the audio file plays either continuously or the number of times that the code in the Web page specifies.

 

background streaming (n) -  A client runtime policy configuration parameter that enables the secondary feature block of a virtualized application to be streamed to the client automatically in the background.

 

Background Sync (PN) -  A feature that synchronizes offline files in the background, ensuring that the server is frequently updated with the latest changes. background task (n) -  A task that is part of an operating system or program, and is operating without interaction with the user while the user is working on another task. background texture (n) -  The texture (illusion of physical substance) against which characters and graphics are displayed.

 

backhaul  -  The terrestrial link between an earth station and a switching or data center. backing field (n) -  A private variable that holds the value of a property. The property's Get and Set procedures access the backing field.

 

backing store (n) -  A mass-storage device that serves as backup memory for paging when physical memory is full.

 

backing stream (n) -  The existing stream, that the new stream will be based on. backing type (n) -  A type in a given type system that defines the object that is created when parsing a XAML object element or instantiating a XAML type. In XAML for WPF, a backing type is a CLR type.

 

backing variable (n) -  A private variable that holds the value of a property. The property's Get and Set procedures access the backing field.

 

backlight (n) -  The light behind the screen on mobile devices used to illuminate the screen in the dark, or just to make it brighter under normal conditions.

 

Backlight time out (n) -  A menu item that sets the amount of time for the device to be idle before the backlight turns off.

 

backlog (n) -  The set of work items not yet closed, representing work under consideration or still to be completed.

 

backlog priority (n) -  Sort order assigned to a backlog item, which is used to manage the sequence of items on the backlog

 

backoff (n) -  A mechanism that is used to deliver messages at an interim hop, along the least-cost routing path. A backoff occur when direct relay fails for any reason, such as network issues or servers going offline. The routing component tries to deliver messages as close to the destination as possible by backing off, hop by hop, along the least-cost routing path until a connection is made.

 

Back-Order Limit (n) -  The value below zero beyond which it is not prudent to take back orders. Back ordering cannot occur beyond this value. This is to restrict overselling and thereby preventing failure to fulfill an order.

 

backplane (n) -  A tool integration framework that enables the enactment of end user scenarios that require collaboration among tools developed independently by groups inside and outside of Microsoft.

 

backplane (n) -  A circuit board or framework that supports other circuit boards, devices, and the interconnections among devices, and provides power and data signals to supported devices.

 

backslash (n) -  A character used to separate directory names in MS-DOS and UNIX path specifications. When used as a leading character, it means that the path specification begins from the topmost level for that disk drive.

 

backspace gesture (n) -  In Tablet PC Input Panel, an action gesture that performs the same action as pressing the BACKSPACE key on the keyboard.

 

BACKSPACE key (n) -  A keyboard key that moves the cursor to the left, one character at a time, usually erasing each character as it moves.

 

Backstage view (PN) -  A full-page UI view that exposes file-level functionality in Office applications. This is a companion feature to the Office Ribbon and helps users discover and use the features that fall outside of the authoring features on the Ribbon. backup (n) -  A duplicate of a program, a disk, or data, made either for archiving purposes or for safeguarding files.

 

Backup (PN) -  The Microsoft Azure service that lets you manage cloud backups by using standard backup tools in Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 Essentials, or System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager.

 

Backup & manage (PN) -  The Utilities & tools subcategory containing apps to backup your personal data and manage it.

 

backup and restore (n) -  The process of maintaining backup files and putting them back onto the source medium if necessary.

 

backup battery (n) -  An additional battery source available in Windows Mobile powered devices. It avoids data loss if the primary battery loses power.

 

backup browse server (n) -  A computer on a Microsoft network that maintains a list of computers and services available on the network. The master browser supplies the list.

 

The backup browser distributes the Browsing service load to a workgroup or domain. backup browser (n) -  A computer on a Microsoft network that maintains a list of computers and services available on the network. The master browser supplies the list.

 

The backup browser distributes the Browsing service load to a workgroup or domain. backup copy (n) -  A duplicate of a program, a disk, or data, made either for archiving purposes or for safeguarding files.

 

backup designated router (n) -  An OSPF router that forms adjacencies with all other routers on a multiple access network and becomes the designated router when the designated router becomes unavailable.

 

backup device (n) -  A tape or disk drive containing a backup medium.

 

backup file (n) -  A duplicate of a program, a disk, or data, made either for archiving purposes or for safeguarding files.

 

backup media pool (n) -  A logical collection of data-storage media that has been reserved for use by Microsoft Windows Backup. Backup uses Removable Storage to control access to specific media within a library.

 

backup medium (n) -  Disk file or tape used to hold one or more backups.

 

Backup Operators group (n) -  A type of local or global group that contains the user rights you need to back up and restore files and folders. Members of the Backup Operators group can back up and restore files and folders regardless of ownership, permissions, encryption, or auditing settings.

 

backup privilege (n) -  A user's right to perform backups.

 

backup set (n) -  A collection of files, folders, and other data that have been backed up and stored in a file or on one or more tapes.

 

backup shadow copy (n) -  A shadow copy of a replica created by the DpmBackup command-line tool. In DPM, backup shadow copies are used to archive replicas to tape. backup snapshot (n) -  A snapshot of a site's data, created by the Backup Configuration Manager Site Server task or by another backup utility. The backup snapshot is used during a site recovery process to restore the site's data.

 

Backup Storage for Windows Server (n) -  The offer that provides qualified Windows Server customers up to 800 GB of Azure Backup per month at no charge for two months. backup withholding (n) -  An IRS tax rule in the United States that requires notified payers to withhold a set percentage from payments made to payees who cannot be identified due to missing or incorrect taxpayer identification numbers on tax forms. Backup, back up  -  A backup is an extra copy of your work, eg documents, pictures etc, saved onto a removable storage medium such as CD, DVD or magnetic tape, so that if your computer is stolen or breaks down you don't lose everything. Backup is a noun, back up is a verb.

 

Backus-Naur form (n) -  A metalanguage used for defining the syntax of formal languages, both for the developer of the language and for the user. A language is defined by a set of statements, in each of which a language element known as a metavariable, written in angle brackets, is defined in terms of actual symbols (called terminals) and other metavariables (including itself if necessary).

 

backward compatibility (n) -  The capability of source code or programs developed on a more advanced system or compiler version to be executed or compiled by a less advanced (older) version.

 

backward compatible ( Adverb )  -  Pertaining to a product or version that is able to interact with previous versions.

 

backward extension (n) -  An range that is extended downward, using smaller numbers. backward pass (n) -  Calculation of late finish and late start dates for project activities, determined by working backward from the project's finish date.

 

backward planning (n) -  A method for determining a production schedule by beginning with the date the order is required to be ready and working backward to the date work must begin in order to meet the required due date.

 

backward scheduling (n) -  A method for determining a production schedule by beginning with the date the order is required to be ready and working backward to the date work must begin in order to meet the required due date.

 

backward slash (n) -  A character used to separate directory names in MS-DOS and UNIX path specifications. When used as a leading character, it means that the path specification begins from the topmost level for that disk drive.

 

backward-compatible ( Adverb )  -  Pertaining to a product or version that is able to interact with previous versions.

 

Backwards-compatible  -  A program (or system) designed to work with data generated by earlier versions of itself, even though the format may since have changed completely. BACS (n) -  An automated clearinghouse system for electronic financial transactions. bad block (n) -  A disk sector that cannot be used for data storage, usually because of media damage or imperfections. Finding, marking, and avoiding bad sectors on a disk is one of the many tasks performed by a computer's operating system. A disk-formatting utility can also find and mark the bad sectors on a disk.

 

bad debt (n) -  An accounts receivable that will likely remain uncollectable and will be written off.

 

Bad Language (n) -  A content descriptor developed by the Pan European Gaming Information (PEGI) and the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). bad sector (n) -  A disk sector that cannot be used for data storage, usually because of media damage or imperfections. Finding, marking, and avoiding bad sectors on a disk is one of the many tasks performed by a computer's operating system. A disk-formatting utility can also find and mark the bad sectors on a disk.

 

bad syntax (n) -  Violation of one or more of the rules governing formation of an expression, resulting in unacceptability or illegality.

 

bad word (n) -  A specific word or phrase that is specified on the basis of an organization's messsaging policy and used in keyword filtering (content filtering) to identify and prevent unwanted e-mail messages from being delivered to users in the organization.

 

bad word supervision policy (n) -  E-mail policy settings that prevent sending and receiving e-mail that has specifically banned content. Administrators can use this policy to reject e-mail that contains profanity or other objectionable words, also known as bad words'.'

 

badge (n) -  A small icon, image or title that is associated with a user's name and that provides a visual indication of their role, contribution level, or other achievement or affiliation.

 

badge (n) -  An indication that appears on the lock screen or a tile to inform the user of recent activity or updates, such as number of email messages received, since the PC was locked or the app was last viewed.

 

badwill (n) -  The difference between the fair market value and purchase price of an asset,

 

when the fair market value is higher than the price paid.

 

bag semantics (n) -  A form of semantics in which duplicates are allowed.

 

BAIDU (PN) -  An operating system for mobile devices based on Google's Android as an independent development by Baidu, the dominant search engine operator in China. bailor (n) -  A person or an organization that transfers personal property or items, but not proprietary rights, to another person or organization for storage purposes.

 

Baker Supreme (n) -  A skill level in the Comfy Cakes game. Once you have completed a Comfy Cakes game, a player gets a skill level rank assigned automatically by the game (based on the score you hit during the game).

 

balance (n) -  The difference between the sum of debit entries and the sum of credit entries entered into an account during a financial period.

 

Balance (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to compare or show the relationship between two ideas. Each of the first two lines of Level 1 text corresponds to text at the top of one side of the center point. Emphasizes Level 2 text, which is limited to four shapes on each side of the center point. The balance tips towards the side with the most shapes containing Level 2 text. Unused text does not appear, but remains available if you switch layouts.

 

balance (n) -  The amount of economic resource required to bring opposite economic resource flows to a state of equilibrium.

 

balance account (n) -  An account that records transactions about assets and liabilities and

 

that is used in the preparation of the balance sheet.

 

balance due (n) -  The unpaid amount that a customer owes a creditor.

 

balance sheet (n) -  A statement of the financial position of an organization that reports the

 

state of assets, liabilities, and equity on a specified date.

 

balance sheet account (n) -  An account that describes the changes in value reported on a balance sheet.

 

balance sheet transaction (n) -  A posted ledger transaction that is associated with a balance account, asset account, or liability account.

 

balanced hierarchy (n) -  A dimension hierarchy in which all leaf nodes are the same distance from the root node.

 

balanced scorecard (n) -  A business-oriented scorecard that conveys key metrics related to the service and business of providing service. A balanced scorecard contains a balance of operational, financial and quality driven metrics.

 

balanced scorecard (n) -  A strategic performance management report that aligns, tracks, and measures key organization activity against objectives.

 

balanced scorecard methodology (n) -  A scorecard system that adheres to the framework and components established by the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative.

 

Ball Mode (n) -  A type of thumbnail view that allows the user to navigate through the thumbnails as if they were displayed around a sphere; user can use the direction keys or mouse to rotate' the thumbnails. This is an option on the View/Thumbnails menu of the XPS Viewer.'

 

Ballad (n) -  One of the music genres that appears under Genre classification in Windows Media Player library. Based on ID3 standard tagging format for MP3 audio files. Winamp genre ID # 116.

 

balloon (n) -  An outlined container that displays a markup element, such as a comment or revision, in the margin of a document.

 

balloon (n) -  A small pop-up window that informs users of a non-critical problem or special condition in a control.

 

balloon tip (n) -  A ToolTip style design to provide message information about a control or object.

 

BAM (PN) -  A service that allows a customer to view and manage account and billing information for Microsoft services online.

 

BAM (n) -  A BizTalk Server feature that gives business users a real-time view of their heterogeneous business processes, enabling them to make important business decisions. BAM Definition (n) -  An XML document that describes business activities and business views.

 

BAM Event Bus MMC (n) -  The MMC snap-in for the BAM Event Bus.

 

BAM Framework (n) -  A set of managed APIs that support dynamically created infrastructure and event concentration.

 

BAML (n) -  A binary representation of the objects and properties declared in an Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) file.

 

banana clip (n) -  One of the two pipe (|) characters that appear on each side of a pattern to indicate that it is an active pattern.

 

Banco do Brasil (PN) -  A commercial bank in Brazil.

 

band (n) -  The interval between status thresholds that define a specific level of performance. All input values between the upper and lower thresholds or boundaries of a band have the same indicator status and performance level.

 

band (n) -  A container for label and control pairs and for complex controls such as grids. banded (adj) -  Characterized by row or column-specific formatting. Often describes rows or columns of data that use alternating colors or shading to enhance readability. banding (n) -  The use of bands to represent ranges of performance based on thresholds. banding setting (n) -  A setting that defines thresholds, or boundaries between changes in indicator status.

 

bandwidth (n) -  In analog communications, the difference between the highest and lowest frequencies in a specific range. For example, an analog telephone line accommodates a bandwidth of 3,000 hertz (Hz), the difference between the lowest (300 Hz) and highest (3,300 Hz)

 

bandwidth (n) -  The data transfer capacity, or speed of transmission, of a digital communications system as measured in bits per second (bps).

 

bandwidth  -  A measure of total amount of data transferred over a period of time, often used to measure how busy a website is. A- webhostwill usually base its charges on the bandwidth a website uses, ie how much data per month is requested- from it. bandwidth allocation protocol (n) -  A Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) control protocol that is used on a multiprocessing connection to dynamically add and remove links. bandwidth shaping  -  The process of manipulating, managing or controlling (shaping) portions of a network connection to the outside world and determining an allowed bandwidth consumption based on types of activities.

 

bandwidth throttling (n) -  The process of setting the maximum portion of total network capacity that a service is allowed to use. An administrator can deliberately limit a servers Internet workload by not allowing it to receive requests at full capacity, thus saving resources for other programs, such as e-mail.

 

bank (n) -  A business that keeps money for individual people or companies, exchanges

 

currencies, makes loans, and offers other financial services.

 

bank  -  A slot or group of slots, usually on a systemboard (motherboard), that are

 

populated by memory modules of the same capacity.

 

bank  -  A slang term for general memory in a computer; the memory bank.

 

bank advice (n) -  An official notice of a bank transaction.

 

bank balance (n) -  The amount of funds in a bank account after adding all the deposits and subtracting all the withdrawals and charges.

 

bank code (n) -  A unique bank registration number that a bank uses to identify itself. bank fee (n) -  A charge made by a bank based on account status or activity such as minimum balance, overdrafts, or nonsufficient funds.

 

bank giro number (n) -  An address that points to a bank account.

 

bank payment (n) -  A payment for goods or services that a bank customer authorizes the bank to make on his behalf.

 

bank payment order (n) -  A source document that documents a request for a bank to perform an electronic funds transfer service.

 

bank reconciliation (n) -  The process of making the cash balance shown on a bank statement and the cash balance recorded for a bank account match as of a certain date. bank reconciliation (n) -  A practice of reconciling a ledger account that represents a bank account by matching ledger account entries to bank statement entries.

 

bank remittance (n) -  An amount of money sent to or from an account in a bank. bank sorting code (n) -  A 6-digit code used by the British and Irish banking industries to identify banks and route money transfers between banks.

 

bank statement (n) -  A statement that itemizes economic activity recorded in one or more accounts over a specified period of time.

 

bank transit number (n) -  A unique bank registration number that a bank uses to identify itself.

 

banker's rounding (n) -  The process of rounding a fraction to its nearest even integer. Bankgiro Receivables (n) -  A complete deposit service product from BankGiroCentrolen, which provides accounts receivable and deposit handling support for organizations that use it.

 

BankGiroCentralen (n) -  The leading payment company in Sweden, which processes payment transactions in a system called BankGirot and is owned by the majority of the banks that operate in Sweden.

 

BankGirot (n) -  An open system for exchanging payments between senders and recipients of payments in Sweden.

 

Banking & investments (PN) -  The Personal Finance subcategory containing apps to help people with their finances.

 

Banks Automated Clearing System (n) -  An automated clearinghouse system for electronic financial transactions.

 

banner (n) -  A graphic ad that spans the full width of the page and is normally 120 pixels high.

 

banner (n) -  A large-format publication, typically with one dimension much larger than

 

the other, that is printed with a symbol, logo, slogan or other message.

 

banner (n) -  A transient message that contains relevant, time-sensitive information and

 

that provides quick access to the subject of that content in an app.

 

banner page (n) -  The title page that may be added to printouts by most print spoolers.

 

Such a page typically incorporates account ID information, job length, and print spooler

 

information, and is used primarily to separate one print job from another.

 

BAP (n) -  A Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) control protocol that is used on a multiprocessing connection to dynamically add and remove links.

 

BAPI (oth) -  The technology that is used to interface with the tax office server for submitting electronic tax declarations in the Netherlands.

 

BAR (n) -  A list of addresses that serves as a reference point for other addresses. bar chart (n) -  A graph that uses horizontal bars to illustrate comparisons among individual data items.

 

bar chart (n) -  A chart with rectangular bars with lengths proportional to the values that they represent.

 

bar code (n) -  The special identification code printed as a set of vertical bars of differing widths on books, grocery products, and other merchandise. Used for rapid, error-free input in such facilities as libraries, hospitals, and grocery stores, bar codes represent binary information that can be read by an optical scanner. The coding can include numbers, letters, or a combination of the two; some codes include built-in error checking and can be read in either direction.

 

bar code reader (n) -  An optical device that uses a laser beam to read and interpret bar codes, such as the Universal Product Codes, found on grocery products and other retail items.

 

bar code scanner (n) -  An optical device that uses a laser beam to read and interpret bar codes, such as the Universal Product Codes, found on grocery products and other retail items.

 

bar graph (n) -  A graph that uses horizontal bars to illustrate comparisons among individual data items.

 

bar of pie chart (n) -  A pie chart with user-defined values extracted and combined into a stacked bar.

 

bar pointer (n) -  A pointer that is displayed as a bar, that is to which the bar type has been applied.

 

barcode (n) -  The special identification code printed as a set of vertical bars of differing widths on books, grocery products, and other merchandise. Used for rapid, error-free input in such facilities as libraries, hospitals, and grocery stores, bar codes represent binary information that can be read by an optical scanner. The coding can include numbers, letters, or a combination of the two; some codes include built-in error checking and can be read in either direction.

 

bare bones (adj) -  An application that provides only the most basic functions necessary to perform a given task.

 

bare-metal backup (n) -  A backup that includes all critical volumes so that the recovered system is bootable. It can optionally include all the data volumes so that, if a recovery is performed to a new hard disk, the data volumes also get restored. You can rebuild a machine from scratch and it works on alternate hardware too.

 

bare-metal computer (n) -  A computer that does not have an operating system installed. bare-metal recovery (n) -  A recovery of a system using a backup that contains critical volumes and, optionally, data files that you can use to rebuild a system from scratch or rebuild a system using alternate hardware.

 

Bargain Stocks (PN) -  Fast-growing small-cap stocks with high dividends that are good buys.

 

barrel button (n) -  A button on some tablet pens. You can use it to perform certain actions, including a mouse right-click equivalent.

 

barter (n) -  The exchange of goods and services for advertising without the exchange of cash. The barter value equals the dollar value of the goods and services. This is a recognized form of revenue under GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). BAS (n) -  A BizTalk Server feature that enables business users to configure business processes and interact with trading partners.

 

BAS (n) -  A form that Australian businesses file to report and pay taxes.

 

basal metabolic rate (n) -  The amount of energy that is needed to support the body's most basic functions when at rest. The Basal metabolic rate (or BMR) is the number of calories a person needs per day to stay alive.

 

base (n) -  A mathematical object that is the basis for a derivation, system, or formulation. base 2 (n) -  Having two components, alternatives, or outcomes. The binary number system has 2 as its base, so values are expressed as combinations of two digits, 0 and 1. These two digits can represent the logical values true and false as well as numerals, and they can be represented in an electronic device by the two states on and off, recognized as two voltage levels. Therefore, the binary number system is at the heart of digital computing.

 

Base 64 encoding (n) -  A binary-to-text encoding scheme whereby an arbitrary sequence of bytes is converted to a sequence of printable ASCII characters.

 

base address (n) -  The part of a two-part memory address that remains constant and provides a reference point from which the location of a byte of data can be calculated. base address register (n) -  A list of addresses that serves as a reference point for other addresses.

 

base amount (n) -  The amount of a transaction before taxes. Taxes are calculated on the base amount.

 

base backup (n) -  A data backup of a database or files upon which a differential backup is fully or partially based. The base backup is the most recent full or file backup of the database or files.

 

base calendar (n) -  A template that can be used as a project and task calendar to specify default working and nonworking time for a set of resources.

 

Base Capacity (n) -  The amount of available time a resource has to work based on their resource base calendar. This is equivalent to the capacity of the position to which the resource is assigned. For example, a resource in a 70% part-time position has a Base Capacity of .7FTE. Not very useful for scheduling but of more value in determining the maximum capacity or cost of an organization.

 

base catalog (n) -  A catalog containing product data that is referenced by a virtual catalog. Base catalogs are stored in the catalog database.

 

base character (n) -  A character that has meaning independent of other characters, or any graphical character that is not a diacritical mark.

 

base class (n) -  A class from which other classes are derived by inheritance.

 

base class (n) -  A class that assumes a parent role when it participates in an inheritance relationship with another class.

 

base class library (n) -  A library that contains base classes.

 

base content type (n) -  A type of data contained in a PKCS #7 message. Base content types only contain data, no cryptographic enhancements such as hashes or signatures. Currently, the only base content type is the Data content type.

 

base currency (n) -  The currency a business uses to record all transactions in their ledgers, or the primary currency in which they transact with their bank. The base currency is also commonly referred to as the billing currency, functional currency, or booking currency of a business. The Order Processing pipeline always processes orders using the base currency of the Web site. The base currency can be different than the buyer currency and the supplier currency. The base currency is stored in the billing_currency field in the orderform header.

 

base currency unit (n) -  The computed currency unit in an exchange rate calculation. base data type (n) -  Any system-supplied data type, for example, char , varchar , binary , and varbinary . User-defined data types are derived from base data types.

 

base entity (n) -  A generic entity that all other entities in the system inherit base functionality from.

 

base file name (n) -  In a log definition, the part of the log file name that is the same for all of the log files that are created. The base file name and a timestamp form the complete log file name, for example, Basefilename_timestamp.log. The timestamp value varies, depending on the selected log file rollover option.

 

Base Filtering Engine (n) -  A service that coordinates the filtering platform components. base forecast (n) -  The estimate of sales volume based on the sales volume from previous time periods.

 

base language (n) -  The language used for the installation of software.

 

base location (n) -  A URL that you can specify for a Web page in order to convert all

 

relative URLs on that page to absolute URLs.

 

base object (n) -  The object that a synonym references.

 

base period (n) -  The reporting period specified in the report definition. The column

 

definition can refer to the base period in order to specify report columns for relative time periods. For example, if the column definition specifies BASE in the Period cell, then the actual period is defined at the time the report is generated.

 

base row (n) -  The row of a report that is used for percentage calculations in a column definition.

 

Base Smart Card Cryptographic Service Provider (n) -  The basic software module for by smart cards that performs cryptography and includes algorithms for authentication, encoding, and encryption.

 

Base Smart Card CSP (n) -  The basic software module for by smart cards that performs cryptography and includes algorithms for authentication, encoding, and encryption. base style (n) -  The underlying or original style on which other styles in a document are dependent. When you change a formatting element of the base style in a document, all other styles that originate from the base style will also reflect the change. base table (n) -  A table stored permanently in a database. Base tables are referenced by views, cursors, SQL statements, and stored procedures.

 

base table (n) -  A table that assumes a parent role when it participates in an inheritance relationship with another table.

 

base type (n) -  A parent type or super-type in the Entity Data Model from which derived types inherit some of their properties.

 

base unit (n) -  A fundamental unit of measure in a system of measurement from which other units are derived.

 

base unit (n) -  A Surface developer unit that has metal panels, with the I/O connections exposed on one end of the unit. In contrast, a finished unit has acrylic side and end panels. base URL (n) -  A URL that you can specify for a Web page in order to convert all relative URLs on that page to absolute URLs.

 

base year (n) -  The reporting period that is specified in the report definition, displayed as years. The column definition can refer to the base year to specify report columns for relative time periods.

 

baseband (n) -  Of or relating to communications systems in which the medium of transmission (such as a wire or fiber-optic cable) carries a single message at a time in digital form. Baseband communication is found in local area networks such as Ethernet and Token Ring.

 

baseboard management controller (n) -  A specialized service processor that monitors the physical state of a computer, network server or other hardware device using sensors and communicating with the system administrator through an independent connection. The BMC is part of the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) and is usually contained in the motherboard or main circuit board of the device to be monitored.

 

Based on Location... ( Adverb )  -  An item on the Call Forwarding On menu, which is opened from the user's My Status menu. This item automatically forwards incoming calls based on the user's current location.

 

baseline (n) -  The original plan for a project, a work package, or an activity.

 

baseline (n) -  A range of measurements derived from performance monitoring that

 

represents acceptable performance under typical operating conditions.

 

baseline cost (n) -  The original project, resource, and assignment cost as shown in the

 

baseline plan. The baseline cost is a snapshot of the cost at the time when the baseline plan was saved.

 

baseline DC (n) -  A domain controller used as the control for Group Policy Object (GPO) replication within that domain to which all GPO content is compared. baseline domain controller (n) -  A domain controller used as the control for Group Policy Object (GPO) replication within that domain to which all GPO content is compared. baseline guide (n) -  A layout guide to which lines of text can be aligned to provide a uniform appearance between columns of text.

 

baseline plan (n) -  The original project plans [up to 11 per project] used to track progress on a project. The baseline plan is a snapshot of your schedule at the time that you save the baseline and includes information about tasks, resources, and assignments.

 

Basic (adj) -  An Azure Web site hosting tier, used for pricing calculation.

 

Basic Application Gateway (Large) (n) -  A billing meter for the Basic Application Gateway service in Azure based on long usage time.

 

Basic Application Gateway (Medium) (n) -  A billing meter for the Basic Application Gateway service in Azure based on mid-sized usage time.

 

Basic Application Gateway (Small) (n) -  A billing meter for the Basic Application Gateway service in Azure based on short usage time.

 

Basic authentication (n) -  An authentication mechanism that is supported by most browsers, including Internet Explorer, and encodes (but does not encrypt) user name and password data before transmitting it over the network.

 

Basic Batch (n) -  The Basic tier for the Microsoft Azure service that enables large amounts of discrete, compute-intensive batches of tasks to be easily executed in Azure. Typical workloads include media transcoding, rendering, test suite execution, simulations, image analysis, and file processing.

 

Basic Bending Process (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show a progression or sequential steps in a task, process, or workflow. Maximizes both horizontal and vertical display space for shapes.

 

Basic BizTalk unit (n) -  A unit of measure for the compute capacity and memory used by the Basic tier of Microsoft Azure BizTalk Services.

 

Basic Block List (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show non-sequential or grouped blocks of information. Maximizes both horizontal and vertical display space for shapes.

 

basic calibration (n) -  The calibration process to capture the blank reference image and white reference image for a Surface unit.

 

Basic Chevron Process (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show a progression; a timeline; sequential steps in a task, process, or workflow; or to emphasize movement or direction. Level 1 text appears inside an arrow shape while Level 2 text appears below the arrow shapes.

 

Basic Columns (n) -  A grouping of column headings on a report.

 

basic constraint (n) -  A constraint used to ensure that a certificate is only used in certain applications.

 

Basic Cycle (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to represent a continuing sequence of stages, tasks, or events in a circular flow. Emphasizes the stages or steps rather than the

 

connecting arrows or flow. Works best with Level 1 text only.

 

basic disk (n) -  A physical disk that can be accessed by MS-DOS and all Windows-based operating systems. Basic disks can contain up to four primary partitions, or three primary partitions and an extended partition with multiple logical drives.

 

Basic Event Hubs (n) -  The Basic tier of the feature in Service Bus that provides large- scale ingestion, persistence and processing of data events from high-throughput data sources and/or millions of devices. The ingested events are stored durably until the required retention period expires.

 

Basic Firewall (n) -  A component of the Routing and Remote Access service that combines dynamic packet filtering of network traffic with a set of static packet filters. basic hunt group (n) -  The simplest workflow which hunts one or more agents using any administrator-defined agent selection algorithm and supports overflowing based on time in queue or call volume.

 

basic input/output system (n) -  The set of essential software routines that test computer hardware at startup, start the operating system, and support the transfer of information between hardware devices. The BIOS is stored in read-only memory (ROM) so that it can be run when the computer is turned on. Although critical to performance, the BIOS is usually invisible to computer users.

 

Basic Large App Service Hours (n) -  A new name for Large Basic Websites Hours, a billing meter for the Microsoft Azure Web Sites service based on long usage time. basic logging (n) -  A type of logging available to capture information about mailbox searches that includes information about the search and who performed it. basic marker map (n) -  A map that displays a marker at each location (for example, cities) and varies marker color, size, and type.

 

Basic Matrix (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show the relationship of components to a whole in quadrants. The first four lines of Level 1 text appear in the quadrants. Unused text does not appear, but remains available if you switch layouts.

 

Basic Medium App Service Hours (n) -  A new name for Medium Basic Websites Hours, a billing meter for the Microsoft Azure Web Sites service based on mid-sized usage time. basic membership (n) -  The membership status that configures the anti-malware application to send basic information to Microsoft about software that Windows Intune Endpoint Protection detects.

 

Basic Mobile Services unit (n) -  A unit of measure for the Basic tier of the Microsoft Azure Mobile Services service.

 

Basic Notification Hub unit (n) -  A unit of measure for the Basic tier of the Microsoft Azure Notification Hubs service.

 

Basic Notification Hubs (n) -  he Basic tier of the highly scalable, cross-platform push notification infrastructure that enables users to either broadcast push notifications to millions of users at once or tailor notifications to individual users.

 

basic page (n) -  A Web Parts page that contains only one Web Part zone and, by default, a Content Editor Web Part.

 

Basic Pie (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show how individual parts form a whole. The first seven lines of Level 1 text correspond to the evenly distributed wedge or pie shapes. The top Level 1 text shape appears outside of the rest of the pie for emphasis.

 

Unused text does not appear, but remains available if you switch layouts.

 

Basic Process (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show a progression or sequential steps in a task, process, or workflow.

 

Basic Pyramid (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show proportional,

 

interconnected, or hierarchical relationships with the largest component on the bottom and narrowing up. Level 1 text appears in the pyramid segments and Level 2 text appears in shapes alongside each segment.

 

Basic Radial (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show the relationship to a central idea in a cycle. The first line of Level 1 text corresponds to the central shape, and its Level 2 text corresponds to the surrounding circular shapes. Unused text does not appear, but remains available if you switch layouts.

 

Basic Small App Service Hours (n) -  A new name for Small Basic Websites Hours, a billing meter for the Microsoft Azure Web Sites service based on short usage time. basic storage (n) -  A storage method in MS-DOS and Windows for primary partitions, extended partitions, and logical drives.

 

Basic Target (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show containment, gradations, or hierarchical relationships. The first five lines of Level 1 text are associated with a circle. Unused text does not appear, but remains available if you switch layouts.

 

Basic Timeline (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show sequential steps in a task, process, or workflow, or to show timeline information. Works well with both Level 1 and Level 2 text.

 

Basic Title (n) -  A title animation in Windows Movie Maker.

 

Basic user (n) -  A unit of measure for users of the Visual Studio Online Basic service offering.

 

Basic Venn (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show overlapping or interconnected relationships. The first seven lines of Level 1 text correspond with a circle. If there are four or fewer lines of Level 1 text, the text is inside the circles. If there are more than four lines of Level 1 text, the text is outside of the circles. Unused text does not appear, but remains available if you switch layouts.

 

Basic VM Support hour (n) -  A unit of measure of time for the Basic level of support for a virtual machine.

 

basic volume (n) -  A primary partition or logical drive that resides on a basic disk.

 

Basics (PN) -  The part of a Yammer profile that shows a user's first and last name, email address, and photograph.

 

basket (n) -  A list of items that a customer has selected to purchase from a commerce Web site. It is usually compiled into a file and sometimes visually represented by a shopping basket, shopping cart, or other container used when shopping.

 

batch (n) -  A set of requests or transactions that have been grouped together.

 

batch (n) -  A quantity of one or more items produced in one operation.

 

Batch (PN) -  A Microsoft Azure service that enables large amounts of discrete, compute­intensive batches of tasks to be easily executed in Azure. Typical workloads include media transcoding, rendering, test suite execution, simulations, image analysis, and file processing.

 

Batch account (n) -  A uniquely identified entity within the Batch service.

 

batch attribute (n) -  A product attribute of a process batch or a transfer batch. batch balancing (n) -  A process that adjusts the required quantities of ingredients that are used in the production of a formula based on the level of potency of active ingredient of a specific inventory batch.

 

batch file (n) -  An ASCII (unformatted text) file that contains one or more operating system commands. A batch program's file name has a .cmd or .bat extension. When you type the file name at the command prompt, or when the batch program is run from another program, its commands are processed sequentially.

 

batch group (n) -  A group of batch jobs. An administrator can determine which application object server (AOS) runs the jobs, and how many jobs an AOS runs. batch job (n) -  A set of computer processes that can be run without user interaction. batch process (n) -  A production process for producing items in batches. batch processing (n) -  The execution of a batch file.

 

batch program (n) -  An ASCII (unformatted text) file that contains one or more operating system commands. A batch program's file name has a .cmd or .bat extension. When you type the file name at the command prompt, or when the batch program is run from another program, its commands are processed sequentially.

 

batch rename (n) -  A feature that enables the user to rename many files at once. batch script (n) -  A script that consists of the commands contained in a batch file. batch task (n) -  One of a set of tasks that make up a batch job. The tasks within a batch job may have complex dependencies between them.

 

batch update (n) -  An update that processes multiple database records in a single operation.

 

batching (n) -  The process of sending changes in small groups instead of in a one-shot

 

transfer of the data in its entirety.

 

battery (n) -  A power source for a portable device.

 

battery charge (n) -  The amount of battery power left on the system.

 

battery level (n) -  The amount of battery power left on the system.

 

battery life (n) -  The time for which a dry or alkaline cell is able to produce an electric

 

current before it needs to be replaced.

 

battery life (n) -  The time for which the cell(s) in a rechargeable battery can produce an electric current before the battery needs to be recharged.

 

Battery Saver (PN) -  A feature to help monitor and save on battery usage. battery saver (PN) -  A feature to help monitor and save on battery usage. battery-friendly maintenance (n) -  A feature that enables IT professionals to wake mobile systems for servicing by using a timer that activates only when the computer is plugged in. Using this feature, Windows runs maintenance only if the computer is using AC power.

 

baud (n) -  The speed at which a modem transmits data.

 

baud rate (n) -  The speed at which a modem can transmit data, measured by the number of events, or signal changes, that occur in one second.

 

Baud Rate  -  The speed at which a modem sends and receives data, e.g., 2400 bps, 9600 bps. One baud is roughly equivalent to one bit per second.

 

Bayesian Graphical Model (n) -  A probabilistic method of modeling for risk analysis to measure and reduce uncertainty.

 

BBBOnLine (n) -  A privacy seal program established by the Better Business Bureau which certifies that certain Web sites conform to baseline privacy standards. Microsoft is a sponsor of BBBOnLine.

 

BBFC 12+ (n) -  A game rating symbol developed by the Pan European Gaming Information (PEGI) and the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).

 

BBFC 15+ (n) -  A game rating symbol developed by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).

 

BBFC 18+ (n) -  A game rating symbol developed by the Pan European Gaming Information (PEGI) and the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).

 

BBFC R18+ (n) -  A game rating symbol developed by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).

 

BBS (n) -  An application or computer that makes it possible to join an online community and exchange messages, share files, and participate in Usenet and chat rooms, often at not cost. The BBS found its inspiration in traditional bulletin boards that held participants' posted communication.

 

Bcc line (n) -  Text box located on the Compose page. Provides space for users to type the e-mail address(es) of those who will be the blind' recipient(s) of an e-mail message. Derives from the term blind carbon copy. Note! Primary recipients (those on the To line) and secondary recipients (those on the Cc line) will not see the names and e-mail addresses of those on the Bcc line.'

 

BCD (n) -  A data store that contains boot configuration parameters and controls how the operating system is started beginning with Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008.

 

BCD object (n) -  A collection of elements that describes the settings for the object that are used during the boot process. There are three main types of objects: application, device, and inherited.

 

BCG (n) -  A serum against tuberculosis that is prepared from a strain of the weakened live bovine tuberculosis bacillus and used for vaccination against tuberculosis and also in cancer chemotherapy.

 

BCP (n) -  A command prompt bulk copy utility that copies SQL Server data to or from an operating system file in a user-specified format.

 

BCS solution deployment (n) -  BCS server to client solution deployment that is based on ClickOnce technology.

 

BCWP (n) -  The earned value field that indicates how much of the task's budget should have been spent, given the actual duration of the task.

 

BCWS (n) -  The earned value field that shows how much of the budget should have been spent, in view of the baseline cost of the task, assignment, or resource. BCWS is calculated as the cumulative timephased baseline costs up to the status date or today's date.

 

BDC Administration object model (n) -  An object model that lets you- create, read, update, and delete metadata objects in the BDC Metadata Store.

 

BDC Client Runtime (PN) -  A set of services and functions that uses Business Connectivity Services on the client computer to connect to and execute operations on external data sources for rich client access.

 

BDC Metadata Store (PN) -  The collection of XML files, stored in the Business Data Connectivity Service, that contain definitions of models, external content types, and external data sources.

 

BDC model (n) -  An XML file that contains sets of descriptions of one or more external content types, their related external data sources, and information that is specific to the environment, such as authentication properties.

 

BDC publishing (n) -  The process of simultanously importing all Duet BDC models. BDC Runtime object model (n) -  An object model designed for use by BDC clients and applications that provides an intuitive, object-oriented interface that abstracts the underlying data sources.

 

BDC Service Application (n) -  A deployed instance of the Business Data Connectivity Shared Service.

 

BDC Service Application Proxy (PN) -  An application proxy that allows Web applications to connect to a Business Data Connectivity Shared Service Application and contains features for using the shared service.

 

Be Right Back (PN) -  An item on the user's My Status menu that can be selected to indicate that the user is away from the computer but will return shortly. beacon (n) -  A snippet of software placed in an advertisement or e-mail message, or on a Web page to help measure delivery of the item to a Web browser and to track a user's actions in general.

 

beacon (n) -  A signal that tells your Xbox Live and Facebook friends that you want to play a particular game, and notifies you when friends are playing or want to play that game.

 

beam (v) -  To transfer information between mobile devices or a device and desktop computer using infrared (IR) or Bluetooth.

 

bearer channel (n) -  One of the 64Kbps communications channels that carry data on an ISDN circuit. A BRI (Basic Rate Interface) ISDN line has two B channels and one D (data) channel. A PRI (Primary Rate Interface) ISDN line has 23 B channels (in North America) or 30 B channels (in Europe) and one D channel.

 

Beat (n) -  One of the music genres that appears under Genre classification in Windows Media Player library. Based on ID3 standard tagging format for MP3 audio files. Winamp genre ID # 135.

 

beat-‘em-up  -  A computer game in which you control one or more characters fighting onscreen using karate, kung-fu and so forth. Derives from- shoot-‘em-up. beats per minute (n) -  The number of heartbeats per minute.

 

Bebob (n) -  One of the music genres that appears under Genre classification in Windows Media Player library. Based on ID3 standard tagging format for MP3 audio files. Winamp genre ID # 85.

 

before event (n) -  A synchronous event whose handler runs completely before the action that raised the event starts.

 

begin date (n) -  The date when a project or task is scheduled to begin.

 

begin point (n) -  The selection handle at the beginning of a one-dimensional (1-D) shape. The begin point is marked by an X.

 

begin time (n) -  The time at which an animation timeline should begin, relative to its parent's BeginTime. If this timeline is a root timeline, the time is relative to its interactive begin time (the moment at which the timeline was triggered).

 

beginpoint (n) -  A provider in a Web Part connection that sends data to consumers, used in connections for PerformancePoint Web Parts.

 

behavior (n) -  A component that controls various run-time aspects of a service, an endpoint, a particular operation, or a client. Behaviors are grouped according to scope: common behaviors affect all endpoints globally, service behaviors affect only service- related aspects, endpoint behaviors affect only endpoint-related properties, and operation- level behaviors affect particular operations.

 

behavior extension element (v) -  An XML element in a configuration file that allows you to configure a service behavior.

 

behavioral analysis (n) -  Functions that enable users to track the online activity of prospects, customers, and all types of Internet users.

 

behaviors (n) -  Reusable components that encapsulate interactive behavior and can be applied to objects in an application. A behavior may contain some state, and may expose one or more commands.

 

Belastingdienst (n) -  The Dutch Tax Office.

 

Belastingdienst application programming interface (n) -  The technology that is used to interface with the tax office server for submitting electronic tax declarations in the Netherlands.

 

bell contour (n) -  A contour that follows the general shape of a bell curve.

 

benchmark (n) -  A quantitative measure of performance that is used to compare the company's products, services, or processes to an external standard. Competitive benchmarks are based on industry best, and process benchmarks are based on best in class. benchmark / benchmarking  -  a computer program used to test the performance of a computer or a piece of software.

 

benchmark / benchmarking  -  Measuring performance qualities (such as efficiency or spending) of enterprise organizations or processes (such IS) against comparative benchmarks.

 

Bending Picture Accent List (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show non­sequential or grouped blocks of information. The small circular shapes are designed to contain pictures. Works well for illustrating both Level 1 and Level 2 text. Maximizes both horizontal and vertical display space for shapes.

 

beneficiary (n) -  A person who is a member of an organization that provides benefits, or a party who is designated as the recipient a benefit.

 

beneficiary correspondent account (n) -  A 20-digit number used to identify a Central Bank of Russian Federation account needed to facilitate international transactions. beneficiary INN (n) -  A 10-12 digit number used to identify individual and organizational taxpayers in the Russian Federation receiving funds through an international transaction. beneficiary KPP (n) -  A numerical code used in combination with a beneficiary INN to identify and categorize a taxpayer identity in the Russian Federation.

 

beneficiary RUT (n) -  An 8 or 9-digit number issued to all individuals and organizations in Chile for identification and taxation purposes during an international financial transaction.

 

benefit (n) -  Indirect compensation or reward offered by an organization.

 

Benefit/deductions (PN) -  A UI element that allows a user to specify the type of charge or service that is paid for by the employee, by the employer, or by both the employee and employer. Benefit/deductions paid by an employer are calculated during the payment process and then captured for reporting and remittance purposes.

 

Berkeley Internet Name Domain (n) -  An implementation of Domain Name System (DNS) written and ported to most available versions of the UNIX operating system. The Internet Software Consortium maintains the BIND software.

 

Berkeley Software Distribution (n) -  A UNIX version developed at the University of California at Berkeley, providing additional capabilities such as networking, extra peripheral support, and use of extended filenames. BSD UNIX was instrumental in gaining widespread acceptance of UNIX and in getting academic institutions connected to the Internet. BSD UNIX is now being developed by Berkeley Software Design, Inc.

 

Bessel function (n) -  A worksheet function that can be used to perform engineering calculations in Excel.

 

best before date (n) -  A recommended date for obtaining the optimum quality or characteristic of a product.

 

best before period (n) -  The time period in which to obtain the optimum quality or characteristic of a product.

 

Best Bet (PN) -  Content or links that an administrator associates with specific keywords, and that are displayed prominently in search results when a query contains one of those keywords.

 

Best Bet Suggestions report (n) -  A Web analytics report that identifies terms that should become Best Bets.

 

Best Bet Usage report (n) -  A Web analytics report that identifies the Best Bet terms and how they are utilized by the system.

 

best practice (n) -  A practice recognized and advocated as an effective or efficient means of achieving desired objectives.

 

best practice  -  A group of tasks that optimizes the efficiency or effectiveness of the business discipline or process to which it contributes. Best practices are generally adaptable and replicable across similar organizations or enterprises.

 

best practice rule (n) -  A rule that is optionally enforced after compilation in X++. The rules represent safe or consistent code design.

 

Best Practices Analyzer (PN) -  A tool which examines a system configuration and the settings against a set of pre-defined rules to generate a list of issues outlining any best practice violations it finds.

 

Best rated (PN) -  The category that lists the highest rated items (apps or games) at a given point in time.

 

Best Rated Apps (PN) -  The category that lists the highest rated items (apps or games) at a given point in time.

 

Best rated apps (PN) -  The category that lists the highest rated items (apps or games) at a given point in time.

 

Best Rated Games (PN) -  The category that lists the highest rated items (apps or games) at a given point in time.

 

Best rated games (PN) -  The category that lists the highest rated items (apps or games) at a given point in time.

 

best-effort  -  Describes a network system that does not use a sophisticated

 

acknowledgment system to guarantee reliable delivery of information.

 

beta (adj) -  Of or relating to software or hardware that is a beta.

 

beta  -  Software that's still in the testing stage not quite ready for wide release. During a beta test users report bugs back to the developers.

 

bevel (n) -  A three-dimensional edge effect that is applied to the border of an object. bevel join (n) -  The join style where two lines join at an angle creating a straight edge cutting off the corner.

 

Bezier curve (n) -  A curve that is calculated mathematically to connect separate points into smooth, free-form curves and surfaces of the type needed for illustration programs and CAD models. Bezier curves need only a few control points to define a large number of shapes—hence their usefulness over other mathematical methods for approximating a given shape.

 

Bezier path (n) -  A vector path defined by anchor points and path segments between those points.

 

Bezier spline (n) -  A spline defined by four points: a start point, two control points that influence the curves, and an endpoint.

 

BFE (n) -  A service that coordinates the filtering platform components.

 

b-frame (n) -  In MPEG and WMV encoding, a frame that contains only the differences from the frame preceding it and the frame following it.

 

BG Max (n) -  The payment import file format used by the Bankgiro Receivables product. BGC (oth) -  The leading payment company in Sweden, which processes payment transactions in a system called BankGirot and is owned by the majority of the banks that operate in Sweden.

 

BGM (n) -  A probabilistic method of modeling for risk analysis to measure and reduce uncertainty.

 

BGP peer (n) -  A peer connected to other peers on the Border Gateway Protocol level. BGP peering (n) -  The process of route exchange between peers via the Border Gateway Protocol.

 

BHO (n) -  An in-process Component Object Model (COM) component that Internet Explorer will load each time it starts; it runs in the same memory context as the browser and can perform actions on the available windows and modules.

 

bias (n) -  In mathematics, an indication of the amount by which the average of a group of values deviates from a reference value.

 

bicubic (adj) -  A rendering method used to map a source image to a target image. This method uses the weighted average of the sixteen nearest source pixels to define a target pixel.

 

bicubic filtering (adj) -  A rendering method used to map a source image to a target image. This method uses the weighted average of the sixteen nearest source pixels to define a target pixel.

 

bid (n) -  The price at which a buyer has offered to purchase an item.

 

bid  -  An attempt to gain control over a line in order to transmit data.Usually associated with contention style of sharing a single line among several terminals.

 

bidded keyword (n) -  In search advertising, the search term that you bid on to make your ad appear on the corresponding search results page.

 

bidi (adj) -  Pertaining to a mixture of characters that are read from left to right and characters that are read from right to left.

 

bidirectional (adj) -  Pertaining to a mixture of characters that are read from left to right and characters that are read from right to left.

 

bidirectional prediction (n) -  A compression technique in which some images are predicted from the picture immediately preceding and following the image. bidirectional predictive frame (n) -  In MPEG and WMV encoding, a frame that contains only the differences from the frame preceding it and the frame following it. bidirectional support (n) -  The ability for a printer to support bidirectional printing. bifurcation (n) -  The act of splitting a single copy of a message to multiple copies of the message.

 

Big Band (n) -  One of the music genres that appears under Genre classification in Windows Media Player library. Based on ID3 standard tagging format for MP3 audio files. Winamp genre ID # 96.

 

Big Blue  -  A slang name for IBM. Blue is IBM's corporate color.

 

big endian (adj) -  Pertaining to a processor memory architecture that stores numbers so that the most significant byte is placed first.

 

bigint (n) -  An integer data type with a value from -2A63 (-9223372036854775808) through 2A63-1 (9223372036854775807).

 

BIK (n) -  A series of 9 digits used to identify Russian Federation banks for routing transactions.

 

Bilevel  -  A type of image containing only black and white pixels.

 

bilinear (n) -  A rendering method used to map a source image to a target image. This method uses the weighted average of the four nearest source pixels to define a target pixel. bilinear filtering (n) -  A rendering method used to map a source image to a target image. This method uses the weighted average of the four nearest source pixels to define a target pixel.

 

bilingual glossary (n) -  An alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of

 

knowledge that includes terms in two languages.

 

bill (n) -  A request for payment for products and/or services sold.

 

bill of exchange (n) -  A source document that documents an unconditional request for a

 

third-party to pay a second party on demand.

 

bill of lading (n) -  A business document issued by a carrier to a shipper that serves as the document of title.

 

bill of material version (n) -  A specific configuration of a bill of material (BOM) to

 

include an item. An item can be associated with a number of BOM versions.

 

bill of materials (n) -  A list of the components and subassemblies needed to build one unit

 

of a product. A bill of materials also shows quantities for each component.

 

bill of materials (n) -  A list of products and their quantities that are required to produce

 

one product.

 

bill of materials explosion (n) -  The process of identifying the components, and their quantities, that are required to produce an item.

 

bill of materials item (n) -  An itemized product defined by a bill of materials. billable time (n) -  An amount of time in which work or a task is performed. A client/customer can be charged for the time spent performing the task. billfold (n) -  A paper size of 95.25mm x 171.45 mm.

 

Billing (n) -  A button or other UI element that links to billing-related information.

 

Billing (PN) -  A navigation bar item that links to billing-related information. billing (n) -  Pertaining to a request for payment.

 

billing account (n) -  An account where customers manage their payments, dues, invoicing, and contact information for paid Microsoft services. These accounts are managed on the Billing and Account Management website.

 

billing address (n) -  The address to which the invoice for products ordered should be sent. billing address information (n) -  The complete set of bill-to address information that makes up the full postal address.

 

billing administrator (n) -  A Microsoft Online Services administrator who can make purchases, manage subscriptions, manage support tickets, and monitor services health. billing classification (n) -  A payment request classifier documented on customer invoices that govern payment terms and conditions and the processing of the invoices. billing frequency (n) -  The frequency that a billing cycle will be used to create billing invoices for a customer.

 

billing information (n) -  Information, such as name, billing address, and payment method, related to paying for account services.

 

Billing Manager (n) -  A button or other UI element that links to billing-related information.

 

billion (n) -  In American usage (as is usual with microcomputers), a thousand million, or 109. Computer terminology uses the prefixes giga-for 1 billion and nano-for 1 billionth. bill-to address (n) -  The address to which the invoice for products ordered should be sent. bin (n) -  A handling unit for storing and transferring items.

 

BIN2 (PN) -  The suffix for collation names that implement the code-point collation semantics.

 

binary (adj) -  Having two components, alternatives, or outcomes. The binary number system has 2 as its base, so values are expressed as combinations of two digits, 0 and 1. These two digits can represent the logical values true and false as well as numerals, and they can be represented in an electronic device by the two states on and off, recognized as two voltage levels. Therefore, the binary number system is at the heart of digital computing.

 

binary (n) -  A fixed-length data type with a maximum length of 8,000 bytes of binary data.

 

Binary  -  A numbering system with only two values: 0 (zero) and 1 (one).

 

Binary Application Markup Language (n) -  A binary representation of the objects and properties declared in an Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) file. binary association (n) -  In a static structure diagram, a relationship between exactly two classes. You can add name and stereotype properties to a binary association. The point where a binary association connects to a class is an association end or role.

 

binary behavior (n) -  A component attached to HTML elements which encapsulate specific functionality.

 

binary collation (n) -  A collation where data is sorted based on the sequence of coded values defined by the locale and data type.

 

binary delta replication (n) -  A Configuration Manager process that copies- only the changed portions of a package or content- file rather than the entire file when an update has been made.

 

binary digit (n) -  The smallest unit of information handled by a computer or device. One bit expresses a 1 or a 0 in a binary numeral, or a true or false logical condition. A group of 8 bits makes up a byte, which can represent many types of information, such as a letter of the alphabet, a decimal digit, or other character.

 

binary file (n) -  A file that contains encoded information that is interpreted according to the application that created it. In general, a binary file can be edited only by the application in which it was created.

 

binary large object (n) -  A discrete packet of binary data that has an exceptionally large size, such as pictures or audio tracks stored as digital data, or any variable or table column large enough to hold such values. The designation binary large object' typically refers to a packet of data that is stored in a database and is treated as a sequence of uninterpreted bytes.'

 

binary notation (n) -  Representation of numbers using the binary digits, 0 and 1. binary number (n) -  A number expressed in binary form, or base. binary planting (n) -  An attack that tricks an application into loading a malicious library when it thinks it's loading a trusted library.

 

binary search (n) -  A type of search algorithm that seeks an item, with a known name, in an ordered list by first comparing the sought item to the item at the middle of the list's order. The search then divides the list in two, determines in which half of the order the item should be, and repeats this process until the sought item is found.

 

binary transfer (n) -  The preferred mode of electronic exchange for executable files, application data files, and encrypted files.

 

binary tree (n) -  In programming, a specific type of tree data structure in which each node has at most two sub-trees, one left and one right. Binary trees are often used for sorting information; each node of the binary search tree contains a key, with values less than that key added to one subtree and values greater than that key added to the other. bind (v) -  To connect a control to a field or group in the data source so that data entered into the control is saved to the corresponding field or group. When a control is unbound, it is not connected to a field or group, and data entered into the control is not saved.

 

BIND (n) -  An implementation of Domain Name System (DNS) written and ported to most available versions of the UNIX operating system. The Internet Software Consortium maintains the BIND software.

 

bind redirection (n) -  An Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) mechanism that enables AD LDS to accept bind requests from applications that want to use AD LDS as the application data store. Through AD LDS bind redirection, AD LDS redirects bind requests to AD DS based on the contents of a proxy object that represents an Active Directory security principal. This proxy object can be augmented to store additional data related to the security principal that is specific to the application. bind token (n) -  A bind token is a character string that uniquely identifies each bound transaction.

 

binder (n) -  Any construct that associates a variable to a value (or type, etc.).

 

binder class (n) -  A class that selects a member from a list of candidates, and performs

 

type conversion from actual argument type to formal argument type.

 

binder constructor (n) -  A constructor that initializes a new instance of the Binder class.

 

binder divider (n) -  A page size type. A small paper piece that is inserted into a

 

transparent plastic tab which divides binder sections or paper files.

 

binder method (n) -  A method that executes binding operations.

 

binding (n) -  A process by which software components and layers are linked together.

 

When a network component is installed, the binding relationships and dependencies for

 

the components are established. Binding allows components to communicate with each

 

other.

 

binding (n) -  The process of creating a link between a property and a source. The source can be local or external.

 

binding (n) -  A relationship created between a property and a source. The source can be local or external.

 

binding (n) -  In Analysis Services, a defined relationship between an attribute or a

 

measure and one or more underlying columns in a dimension or fact table.

 

binding (n) -  A representation of the communication path between actors.

 

binding (n) -  A request in a search query for a column in a returned rowset.

 

binding dependency (n) -  A kind of dependency that indicates a binding of parameterized

 

class, or template, parameters to actual values to create a bound, or nonparameterized,

 

element.

 

binding entry (n) -  A mapping between a field in a table and a variable. In the ADO

 

Visual C++ extensions, Recordset fields are mapped to C/C++ variables.

 

binding file (n) -  A file that contains a snapshot of the binding as seen at that instant. It

 

does not contain details about the completeness of the binding with respect to the

 

orchestration.

 

binding pattern (n) -  A rule for binding matched values in a logical structure to variable or constant names.

 

binding policy (n) -  A policy that establishes which version of an assembly is loaded by the common language runtime.

 

binding source (n) -  In data binding, the object from which the value is obtained. binding target (n) -  In data binding, the object that consumes the value of the binding. binding time (n) -  The point in a program's use at which binding of information occurs, usually in reference to program elements being bound to their storage locations and values. The most common binding times are during compilation (compile-time binding), during linking (link-time binding), and during program execution (run-time binding).

 

Bing (PN) -  The link to bing.com in some regions but to a dropdown list of more Bing options in other regions.

 

Bing (PN) -  The Microsoft service that facilitates web searches.

 

Bing Bar (PN) -  A toolbar including the Bing search box installed for the variety of common-used browsers, like Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.

 

Bing Bar Translator (PN) -  A service available on Bing Bar allowing translation of web­page text in place using the Microsoft statistical machine translation system.

 

Bing Dictionary (PN) -  The Bing service that provides dictionary search.

 

Bing Finance (PN) -  A part of the Bing search engine dedicated to finance.

 

Bing Games (PN) -  A part of the Bing search engine dedicated to online games.

 

Bing Maps (PN) -  The Bing service that allows search and view of maps and satellite images.

 

Bing Mobile (PN) -  The Microsoft service that facilitates Web searches on Web-enabled mobile devices.

 

Bing Movies (PN) -  A part of the Bing search engine dedicated to movies.

 

Bing Music (PN) -  A part of the Bing search engine dedicated to music.

 

Bing News (PN) -  A part of the Bing search engine dedicated to news.

 

Bing Rewards (PN) -  A program that gives customers the opportunity to earn credits redeemable for rewards. Rewards credits are earned by searching on Bing, setting their Home page to Bing, or trying out new Bing features.

 

Bing Shopping (PN) -  A part of the Bing search engine dedicated to online shopping. Bing Smart Search (PN) -  The search feature for Windows 8.1 and beyond that enables a central search from the Start screen across the device used, the cloud, apps, and the web. Bing Translator (PN) -  The service that allows users to translate text and web pages into different languages using the Microsoft statistical machine translation system.

 

Bing TV (PN) -  A part of the Bing search engine dedicated to TV.

 

Bing Video Games (PN) -  A part of the Bing search engine dedicated to video games. Bing Videos (PN) -  A part of the Bing search engine dedicated to videos.

 

Bing Vision (PN) -  A feature that lets a user search by pointing their phone at barcodes, text, QR codes, Microsoft Tags, CDs, DVDs, or books.

 

Bing Weather (PN) -  A part of the Bing search engine dedicated to weather.

 

Bing Webmaster Center (PN) -  The hub where site managers can find tools to help with site optimization, blogs from the Bing team, and forums for peer support.

 

BINLSVC (n) -  A service that runs on a Remote Installation Services (RIS) server that acts on client boot requests. The display name of BINLSVC is Remote Installation. bio (n) -  A biography of an artist whose music is in Xbox Music or on the phone. biometric  -  A system that examines biological things like fingerprints or retinas, usually for security purposes.

 

Biometric Authentication  -  use biometric traits to verify users' claimed identities when accessing devices, networks, networked applications or Web applications biometric factor (n) -  A particular characteristic of a person that can be measured and used for identification purposes, such as fingerprints, hand geometry, and iris patterns. biometric sample (n) -  A set of data resulting from the measurement of one specific characteristic of a single individual. Examples of a biometric sample would be the image of one fingerprint or one iris scan.

 

biometric sensor (n) -  A category of sensor that collects biometric data for a variety of applications.

 

biometric unit (n) -  A software object that consists of three software plug-in components: a sensor adapter, engine adapter and storage adapter. These adapters are plug-ins for the Windows Biometric Service and are used to capture and process biometric samples, as well as create, store, and match biometric templates.

 

biometrics (n) -  Technologies that measure and analyze physical and behavioral human characteristics, such as fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, voice patterns, facial patterns, hand measurements, typing patterns and signatures, to recognize or authenticate identity. BIOS (n) -  The set of essential software routines that test computer hardware at startup, start the operating system, and support the transfer of information between hardware devices. The BIOS is stored in read-only memory (ROM) so that it can be run when the computer is turned on. Although critical to performance, the BIOS is usually invisible to computer users.

 

BIOS boot order (n) -  A list of all potential bootable devices listed in booting order. If the boot on the first device on the list does not yield a valid boot sector, the BIOS proceeds with the next device in the list.

 

Bird's eye (PN) -  An option in Microsoft Virtual Earth that allows the user to view an object in a 45-degree angle from above in bird's eye view.

 

Bird's eye (adj) -  A feature in Bing Maps that provides high-resolution aerial imagery of locations photographed from north, south, east, and west, providing four actual views of a point.

 

birthday calendar (n) -  A calendar that displays all of the birthdays stored in someone's contact list.

 

birthday reminder (n) -  A feature that notifies the user about upcoming birthdays of contacts in the contact list.

 

B-ISDN (n) -  An International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication [Standardization Sector] (ITU-T) communication standard for high-speed networking that provides new services, including voice, video, and data on the same network. bit (n) -  The smallest unit of information handled by a computer or device. One bit expresses a 1 or a 0 in a binary numeral, or a true or false logical condition. A group of 8 bits makes up a byte, which can represent many types of information, such as a letter of the alphabet, a decimal digit, or other character.

 

bit (n) -  A data type that stores either a 1 or 0 value. Integer values other than 1 or 0 are accepted, but they are always interpreted as 1.

 

Bit  -  The smallest unit of information in a computer, can either equal 0 or 1. Eight bits equal one- byte.

 

bit count (n) -  The number of bits of data in a color plane that represent a single pixel. bit depth (n) -  The number of color values that can be assigned to a single pixel in an image. Color depth can range from 1 bit (black and white) to 32 bits (over 16.7 million colors).

 

bit image (n) -  A sequential collection of bits that represents in memory an image to be displayed on the screen, particularly in systems having a graphical user interface. Each bit in a bit image corresponds to one pixel (dot) on the screen. The screen itself, for example, represents a single bit image; similarly, the dot patterns for all the characters in a font represent a bit image of the font. In a black-andwhite display each pixel is either white or black, so it can be represented by a single bit. The pattern' of 0s and 1s in the bit image then determines the pattern of white and black dots forming an image on the screen. In a color display the corresponding description of on-screen bits is called a pixel image because more than one bit is needed to represent each pixel. ‘

 

bit manipulation (n) -  An action intended to change only one or more individual bits within a byte or word. Manipulation of the entire byte or word is much more common and generally simpler.

 

bit mask (n) -  A numeric value intended for a bit-by-bit value comparison with other numeric values, typically to flag options in parameter or return values. Usually this comparison is done with bitwise logical operators, such as And and Or in Visual Basic,

 

&& and || in C++.

 

bit rate (n) -  The speed at which binary digits are transmitted.

 

bit toggling keypad (n) -  A keypad that is available in Programmer mode, which allows the user to look at numbers represented as various combinations of- 1s and 0s, and to toggle between 1 and 0 for each binary- bit- to form a new number.

 

Bitcoin (PN) -  A decentralized peer-to-peer online payment system with completely digital currency, called bitcoins. From a user perspective, Bitcoin is a mobile app or computer program that provides a personal Bitcoin wallet that allows them to send and receive bitcoins for purchases and payments.

 

bitcoin (n) -  A digital currency that uses Bitcoin.

 

Bitcoin  -  digital currency that serves the same functions and purposes as money BitLocker (PN) -  A hardware-based security feature that prevents unauthorized access to a computer by providing full-volume encryption and integrity checking of boot components.

 

BitLocker disabled mode (n) -  A mode in which the disk volume is still encrypted by BitLocker Drive Encryption, but security is effectively disabled because the full-volume encryption key that is used to encrypt the operating system volume is accessible by using a clear key to access the volume master key.

 

BitLocker Drive Encryption (n) -  A hardware-based security feature that prevents unauthorized access to a computer by providing full-volume encryption and integrity checking of boot components.

 

BitLocker enabled mode (n) -  A mode in which BitLocker Drive Encryption is turned on and the data on the volume is transparently encrypted by BitLocker as it is written and decrypted as it is read.

 

BitLocker encrypted installation (PN) -  A feature of BitLocker that enables IT pros to encrypt a disk before a user begins to use it.

 

BitLocker Enterprise (PN) -  A BitLocker extension that adds management capabilities to BitLocker.

 

BitLocker network unlock (PN) -  A feature of BitLocker that allows unlocking of an OS volume using a key received over the network.

 

BitLocker off mode (n) -  A mode in which BitLocker Drive Encryption protection is turned off on a disk volume and the disk volume is not encrypted. This leaves the disk volume with a standard clear text file format.

 

BitLocker on-write encryption (PN) -  A BitLocker feature that incrementally encrypts the hard drive as free space is used.

 

BitLocker recovery key (n) -  A special key that you can create when you turn on Bitlocker Drive Encryption for the first time on each drive that you encrypt.

 

BitLocker To Go (PN) -  An extension of the BitLocker drive encryption feature that enables the encryption of portable (e.g. USB) drives.

 

BitLocker To Go Reader (PN) -  A user interface tool that is used to unlock external drives locked by BitLocker To Go and view/copy files in the drive. bitmap (n) -  A picture made from a series of small dots, much like a piece of graph paper with certain squares filled in to form shapes and lines.

 

bitmap (n) -  A data structure in memory that represents information in the form of a collection of individual bits. A bit map is used to represent a bit image. Another use of a bit map in some systems is the representation of the blocks of storage on a disk, indicating whether each block is free (0) or in use (1).

 

Bitmap  -  See- bmp.

 

bitmap effect (n) -  An effect that can be rendered on content. Such bitmap effects include: Blur, drop shadow, bevel, outer glow, and emboss.

 

bitmapped font (n) -  A font that is stored as a bitmap. Raster fonts are designed with a specific size and resolution for a specific printer and cannot be scaled or rotated. If a printer does not support raster fonts, it will not print them. The five raster fonts are Courier, MS Sans Serif, MS Serif, Small, and Symbol.

 

bitmask (n) -  A numeric value intended for a bit-by-bit value comparison with other numeric values, typically to flag options in parameter or return values. Usually this comparison is done with bitwise logical operators, such as And and Or in Visual Basic,

 

&& and || in C++.

 

bitmask identifier (n) -  A name assigned to a bitmask to help identify its purpose. bitness (n) -  A characteristic of a microprocessor's data stream (the distinction between 16-bit, 32-bit and 64-bit address spaces) and the potential differences in instantiation of components that this entails.

 

bitrate (n) -  The speed at which binary digits are transmitted.

 

bit-rate throttling (n) -  The ability to slow down the rate at which files can be downloaded.

 

BITS (PN) -  A component of Windows XP and later operating systems that facilitates prioritized, throttled, and asynchronous transfer of files between computers using idle network bandwidth.

 

bits per pixel (n) -  The number of bits (e.g. 8, 16, 24, or 32) used to store and display the color data for a single pixel. This is the standard unit of measure for bit or color depth. bits per second (n) -  The number of bits transmitted every second, used as a measure of the speed at which a device, such as a modem, can transfer data.

 

bitwise comparison (n) -  A bit-by-bit comparison of identically positioned bits in two numeric expressions.

 

bit-wise comparison (n) -  A bit-by-bit comparison of identically positioned bits in two numeric expressions.

 

bitwise operation (n) -  An operation that manipulates a single bit, or tests whether a bit is on or off.

 

BizSpark (PN) -  A program that makes software, support, and visibility available to startups for free.

 

BizSpark 1111 (PN) -  The offer that provides certain qualified BizSpark members heavily discounted access to Microsoft Azure. It is now no longer available for new customers. BizTalk Administration console (n) -  A Microsoft Management Console (MMC) used to administer a BizTalk Server group.

 

BizTalk application (n) -  A group of related artifacts, resources, and settings that are exposed together for management from within the BizTalk Administration console. Any artifact within an application may refer to any other artifact within that application, as well as any artifact in any referenced application.

 

BizTalk Application Users Group (n) -  The group of users who can access

 

MessageBoxes for a particular BizTalk Group

 

BizTalk Application view (n) -  One of two views (along with BizTalk Deployment View) that appears when the System Center Operations Manager console for BizTalk Server is opened. A BizTalk administrator uses this view to monitor the health of BizTalk artifacts and applications such as orchestrations, send ports, and receive locations.

 

BizTalk BAS Administrators (n) -  A security role for accessing the Business Activity Services (BAS) portal. Members of the Business Administrator role can perform all of the tasks that Business Managers can. Additionally, Business Administrators can connect and disconnect the BAS Web site to a BizTalk Server. Business Administrators can refresh the BAS Web site with data from the Trading Partners Management (TPM) database, and refresh the TPM database with data from the BAS Web site. Business Administrators can install and configure the BAS Web site.

 

BizTalk BAS Users (n) -  A security role for accessing the Business Activity Services (BAS) portal. Members of the Business User role have the least amount of site privileges. Business Users can create and manage profiles and profile groups, create and manage agreements, and manage documents.

 

BizTalk Deployment view (n) -  One of two views (along with BizTalk Application view) that appears when the System Center Operations Manager console for BizTalk Server is opened. An enterprise IT administrator uses this view to monitor the overall health of the - Crphysical deployments? of a BizTalk Server setup.

 

BizTalk Deployment Wizard (n) -  A UI-based tool to deploy BizTalk Server assemblies to the Configuration database.

 

BizTalk Editor (n) -  A visual tool, hosted within Visual Studio, for constructing BizTalk Server schemas that can define the structure of both XML- and native-formatted instance messages.

 

BizTalk Explorer (n) -  A Microsoft Visual Studio-© .NET tool window that displays the contents of a BizTalk Configuration database. It displays items such as assemblies, ports, and parties in a hierarchical tree. You can use BizTalk Explorer to configure and manage BizTalk projects, parties, and orchestrations.

 

BizTalk Explorer Object Model (n) -  The APIs used to create tools and scripts to automate the post-deployment tasks that you perform in BizTalk Explorer. You can use the BizTalk Explorer Object Model for such post-deployment tasks as creating ports, binding orchestrations, managing party properties, or any other task where you would use BizTalk Explorer. The BizTalk Explorer Object Model APIs are in the

 

Microsoft.BizTalk.ExplorerOM namespace.

 

BizTalk Framework (n) -  A platform-neutral e-commerce framework that is based on Extensible Markup Language (XML) schemas and industry standards. The framework enables integration across industries and between business systems, regardless of platform, operating system, or underlying technology.

 

BizTalk group (n) -  A group that contains MessageBoxes, hosts, receive locations, send ports, send port groups, orchestrations, servers, and adapters.

 

BizTalk Management Pack alert (n) -  A notification that administrators can subscribe to in the BizTalk Server 2010 Management Pack. After subscribing to a given alert, administrators receive a notification whenever certain conditions are met. For instance, if a certain number of host instances are throttling, an alert could be raised.

 

BizTalk Management Pack diagnostics (n) -  A feature that administrators can use to see the cause and troubleshooting information for a given problem. For example, if the health of a send port appears as red, the State Change Event tab in the Operations Manager console displays the reason why it went from green to red.

 

BizTalk Mapper (n) -  A feature that visually enables users to build transformations between two schemas in a BizTalk application. It also has usability enhancements to help with complex maps.

 

BizTalk Message Queuing adapter (n) -  An adapter that enables exchange of messages between BizTalk Server and Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ).

 

BizTalk message store (n) -  A Microsoft SQL Server table that holds all messages and their parts. Consuming orchestrations use the message references contained in the store to dequeue a copy of the message and its properties from the message store.

 

BizTalk project (n) -  A type of Visual Studio project used to create applications that run on BizTalk Server.

 

BizTalk project system (n) -  A system used to create part or all of a BizTalk Server application or business solution. It is used to add, edit, or remove BizTalk Server items (orchestrations, maps, schemas, and pipelines). It contains commands such as compile and deploy.

 

BizTalk Server (PN) -  The family of Microsoft server products that support large scale implementation management of enterprise application integration processes.

 

BizTalk Server 2010 Management Pack (PN) -  A BizTalk enhancement that helps ensure full monitoring capabilities of BizTalk applications and infrastructure. It includes features like diagnostics and alerts to help monitor the health of a BizTalk deployment. BizTalk Server Enterprise (n) -  The BizTalk Server edition for customers with enterprise-level requirements for high volume, reliability, and availability.

 

BizTalk Server map (n) -  An Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT)- based transformation used to convert instance messages that conform to one BizTalk Server schema into instance messages that conform to another BizTalk Server schema. BizTalk Server map file (n) -  The persisted form of a BizTalk map, created by BizTalk Mapper and compiled to generate run-time transformation directives specified using Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT).

 

BizTalk Server pipeline file (n) -  A file that describes the configuration of the pipeline and the components within it. This file type can be compiled as part of a BizTalk project.

 

BizTalk Server schema (n) -  An XML Schema Definition language (XSD)-based description of the structure of one or more BizTalk Server instance messages.

 

BizTalk Server schema file (n) -  A file containing the persisted form of a BizTalk schema.

 

BizTalk Server Standard (n) -  The BizTalk Server edition for organizations with moderate volume and deployment scale requirements.

 

BizTalk Services (PN) -  The Microsoft Azure service that provides Business-to-Business (B2B) and Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) capabilities for delivering cloud and hybrid integration solutions within a secure, dedicated, per-tenant environment.

 

BizTalk Settings Dashboard (PN) -  A BizTalk feature that BizTalk administrators can use to centrally manage and modify BizTalk Engine settings. Administrators can export and import settings from one environment to another, such as from staging to production.

 

BLA (n) -  A telephony feature that makes two or more phones behave as if they are linked; that is, that a call to one number causes all phones to ring.

 

black (adj) -  Having a font weight that corresponds to a weight class value of 900 according to the OpenType specification.

 

black and white effect (n) -  One of a group of photo modifications someone can make to a color photo that mimic different effects that would be achieved by taking the same photo using black and white film stock. One effect uses strict conversion to monochrome by throwing away all of the color information. Others mimic the result when a black and white photo is taken through a colored filter-€”orange, red, or yellow-€”to enhance or suppress certain color information. Two effects perform strict conversions to monochrome and then apply a color tint-€”sepia or cyan-€”in one step.

 

Black and White Effects (n) -  A control that initiates a task to create and fine tune black and white images.

 

Black and white effects (PN) -  The panel item that opens the image editing tool that enables the user to apply a black and white effect.

 

black box (n) -  Based on a component's actual behavior, without regard to its

 

implementation.

 

black box  -  A generic term used to identify functional equipment segments, as opposed to circuitry, that make up each segment of a telecommunications system.- black box test (n) -  A test that is based on a component's actual behavior, without regard to its implementation.

 

Black metal (n) -  One of the music genres that appears under Genre classification in Windows Media Player library. Based on ID3 standard tagging format for MP3 audio files. Winamp genre ID # 138.

 

Black thumbpads (n) -  A DialKeys style that shows black keys appearing in two semicircles in the corners of the screen.

 

BlackBerry Business Cloud Services (n) -  A smartphone service for BlackBerry devices using Office 365. The service is hosted by Research In Motion.

 

BlackBerry device (n) -  One in a line of smartphones developed by the Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM) that supports e-mail, mobile telephone, text messaging, Internet faxing, and other wireless information services.

 

BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange (n) -  The software package that is part of the BlackBerry(R) wireless platform from Research In Motion. The software and service connects to messaging and collaboration software (such as Microsoft Exchange) on enterprise networks and redirects e-mails and synchronizes contacts and calendaring information between servers, desktop workstations, and mobile devices.

 

BlackBerry Internet Service (n) -  A subscription service that enables e-mail

 

synchronization for BlackBerry(R) devices.

 

blackout time (n) -  The time that a server is identified as being unavailable, measured in seconds.

 

Black-Scholes (n) -  A technical algorithm used to determine the present value of a future

 

stock price (for determining the value of newly awarded stock options).

 

blade (n) -  The surface on which service functions or navigation elements appear when

 

selected. Equivalent to a new window that is opened in Windows.

 

blade server  -  A server architecture that houses multiple server modules (‘blades') in a

 

single chassis. It is widely used in datacenters to save space and improve system

 

management.

 

blank (n) -  The character entered by pressing the spacebar.

 

blank line (n) -  A line where there is no information displayed.

 

blank page (n) -  A page where there is no information displayed

 

blank reference image (n) -  A snapshot of what the Surface screen looks like in your lighting environment with nothing on the screen. This snapshot is taking during calibration.

 

blank space (n) -  A space where there is no information displayed

 

blanket order (n) -  A purchase order with a specific supplier that covers a period of time rather than specific line items. A blanket order can be used to obtain recurring, short-term releases of goods or materials.

 

blawg  -  Slang term used to describe an online blog that is written by lawyers, or one that

 

is focused on providing legal-oriented content.

 

bleed (n) -  The extent to which a picture runs off the printed page.

 

bleed setting (n) -  A setting that determines how much of an object can print beyond the

 

edges of a label, sticker, or page.

 

Blend + SketchFlow for Visual Studio 2013 (PN) -  Sketchflow is a feature included in Blend for Visual Studio 2013 to rapidly create and prototype new ideas and effectively present them to clients before evolving and delivering them as completed projects. It enables to map and experiment with the flow of an application UI, the layout of the individual screens and how the application will transition from one state of the application to another.

 

Blend for Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 (PN) -  Blend for Visual Studio 2013 allows to visually build engaging and sophisticated user interfaces for Windows applications by using the accurate design surface and tools. It is installed with the Visual Studio installation.

 

Blend for Visual Studio (PN) -  Blend for Visual Studio helps to design and build engaging and sophisticated user interfaces by providing with an accurate design surface and tools that let the user to visually create and edit Microsoft Windows applications. With Blend, Windows Phone applications and Windows store apps can be designed and build.

 

Blend for Visual Studio 2013 SDK (PN) -  The Blend for Visual Studio Software Development Kit (SDK) provides conceptual topics for behaviors, which are reusable pieces of packaged code that can be dragged onto any object and then fine-tuned by changing their properties. The SDK also includes a programming reference for other extensibility features in Blend, such as controls, drawing features, and effects. blend mode (n) -  A method of determining how an object should appear when placed over another object.

 

blending (n) -  The process of combining two or more objects by adding them on a pixel- by-pixel basis.

 

blind carbon copy (n) -  A feature of e-mail programs that allows a user to send a copy of an e-mail message to a recipient without notifying other recipients that this was done. blind via (n) -  A copper-plated hole in a printed circuit board that does not extend all the way thru a PCB. This prevents probing a component's signal pin by removing access to the via on the opposite side of the board.

 

blindness (n) -  A visual impairment that results in complete loss of vision in both eyes. blinds (n) -  A type of transition that simulates the opening and closing of window blinds as one clip transitions to another.

 

blink (v) -  To flash on and off. Cursors, insertion points, menu choices, warning messages, and other displays on a computer screen that are intended to catch the eye are often made to blink. The rate of blinking in a graphical user interface can sometimes be controlled by the user.

 

blink speed (n) -  The rate at which the cursor indicating the active insertion point in a text window, or other display element, flashes on and off.

 

blink time (n) -  The elapsed time, in milliseconds, required to invert the caret display.

 

This value is half of the flash time.

 

blit (n) -  A graphics function that moves many continuous bits from one memory location

 

to another in the most efficient manner supported by the hardware.

 

blittable (adj) -  Capable of being copied by BLT (block transfer).

 

blittable type (n) -  A data type that has a unique characteristic and an identical

 

presentation in memory for both managed and unmanaged environments. It can be directly

 

shared.

 

BLOB (n) -  A discrete packet of binary data that has an exceptionally large size, such as pictures or audio tracks stored as digital data, or any variable or table column large enough to hold such values. The designation binary large object' typically refers to a packet of data that is stored in a database and is treated as a sequence of uninterpreted bytes.'

 

BLOb (n) -  A discrete packet of binary data that has an exceptionally large size, such as pictures or audio tracks stored as digital data, or any variable or table column large enough to hold such values. The designation binary large object' typically refers to a packet of data that is stored in a database and is treated as a sequence of uninterpreted bytes.' blob (n) -  A discrete packet of binary data that has an exceptionally large size, such as pictures or audio tracks stored as digital data, or any variable or table column large enough to hold such values. The designation binary large object' typically refers to a packet of data that is stored in a database and is treated as a sequence of uninterpreted bytes.' blob (n) -  An object that does not have an identifiable shape, i.e. that cannot be identified as a finger or as a tagged object.

 

blob input (n) -  A contact on the Surface screen that is categorized as a blob (i.e., that does not have an identifiable shape).

 

Blob service (PN) -  The data management service in Microsoft Azure Storage for storing large amounts of unstructured data that can be accessed from anywhere via HTTP or HTTPS.

 

block (n) -  A segment of text that can be selected and acted upon as a whole in an application.

 

block (n) -  A group of statements in a program that are treated as a unit. For example, if a stated condition is true, all of the statements in the block are executed, but none are executed if the condition is false.

 

Block (v) -  A permission setting that prevents a person or domain from adding the user to

 

contact lists, seeing the user's status, or sending instant messages to the user.

 

block (v) -  To prevent another user from initiating a conversation and from viewing your

 

presence or other information, such as your personal information.

 

block (n) -  A Transact-SQL statement enclosed by BEGIN and END.

 

block (n) -  An HTML element that, in general, begins a new line. A block-level element

 

may include other block-level elements or inline elements.

 

Block and Filter (PN) -  An app (shipped in China only) that filters out certain calls and messages from the user's phone as well as messaging services, with optional blocking of withheld and unknown numbers. It also provides caller ID info for incoming calls from bare numbers that are not on local contact list.

 

Block and Filter (global) (PN) -  An app that filters out certain calls and messages from the user's phone, as well as messaging services, with optional blocking of withheld and unknown numbers.

 

block blob (n) -  A blob comprised of blocks, each of which is identified by a block ID. Block button (n) -  Button located in the Inbox and other folders. Allows users to prevent unwanted e-mail messages from arriving.

 

block cipher (n) -  A cipher algorithm that encrypts data in discrete units (called blocks), rather than as a continuous stream of bits. The most common block size is 64 bits. For example, DES is a block cipher.

 

Block Cycle (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to represent a continuing sequence of stages, tasks, or events in a circular flow. Emphasizes the stages or steps rather than the connecting arrows or flow.

 

block diagram (n) -  A type of diagram with block and raised block shapes used to brainstorm, plan, and communicate.

 

block diagram with perspective (n) -  A type of block diagram that contains 3-D geometric shapes, directional lines, and a vanishing point for changing depth and perspective. Use for functional decomposition, hierarchical, and data structure diagrams. Block Facebook Pages (PN) -  A setting that allows users to block posts and comments from Facebook Pages to not show up in analysis any more.

 

block level backup (n) -  A type of backup operation that can be performed on a file system. The backup and restore operations can either be full, incremental or differential, and a physical (block-level) restore is performed at the volume level.

 

Block list (n) -  A list of users, accounts, Web sites etc. that are prevented from performing certain actions on a network.

 

block list (n) -  A list of users, accounts, Web sites etc. that are prevented from performing certain actions on a network.

 

block map (n) -  An XML file that maps logical files and ranges to block ranges in the AppX package. A block map is required for any AppX package. BlockMap XML markup, stored in a BlockMap.xml part, is used to define indexes and cryptographic hashes for blocks of executable code and data that are stored in the files of an Appx package. The deployment engine uses the Block Map to download individual blocks in random order as needed for streaming execution.

 

block of text (n) -  A segment of text that can be selected and acted upon as a whole in an application.

 

Block phrase (n) -  A custom word or phrase that the administrator sets for the Content Filter agent to prevent e-mail messages that contain specific words or phrases from being delivered to Exchange Server 2007 mailbox users.

 

Block Programs List (n) -  Tab on the User Settings tool used to block a given user from accessing listed programs.

 

Block Quote (PN) -  The Sway card that provides a quote-like treatment with breaks before and after selected content.

 

Block Recognizer (PN) -  A version of the character recognizer feature that uses handwriting recognition to convert written shorthand symbols to typed text, and then inserts the text in a location that you can specify.

 

block scope (n) -  The restriction of the range in which a variable can be referenced to a section of code that is grouped together, consisting of one or more declarations and statements.

 

Blocked (adj) -  A privacy relationship setting that prevents a person or domain from adding the user to contact lists, seeing the user's status, or sending instant messages to the user.

 

Blocked (PN) -  The status label that indicates that a user has assigned this contact to the Blocked Contacts privacy relationship.

 

Blocked Contacts (PN) -  A privacy relationship setting that prevents a person or domain from adding the user to contact lists, seeing the user's status, or sending instant messages to the user.

 

Blocked Content (PN) -  A view in settings where users can add terms to a list that globally exclude posts that contain one of the added terms from analysis.

 

Blocked Encodings List (n) -  A list that allows you to block a language encoding or character set in order to filter out unwanted international e-mail messages that display in a language you don't understand.

 

blocked sender (n) -  A domain or a person that an end user doesn't want to receive e-mail messages from. Messages received from any e-mail address or domain listed in the users' Blocked Senders list are sent directly to the user's Junk E-Mail folder.

 

Blocked Senders List (n) -  A list of domain names and e-mail addresses that are treated as junk e-mail and are blocked unless the sender is on the Safe Senders List or the recipient is on the Safe Recipients List.

 

Blocked Sources (PN) -  A view in settings where users can add URLs and partial URLs to a blocked sources list that will be excluded from data acquisition and analysis.

 

Blocked Top-Level Domain List (n) -  A list that allows you to block top-level domain names. Blocking country/region top-level domains allows you to filter unwanted e-mail messages you receive from specific countries or regions.

 

blocking (n) -  A method of operation in which a program that issues a call does not regain control until the call completes.

 

blocking (n) -  The action of placing a document or product on hold.

 

blocking transaction (n) -  A transaction that causes another transaction to fail. block-level element (n) -  An HTML element that, in general, begins a new line. A block- level element may include other block-level elements or inline elements.

 

blog (n) -  A frequently updated online journal or column.

 

blog (v) -  To publish or write entries for a blog.

 

blog  -  (weBLOG)- A website documenting someone's life and/or thoughts.

 

blogger (adj) -  A person who creates or maintains a weblog.

 

Blogging Windows (PN) -  ?The official consumer-facing Windows blog.

 

Blood (n) -  A content descriptor developed by the Entertainment Software Rating Board

 

(ESRB).

 

Blood and Gore (n) -  A content descriptor developed by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB).

 

blood glucose measurement (n) -  The amount of a person's blood glucose levels at a certain point in time.

 

blood glucose meter (n) -  An electronic device used to measure a person's blood glucose level.

 

blood glucose monitor (n) -  An electronic device used to measure a person's blood glucose level.

 

blood pressure (n) -  A measurement of the pressure that the body's blood is putting on the blood vessel walls.

 

blood pressure measurement (n) -  A measurement of the pressure that the body's blood is putting on the blood vessel walls. The measurement is displayed with the systolic pressure number over the diastolic pressure number (in millimeters of mercury). blood pressure monitor (n) -  A health device used to measure a person's blood pressure. Blue chips (PN) -  Very specific set of stocks of large, well-established and financially sound companies that have operated for many years, typically with a market capitalization in the billions and considered to be very sound investments.

 

Blue Hues (PN) -  One of the background colors on the Screen Saver Settings dialog box that consists of a range of blue colors.

 

Bluegrass (n) -  One of the music genres that appears under Genre classification in Windows Media Player library. Based on ID3 standard tagging format for MP3 audio files. Winamp genre ID # 89.

 

Blues (n) -  One of the music genres that appears under Genre classification in Windows Media Player library. Based on ID3 standard tagging format for MP3 audio files. ID3v1 genre ID # 0.

 

Bluetooth (PN) -  A wireless communication technology that conforms to the Bluetooth computing and telecommunications industry specification. This specification describes how mobile phone, landline phones, computers, and mobile devices can easily exchange information by using a short-range wireless connection.

 

Bluetooth  -  A short range wireless data communication system for smartphones and other computing devices. However Bluetooth devices from different manufacturers wouldn't always communicate with each other reliably, so it hasn't really taken off as the industry had hoped, and it is now under threat from faster wireless technologies (see- Wi-Fi). Bluetooth device (n) -  A device such as a cellular phone, printer, keyboard, mouse, or computer that has a Bluetooth radio transmitter installed in it.

 

Bluetooth stack (n) -  The core portion of the Bluetooth protocol stack implementation that enables devices to locate each other and establish a connection. Through this connection, devices can exchange data and interact with one another through various applications.

 

blur (n) -  An effect applied to a graphical object that typically reduces the difference between the outline of the object and the graphical area next to it.

 

Blu-ray Disc (n) -  A high definition optical disc format which uses a smaller focus blue- violet 405 nm laser allowing higher precision and storage density. A competitor to HD

 

DVD.

 

BMC (n) -  A specialized service processor that monitors the physical state of a computer, network server or other hardware device using sensors and communicating with the system administrator through an independent connection. The BMC is part of the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) and is usually contained in the motherboard or main circuit board of the device to be monitored.

 

BMD (n) -  A measurement that shows the amount of minerals in one square centimeter of bones. A bone density measurement can be used as a possible marker of osteoporosis and fracture risk.

 

BMI (n) -  An index for human body fat based on a person's weight and height.

 

BMO (n) -  The set of objects that a modeler uses to create a custom application. The set includes the following primary object categories: system, application, model, and modeling site. Primary object categories can contain other object categories. For example, system-level security objects and application-level security objects.

 

bmp  -  (BitMaP)- A standard type of graphics file. An uncompressed format, so the files tend to be fairly big.

 

BMR (n) -  A recovery of a system using a backup that contains critical volumes and, optionally, data files that you can use to rebuild a system from scratch or rebuild a system using alternate hardware.

 

BMR (n) -  The amount of energy that is needed to support the body's most basic functions when at rest. The Basal metabolic rate (or BMR) is the number of calories a person needs per day to stay alive.

 

BNC connector (n) -  A connector for coaxial cables that locks when one connector is inserted into another and rotated 90 degrees.

 

b-node (n) -  A NetBIOS implementation that uses broadcast NetBIOS name queries for name registration and resolution.

 

Board (PN) -  The agile task board in Visual Studio 2012's Team Web Access that enables the user to track team's progress in real-time.

 

boarding pass (n) -  A ticket for transit, such as on an airplane or a train.

 

body (n) -  In e-mail and Internet newsgroups, the content of a message. The body of a message follows the header, which contains information about the sender, origin, and destination of the message.

 

body mass index (n) -  An index for human body fat based on a person's weight and height.

 

body text (n) -  The text that forms the major content of a publication. Does not include titles, headlines, pull quotes, and captions, for example.

 

BOF (n) -  The starting location of a file on a disk relative to the first storage location on the disk. A data directory or catalog contains this location.

 

BOF (PN) -  The model-view-controller framework that synchronously or asynchronously controls the execution of immediate or batched business operation implementations. bogie  -  also spelled bogey, refers to a false blip on a radar display. The term is also used to describe radar echoes that occur for unknown reasons, especially in the military, where such a signal might indicate hostile aircraft.

 

boilerplate text (n) -  Recyclable text; a piece of writing or code, such as an organization's mission statement or the graphics code that prints a software company's logo, which can be used over and over in many different documents.

 

bold (adj) -  Pertaining to characters that are formatted to appear darker and heavier than the surrounding text.

 

bold (adj) -  Having a font weight that corresponds to a weight class value of 700 according to the OpenType specification.

 

Boleto BancAjrio (PN) -  A payment method used in Brazil that is issued in the form of a paper ticket from ATMs or various agencies or businesses.

 

Bollinger Bands (n) -  A formula that calculates the standard deviation above and below a simple moving average of the data. Since standard deviation is a measure of volatility, a large standard deviation indicates a volatile market, and a smaller standard deviation indicates a calmer market.

 

Bollinger Bands formula (n) -  A formula that calculates the standard deviation above and below a simple moving average of the data. Since standard deviation is a measure of volatility, a large standard deviation indicates a volatile market, and a smaller standard deviation indicates a calmer market.

 

BOM (n) -  A list of the components and subassemblies needed to build one unit of a product. A bill of materials also shows quantities for each component.

 

BOM (n) -  A Unicode character used to indicate that text is encoded in UTF-8, UTF-16 or

 

UTF-32.

 

BOM explosion (n) -  The process of identifying the components, and their quantities, that are required to produce an item.

 

BOM version (n) -  A specific configuration of a bill of material (BOM) to include an item. An item can be associated with a number of BOM versions.

 

Bomb Making (n) -  A content descriptor developed by Microsoft.

 

bond (n) -  Lightweight paper commonly used for letterhead and other business

 

publications.

 

bonded device (n) -  A Bluetooth device that has been paired to another one.

 

bone mineral density (n) -  A measurement that shows the amount of minerals in one square centimeter of bones. A bone density measurement can be used as a possible marker of osteoporosis and fracture risk.

 

bonus depreciation (n) -  Extra depreciation amounts that can be taken in the first year that an asset is placed in service and depreciated. Bonus depreciation is taken before any other depreciation is calculated and is available only for depreciation books. bonus indicator (n) -  In Purble Place, a symbol which looks like a golden stamp and allows players to earn a Sneak Peek token if they can match a tile while the indicator is on it.

 

book code (n) -  A predefined dimension that is used to differentiate between different modeling scenarios. For example, you can use this dimension to track values for budget, actual, and forecasted scenarios for any given period of time. It is automatically included with every model.

 

book fold (n) -  A style of publication that is printed with two pages on one side of each sheet of paper. When you fold the paper, it opens like a book.

 

book value (n) -  The value of an asset as calculated by the acquisition price plus or minus any adjustments (acquisition or value) minus any depreciation previously taken. book value (n) -  The net value of an asset reported on a statement of financial position. Booking Attendant (PN) -  A calendaring feature that automatically manages resources. Resource requests are automatically accepted or denied depending on availability and policies.

 

booking.com  -  Booking.com is the world's leading online hotel reservations agency by room nights sold, attracting over 30 million unique visitors each month via the Internet from both leisure and business markets worldwide. Priceline is the parent

 

company.http://www.booking.com/

 

booklet (n) -  A small publication made of printed pages that are folded and bound together to open like a book.

 

bookmark (n) -  A location or selection of text in a file that you name for reference purposes. Bookmarks identify a location within your file that you can later refer or link to. bookmark (n) -  A unique identifier of a row within a rowset.

 

bookmarklet (n) -  A script-based applet that is stored as a favorite or bookmark in a web browser, or is accessed through a hyperlink on a webpage.

 

Books & Reference (PN) -  An app category that facilitates reading or provides access to e-book or reference content.

 

books + reference (PN) -  An app category that facilitates reading or provides access to e­book or reference content.

 

Boolean (adj) -  Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of logical (true, false) values.

 

Boolean  -  A term that originated in the in the realm of mathematics, and that is now commonly known for its application to search engine logic. A Boolean search allows for the inclusion or exclusion of documents containing certain keywords

 

Boolean data type (n) -  A data type with only two passable values, True (-1) or False (0). Boolean variables are stored as 16-bit (2-byte) numbers.

 

Boolean expression (n) -  An expression that yields a Boolean value (true or false). Such expressions can involve comparisons (testing values for equality or, for non—Boolean values, the < [less than] or > [greater than] relation) and logical combination (using Boolean operators such as AND, OR, and XOR) of Boolean expressions.

 

Boolean operator (n) -  An operator designed to work with Boolean values. The four most common Boolean operators in programming use are AND (logical conjunction), OR (logical inclusion), XOR (exclusive OR), and NOT (logical negation).

 

Boolean search (n) -  A method of searching for data that uses logical operators (e.g.

 

AND, OR, NOT).

 

Boot Configuration Data (n) -  A data store that contains boot configuration parameters and controls how the operating system is started beginning with Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008.

 

Boot Configuration Data object (n) -  A collection of elements that describes the settings for the object that are used during the boot process. There are three main types of objects: application, device, and inherited.

 

boot critical driver (n) -  A driver that must be available in order for the operating system to successfully complete the boot process. Boot critical drivers include all boot start drivers.

 

boot disk (n) -  A floppy disk that contains key system files from a PC-compatible operating system that can boot, or start, the PC. A boot disk must be inserted in the primary floppy disk drive (usually drive A:) and is used when there is some problem with starting the PC from the hard disk, from which the computer generally boots.

 

Boot disk  -  A CD pr DVD which holds a copy of the operating system, or enough of it to

 

start the computer, useful if the computer won't start up properly from the hard disk.

 

boot drive (n) -  In a PC-compatible computer, the disk drive that the BIOS uses to

 

automatically load the operating system when the computer is turned on.

 

boot file (n) -  A system file needed to start Windows. The boot files include Ntldr and

 

Ntdetect.com.

 

boot image (n) -  The Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment image that you boot a client into before you install the install image.

 

Boot Information Negotiation Layer Service (n) -  A service that runs on a Remote Installation Services (RIS) server that acts on client boot requests. The display name of BINLSVC is Remote Installation.

 

Boot Logging (n) -  A process in which a computer that is starting (booting) creates a log file that records the loading of each device and service. The log file is called Ntbtlog.txt, and it is saved in the systemroot directory.

 

boot partition (n) -  The partition that contains the Windows operating system and its support files. The boot partition can be, but does not have to be, the same as the system partition.

 

boot record (n) -  The section of a disk that contains the operating system.

 

boot sector (n) -  A critical disk structure for starting your computer, located at sector 1 of each volume or floppy disk. It contains executable code and data that is required by the code, including information used by the file system to access the volume. The boot sector is created when your format the volume.

 

boot sector (n) -  The first 512 bytes of sector 0 of a partitioned data storage device.

 

boot sector virus (n) -  A virus that infects computer systems by copying code either to the boot sector on a floppy disk or the partition table on a hard disk. During startup, the virus is loaded into memory. Once in memory, the virus will infect any non-infected disks accessed by the system.

 

boot volume (n) -  The volume that contains the Windows operating system and its support files. The boot volume can be, but does not have to be, the same as the system volume. Boot, boot up  -  Usually used to mean ‘start up the computer'. Literally, the process of loading up the operating system and getting the computer ready for use. See- Reboot. A ‘boot password' is a password you have to give to start up the computer.

 

bootable (adj) -  Containing the system files necessary for booting a PC and running it. bootable CD (n) -  A CD-ROM that can be used to start a computer. An automated installation uses a bootable CD to start a computer.

 

BOOTP (n) -  A protocol used primarily on TCP/IP networks to configure diskless workstations. RFCs 951 and 1542 define this protocol. DHCP is a later boot configuration protocol that uses this protocol. The Microsoft DHCP service provides limited support for BOOTP service.

 

bootstrap (n) -  The process of starting or resetting a computer or a device. When first turned on (cold boot) or reset (warm boot), the computer runs the software that loads and starts the computer's operating system, which prepares it for use.

 

bootstrap installation service (n) -  A service that invokes the bootstrap installation process.

 

border (n) -  In programs and working environments that feature on-screen windows, the edge surrounding the user's workspace. Window borders provide a visible frame around a document or graphic. Depending on the program and its requirements, they can also represent an area in which the cursor or a mouse pointer takes on special characteristics. For example, clicking the mouse on a window border can enable the user to resize the window or split the window in two.

 

border (n) -  The visible line around the edge of an object. For example, the four lines of a rectangle that comprise its border.

 

Border Painter (PN) -  A tool that is used to apply formatting to borders in a table.

 

Border Sampler (PN) -  A tool used to collect the formatting of an existing table border so that it can be applied to another border.

 

Border Styles gallery (PN) -  A gallery of predefined and recently used formatting styles that the user can apply to borders.

 

borrowed time (n) -  A limited amount of usage time provided after all purchased time has been expended. If the user does not add or download more usage time within this remaining amount of time, they will lose access to the computer.

 

borrowed usage time (n) -  A limited amount of usage time provided after all purchased time has been expended. If the user does not add or download more usage time within this remaining amount of time, they will lose access to the computer.

 

bot (n) -  A program that performs a task on a network, especially a task that is repetitive or time-consuming.

 

Bot  -  (roBOT)- An automated program, usually performing a function on the internet such as indexing webpages or sorting email.

 

both-threaded (adj) -  Pertaining to a threading model in which the object has the characteristics of an apartment-threaded object as well as a free-threaded object. Bottleneck  -  A point at which the performance or capacity of an entire system or network can be significantly influenced. Formally, a bottleneck lies on a network or system's critical path and provides the lowest throughput.

 

bottom app bar (n) -  An app bar that appears along the bottom edge of the screen and may include app commands or navigation.

 

bottom-up estimating (n) -  A principle of good scheduling. It means having those who do the work estimate the effort, rolling up task-level estimates, and recognizing that experience is the best estimating technique.

 

bottom-up estimating (n) -  An estimating method in which the base costs of individual work items or resources are calculated into task, resource, and project cost totals. bounce (v) -  To return an undeliverable email message to the sender's mail server. bounce  -  The return of a piece of mail because of an error in its delivery. bounce message (n) -  A non-delivery notification that is sent to an e-mail sender when a message cannot be delivered to the intended recipient either temporarily or permanently. BounceKeys (n) -  A feature in Windows that instructs the processor to ignore double strokes of the same key and other unintentional keystrokes.

 

bound (n) -  The upper or lower limit in a permitted range of values.

 

bound (n) -  The size and location of an object.

 

bound (adj) -  Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a file that can be managed using the source control features in tools such as Visual Studio and Expression Blend. bound application (n) -  An application from within the bound system that is bound to a specific server within the target logical datacenter.

 

bound column (n) -  The column in a list box, combo box, or drop-down list box that's bound to the field specified by the control's ControlSource property. bound control (n) -  A control used on a form, report, or data access page to display or modify data from a table, query, or SQL statement.

 

bound data (n) -  Data linked to a Web page.

 

bound element (n) -  In a static structure diagram, a use of a parameterized class, or template, in which the parameters from the parameterized class are bound to actual values. bound hyperlink control (n) -  A control used on a data access page to bind a link, intranet address, or Internet address to a Text field in an underlying table. Use when you want a different hyperlink address for each record in a table—for example, as you move from record to record in a Suppliers table, you can click on the hyperlink and go to a different Web page for each supplier.

 

bound item (n) -  An item that has been extended with system attributes and line-of- business (LOB) data for the purpose of associating it with an LOB entity. bound object frame (n) -  A control on a form or report used to display and manipulate OLE objects that are stored in tables.

 

bound stream (n) -  An event stream that contains all the information needed to produce events. Either the information is an already instantiated data source, or the information is sufficient for the StreamInsight server to start the data source.

 

bound system (n) -  The application system whose applications are bound to logical servers as described on a deployment diagram.

 

bound trap (n) -  In programming, a problem in which a set of conditions exceeds a permitted range of values that causes the microprocessor to stop what it is doing and handle the situation in a separate routine.

 

boundary (n) -  An IP subnet, IP address range, IPv6 prefix, or Active Directory site that identifies the network location of clients in the Configuration Manager hierarchy. boundary delimiter (n) -  One or more characters that identify the start or end of a boundary.

 

boundary feedback (n) -  A visual indication to the user that the end of the pan-able area is reached. This feedback is provided when sliding the parent window in the direction of pan and seeing it snap back to the initial position once the finger is released. This feedback is also provided when the page is moving with some momentum, and reaches the end of the scrollable region.

 

boundary network (n) -  A logical portion of a network that can be accessed by computers that are in the restricted network or the secure network.

 

boundary scan (n) -  A technology that allows engineers to perform extensive debugging and diagnostics on a system through a small number of dedicated test pins. Signals are scanned into and out of the I/O cells of a device serially to control its inputs and test the outputs under various conditions.

 

Boundary Scan Description Language file (n) -  An external file that defines the capabilities of any single device's boundary scan logic.

 

bounding box (n) -  The smallest rectangle that can enclose the text in a text frame. bounding box (n) -  The smallest rectangular area that will surround a path, shape, or group of objects.

 

bounding rectangle (n) -  The smallest rectangular area that will surround a path, shape, or group of objects.

 

Bourne shell (n) -  A UNIX command processor developed by Steven Bourne.

 

bow (n) -  The distance from the midpoint of a circular arc to the midpoint of the arc's chord.

 

box model (n) -  A cascading style sheet (CSS) model where rectangular boxes are generated for elements in the document tree and laid out according to the visual formatting model.

 

box plot chart (PN) -  A statistical type of chart that uses boxes to indicate statistical distribution and easily identify outlier points. There are five values: upper quartile, lower quartile, High Box, Low Box, and Median.

 

boxed mode (n) -  A Tablet PC input mode that provides a restrictive writing surface with a boxed guide that shows users where they can write each character. In boxed mode, user's ink is recognized and converted to text when the user starts writing the next character. boxing (n) -  The conversion of a value type instance to an object, which implies that the instance will carry full type information at run time and will be allocated in the heap. The Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) instruction set's box instruction converts a value type to an object by making a copy of the value type and embedding it in a newly allocated object.

 

boxplot (PN) -  A statistical type of chart that uses boxes to indicate statistical distribution and easily identify outlier points. There are five values: upper quartile, lower quartile,

 

High Box, Low Box, and Median.

 

BPA (PN) -  A tool which examines a system configuration and the settings against a set of pre-defined rules to generate a list of issues outlining any best practice violations it finds. BPA engine (n) -  The engine that captures and processes the results of the Best Practice Analyzer (BPA).

 

BPA scan (n) -  A scan that is run by the Best Practice Analyzer (BPA) to identify any issues that violate a pre-defined set of best practices.

 

BPL (n) -  A type of high-speed Internet connection using existing electrical wiring. With BPL, you plug a modem directly into a power outlet. BPL connection speeds are comparable to those of other broadband technologies, such as digital subscriber line (DSL) or cable.

 

BPM (n) -  The number of heartbeats per minute.

 

BPMN (PN) -  A standard notation for process management developed by the Business Process Management Initiative.

 

bpp (n) -  The number of bits (e.g. 8, 16, 24, or 32) used to store and display the color data for a single pixel. This is the standard unit of measure for bit or color depth. bps (n) -  The number of bits transmitted every second, used as a measure of the speed at which a device, such as a modem, can transfer data.

 

bps  -  (Bits Per Second)- A measure of how quickly information is being transferred, usually via a modem or network. Divide by ten to get an approximation of the number of characters per second (cps). See also- Kbps,- Mbps.

 

BR South (PN) -  The South Brazilian region within the Azure region taxonomy. brace matching (n) -  An editor feature that, when the insertion point is moved to a brace, highlights the matching brace.

 

bracket (n) -  A chained set of Request/Response units (RUs) and their responses, which together make up a transaction between two Logical units (LUs). One bracket must be finished before another can be started.

 

bracket expression (n) -  In regular expressions, an expression of the form [expr]' bracketed exposures (n) -  A series of photos that all depict the same scene using different exposure settings for each photo. Each photo in the series is, thereby, either lighter or darker than another in the series.

 

Bradesco (PN) -  A banking and financial services company in Brazil.

 

brainstorming diagram (n) -  A type of diagram that shows the interrelationships among topics in a hierarchy. You can think of it as a graphical illustration of a text outline. branch (n) -  A segment of a logical tree structure, representing a folder and any folders that it contains.

 

branch (v) -  To allow a collection of files to evolve in two or more divergent paths. branch (n) -  An element of workflow logic that defines an alternative condition and action or additional steps, in cases when the criteria in a condition element are not met. A logical ‘else-if-then' statement in a workflow.

 

branch (v) -  In reference to a package, to upgrade an existing sequenced application package and run it side-by-side with the original sequenced application package. branch (n) -  A fork within a conversation, where more than one reply was made to a single e-mail and caused a split in the conversation.

 

branch code (n) -  A numeric code used in combination with a bank code to identify a specific bank branch.

 

branch distribution point (n) -  A Configuration Manager site system that has the role of storing package source files and is designed to be located in a distributed location with limited network bandwidth or a limited number of clients.

 

Branch Edition (n) -  A version of BizTalk Server that can be used as a local office implementation within a distributed (multi-site) business organization. Each site instance can be connected to a BizTalk Server implementation located in a central office or headquarters. The Branch Edition can be used at a very high scale but it is only a part of the entire enterprise solution, rather than being the whole enterprise solution itself. branch office (n) -  A site that is geographically separated from the central management site.

 

branch office deployment scenario (n) -  A deployment scenario in which connectivity between the central site and the branch office is over a wide-area-network (WAN) and is assumed to be unreliable with low bandwidth.

 

branch office proxy (n) -  An Office Communications Server used to enable users in branch offices to connect to the home office SIP network.

 

branch plaque (n) -  An award (plaque) signifiying a particular office, or branch, that is a member of the Partner Program (certified level).

 

BranchCache (PN) -  A Windows component that helps speed data transfer within remote (branch) offices by caching the data on a local server or individual PCs. brand colors (n) -  The colors that are specific to a particular company or product. brand element (n) -  A distinctive component that is unique to a company and that adds to its recognition with consumers.

 

brand identity (n) -  A company's or partner's logo, fonts, and colour themes or schemes intended to visually signify who and what the company is.

 

brand image (n) -  A company's or partner's logo, fonts, and colour themes or schemes intended to visually signify who and what the company is.

 

brand name (n) -  Text, entered by a meeting organizer, that identifies the company or organization using Live Meeting and that replaces the image file (if unavailable) in the Live Meeting user interface.

 

brand personality attribute (n) -  A characteristic typically associated with a person, but inferable from exposure to and/or experience with a commercial brand. branded experience (n) -  A designed experience that is intentionally differentiated from other brands with consistent delivery across all customer channels in a way that adds value to the core customer proposition.

 

branding (n) -  The process of incorporating a company name, logo, support information, and Help files into the Microsoft Windows installation.

 

Branding pane (n) -  A client element that displays optional branding for your conference center.

 

BRB  -  (Be Right Back)- Internet slang.

 

breadcrumb bar (n) -  A navigational element, usually appearing at the top of a window, that displays, and allows users to change, their current location.

 

breadcrumb navigation (n) -  A form of navigation that shows the path to the current Web page.

 

break (n) -  Interruption of a program caused by the user pressing the Break key or its equivalent.

 

break (v) -  To interrupt execution at a given spot, usually for the purpose of debugging. break (v) -  To cause a routine, module, or program that had previously worked to cease working correctly.

 

break (n) -  Interruption of a communications transmission that occurs when the receiving station interrupts and takes over control of the line or when the transmitting station prematurely halts transmission.

 

break (n) -  A short period of time in a resource's schedule where the resource is not available for work.

 

break line (n) -  The actual line that is shown in a document to indicate a line break. break mode (n) -  A temporary suspension of program execution while in the development environment. In break mode, you can examine, debug, reset, step through, or continue program execution.

 

Breakdown (n) -  A shape in a PivotDiagram, positioned along the connector between a parent PivotDiagram node and the children of that node.

 

break-fix (adj) -  Pertaining to a service agreement which provides for the repair or replacement of multiple types of in-warranty or out-of-warranty broken IT equipment or services.

 

breakout room (n) -  A shared space where smaller groups of attendees can meet separately.

 

breakpoint (n) -  A location in a program at which execution is halted so that a programmer can examine the program's status, the contents of variables, and so on. breakthrough list (n) -  The list of contacts who may break through in quiet hours.

 

Bricks and clicks  -  business that existed pre-Internet that now uses e-commerce technology to sell on the internet

 

bridge (n) -  Software or hardware that connects two or more networks so that they can communicate, and that operates at the data-link layer (layer 2) of the OSI model. bridge  -  Device that connects and passes packets between two network segments that use the same communications protocol. Bridges operate at the data link layer (Layer 2) of the OSI reference model.

 

bridge line appearance (n) -  A telephony feature that makes two or more phones behave as if they are linked; that is, that a call to one number causes all phones to ring. bridge mode (n) -  A router configuration in which data passes directly through the router without the protection of network address translation.

 

bridge router (n) -  A router that supports the functions of both a bridge and router. A bridge router links two segments of a local or wide area network, passing packets of data between the segments as necessary, and uses Level 2 addresses for routing.

 

bridged line appearance (n) -  A telephony feature that makes two or more phones behave as if they are linked; that is, that a call to one number causes all phones to ring. bridged transaction (n) -  A journal transaction that is posted to a bridging account. bridgehead server (n) -  A computer that connects servers using the same communications protocols so information can be passed from one server to another.

 

bridging account (n) -  A ledger account into which transactions are entered as they await manual approval by the person who is specified in the journal line.

 

bridging posting (n) -  A type of posting in which a transaction is first posted to a bridging account and later posted to a different ledger account.

 

brightness (n) -  The amount of light that is emitted by a computer monitor or picture displayed on the monitor.

 

Brightness, Decrease (n) -  A filter effect in Windows Movie Maker.

 

Brightness, Increase (n) -  A filter effect in Windows Movie Maker.

 

Brilliant Black for Windows Media Player (n) -  A Windows Media Player skin created specifically for touch-screen computers.

 

Bring Your Own Device (PN) -  The set of features that let employees use personal devices to access corporate information and services and let IT admins manage such devices.

 

bring-your-own-license (adj) -  Pertaining to features that allow use of existing product licenses for a product that is used in connection with another product.

 

BritPop (n) -  One of the music genres that appears under Genre classification in Windows Media Player library. Based on ID3 standard tagging format for MP3 audio files. Winamp genre ID # 132.

 

BRL (n) -  The official currency of Brazil.

 

broad band (n) -  A structure of compensation levels that includes broad ranges of pay per level and is generally defined by grouping jobs with similar aggregate levels of responsibility. Pay for individual jobs is often linked to the external market. Bands are also typically differentiated by the variable compensation awards available at each band. Broad banding eliminates the hierarchy and narrow ranges of graded structures and allows ranges to overlap (for example, the 90th percentile of Band B equals the 10th percentile of Band C). Broad bands do not contain midpoints and generally do not have fixed minimums or maximums (for example, allowing pay that is either below a minimum or above a maximum rate within a band because the external market determines a specific job rate). Companies can store additional reference points for a band, such as a 50th percentile (or Control Point), 25th and 75th percentile, and base variable compensation on one of those points.

 

broadband (adj) -  Of or relating to communications systems in which the medium of transmission (such as a wire or fiber-optic cable) carries multiple messages at a time, each message modulated on its own carrier frequency by a modem.

 

broadband (n) -  A transmission medium designed for high-speed data transfers over long distances. Cable modem services and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) are examples of broadband networks.

 

Broadband  -  Internet access over a connection much faster than an ordinary modem, such as- ADSL- or cable.

 

broadband  -  Broadband is another word for high-speed Internet. Because it transfers information quickly, broadband is ideal for downloading music and watching streaming videos.

 

broadband connection (n) -  A high-speed Internet connection. Broadband connections are typically 256 kilobytes per second (KBps) or faster. Broadband includes DSL and cable modem service.

 

Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (n) -  An International

 

Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication [Standardization Sector] (ITU-T) communication standard for high-speed networking that provides new services, including voice, video, and data on the same network.

 

broadband network (n) -  A transmission medium designed for high-speed data transfers over long distances. Cable modem services and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) are examples of broadband networks.

 

broadband over power lines (n) -  A type of high-speed Internet connection using existing electrical wiring. With BPL, you plug a modem directly into a power outlet. BPL connection speeds are comparable to those of other broadband technologies, such as digital subscriber line (DSL) or cable.

 

broadcast (adj) -  Sent to more than one recipient. In communications and on networks, a broadcast message is one distributed to all stations.

 

broadcast (n) -  A method by which a client receives a stream. During a broadcast connection, clients cannot control the stream. This is the opposite of an on-demand presentation.

 

broadcast (v) -  In wireless networking, for a wireless router or access point to transmit its service set identifier (SSID) every few seconds so that computers and devices can detect and connect to the network.

 

broadcast  -  Data packet that are sent to all nodes on a network. Broadcasts are identified by a broadcast address.

 

broadcast address (n) -  An Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address that is destined for all hosts on a particular network segment.

 

broadcast bit (n) -  A one-bit field value in the flags field of the DHCP packet sent by the client to provide a hint to the DHCP server and to the relay agents to broadcast any messages sent to the client.

 

broadcast message (n) -  A network message sent from a single computer that is distributed to all other devices on the same segment of the network as the sending computer.

 

broadcast network (n) -  A network that supports more than two attached routers and has the ability to address a single physical message to all of the attached routers (broadcast). Ethernet is an example of a broadcast network.

 

broadcast publishing point (n) -  A type of publishing point that streams content to multiple users at once, similar to a television broadcast. Content streamed from a broadcast publishing point can be delivered as a multicast or unicast stream.

 

Broadcast Slide Show (PN) -  A feature that enables presenters in the rich client to broadcast a slide show to remote viewers watching in a Web browser. Throughout the presentation, the remote attendees will see the current slide being shown by the presenter. broadcast verification (n) -  By using a technology called video encoded invisible light (VEIL), a method whereby MarketingPilot users can verify that the TV ads that have been ordered actually ran as ordered.

 

brochure (n) -  A three or four-panel publication style typically used to present information about products, services or special offers.

 

broken hyperlink (n) -  A hyperlink that points to an incorrect URL or a missing page or file.

 

broken link (n) -  A hyperlink that points to an incorrect URL or a missing page or file. brokered messaging (n) -  An asynchronous messaging service: Producers (senders) and consumers (receivers) do not have to be online at the same time. The messaging infrastructure stores messages until the consuming party is ready to receive them. This allows the components of the distributed application to be disconnected.

 

brokered service (n) -  A service provided through the interaction of two or more applications being integrated where an intermediary lies between the service requestor and the service provider performing some functions for security, reliability and overall monitoring of the performance of interactions.

 

Bronze (adj) -  The mimimum service level that can be allocated to a case. The service contract a customer purchases determines the service level for its associated cases. brouter (n) -  A router that supports the functions of both a bridge and router. A bridge router links two segments of a local or wide area network, passing packets of data between the segments as necessary, and uses Level 2 addresses for routing.

 

browse (v) -  To scan a database, a list of files, or the Internet, either for a particular item or for anything that seems to be of interest.

 

browse button (n) -  A button that displays a dialog box to help users select a valid value. browse for (v) -  To scan a database, a list of files, or the Internet, either for a particular item or for anything that seems to be of interest.

 

browse mode (n) -  A function that lets you scan database rows and update their values one row at a time.

 

browse server (n) -  A computer on a Microsoft network that maintains a list of computers and services available on the network.

 

browser (n) -  A computer on a Microsoft network that maintains a list of computers and services available on the network.

 

browser (n) -  A software program used to display webpages and to navigate the Internet. Browser  -  A program used for viewing World Wide Web pages on the Internet. Usually available free for download. Popular browsers include Internet Explorer (IE), which is built in to Windows, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. The most popular browser on Apple devices is Safari.

 

browser extension (n) -  A program that extends the capabilities of Internet Explorer. browser helper object (n) -  An in-process Component Object Model (COM) component that Internet Explorer will load each time it starts; it runs in the same memory context as the browser and can perform actions on the available windows and modules.

 

Browser Link (n) -  A channel between Visual Studio IDE and any open browser to allow dynamic data exchange between a web application and Visual Studio.

 

browser mix (n) -  A mix of browsers selected for the test scenario and their percentage distributions within the test scenario. The percentage distribution determines the probability that a virtual user is running a specific browser profile.

 

browser modifier (n) -  Software that changes browser settings, such as the home page, without adequate consent.

 

browser plug-in (n) -  A kind of software that lets a standard web browser display and run specific types of content, such as media files, animations, and interactive forms. browser profile (n) -  A collection of HTTP headers to simulate a particular browser, such as Internet Explorer 6 or Netscape 6.

 

browser window (n) -  A window that serves as an interface between the user and the browser.

 

browser-compatible form template (n) -  A form template that is designed in InfoPath by using a specific compatibility mode. A browser-compatible form template can be browser- enabled when it is published to a server running InfoPath Forms Services.

 

browser-compatible mode (n) -  A mode that displays the necessary ribbons, tools and filitered functionality so that the resulting application is Web-compatible. browser-enabled form template (n) -  A browser-compatible form template that has been published to a server running InfoPath Forms Services, and that has been browser-enabled so that users can both display and fill out the form in a Web browser. browser-safe palette (n) -  A palette of colors designed to display pictures on the Web, regardless of the browser or operating system used. A browser-safe color palette protects against color-flashing or inaccurate color mapping.

 

browsing history (n) -  A user's private information such as temporary files, history, passwords, web form entries, and cookies that captures Internet surfing and other online activities.

 

brush (n) -  A graphical object used in paint programs to sketch or fill in areas of a drawing with the color, pattern, or image currently in use.

 

brush resource (n) -  A brush that is encapsulated in such a way that it can be reused elsewhere in your application.

 

brush stroke (n) -  A line style resembling natural media paint strokes or photorealistic images that you can apply to an object.

 

Brush Transform (PN) -  A tool used to modify the appearance of a brush set on an object. The applied brush can be rotated, scaled, skewed, etc. The effect is not noticed on a solid color brush.

 

brute force attack (n) -  An attack by a malicious user or malicious software on a computer or operating system to find a secret password or a symmetric encryption key by guessing passwords or keys until the correct password or key is discovered.

 

BSB (n) -  A series of 6 digits used in Australia and New Zealand to identify banks and their branches and for routing transactions.

 

BSD (n) -  A UNIX version developed at the University of California at Berkeley, providing additional capabilities such as networking, extra peripheral support, and use of extended filenames. BSD UNIX was instrumental in gaining widespread acceptance of UNIX and in getting academic institutions connected to the Internet. BSD UNIX is now being developed by Berkeley Software Design, Inc.

 

BSDL file (n) -  An external file that defines the capabilities of any single device's boundary scan logic.

 

B-spline (PN) -  A tool that allows a user to draw a vector path defined by a series of points that indicate the direction the path should follow.

 

b-spline path (n) -  A vector path defined by a series of points that indicate the direction the path should follow. Each node on a B-spline path can be a curve or corner control node. B-Spline paths are similar to Bezier paths, but curves are described by anchor points placed off the path itself.

 

BTC (n) -  A digital currency that uses Bitcoin.

 

B-tree (n) -  A tree structure for storing database indexes.

 

BTS (oth) -  The family of Microsoft server products that support large scale

 

implementation management of enterprise application integration processes.

 

BTW  -  (By The Way)- Internet slang.

 

bubble chart (n) -  A variation on a scatter chart in which the data points are replaced with bubbles, and three values are compared instead of two. The third value determines the size of the bubble marker.

 

bubble map (n) -  A geographical map that displays a circle over specific locations, where the radius of the circle is proportional to a numeric value.

 

bubble packet (n) -  A data packet that is typically sent to create or maintain a NAT mapping and consists of an IPv6 header with no IPv6 payload.

 

bubble-jet printer (n) -  A form of nonimpact printer that uses a mechanism similar to that used by an ink-jet printer to shoot ink from nozzles to form characters on paper. A bubble- jet printer uses special heating elements to prepare the ink, whereas an ink-jet printer uses piezoelectric crystals.

 

bubbling (n) -  In Windows Presentation Foundation, an event routing strategy where the event instance moves up the element tree (starting with the source and ending at the root of the visual tree).

 

bucket (n) -  A virtual container that holds a particular category of items or data. bucket count (n) -  The number of buckets in the hash index.

 

Bucket tool (n) -  A tool that allows the user to change the color of a group of pixels at once.

 

Bucketizer (PN) -  A post-processor that processes the raw XML data collected by the Update Compatibility Evaluator (UCE) and sends it to a centralized location. budget (n) -  A statement that estimates projected income and expenses for a period of time.

 

budget (n) -  A financial plan that control expenditures for planned activities.

 

budget allocated (n) -  The amount of money designated for an activity or task.

 

Budget Allocated (n) -  In the Microsoft Dynamics CRM user interface, a field in which users type the amount of money designated for a campaign activity.

 

budget allocation term (n) -  The financial dimension values and the percentages that are used to generate budget allocations.

 

budget at completion (n) -  The original project, resource, and assignment cost as shown in the baseline plan. The baseline cost is a snapshot of the cost at the time when the baseline plan was saved.

 

budget control (n) -  A practice of authorizing expenditure only when budget funds can be reserved to meet future payment commitments.

 

budget control dimension (n) -  A combination of active financial dimensions values used to allocate budget funds to pay for planned activities.

 

budget control rule (n) -  The encoding of a business decision to check committed and actual expenditure against available budget funds allocated for detailed or aggregate activities defined by valid budget control dimension value combinations. budget cycle time span (n) -  A time period specified as a number of fiscal calendar periods. The budget period can be different from the accounting period. budget group (n) -  A set of financial dimension values in a budget dimension hierarchy that is used to calculate aggregate budget funds allocated to superordinate financial dimension values by summing budget funds allocated to subordinate financial dimension values.

 

budget model (n) -  A planning structure used to schedule budget fund allocations and expenditures.

 

Budget Monitoring (PN) -  The Duet end-user application that enables Microsoft Office Outlook users to receive budget reports, alerts, and notifications that are generated in SAP systems in the form of e-mails delivered to Outlook Inbox. Users can then work on these reports from within Outlook.

 

budget plan (n) -  A document that is used to develop estimates for amounts and units in budget plan scenarios.

 

budget plan scenario (n) -  A classification of budget plan lines, such as Prior year or Department request, that describes the budget that you are working with or planning for. budget planning process (n) -  A process that identifies the budget cycle and ledger for the budget planning period and defines how the budget plans will be routed, reviewed, and approved in an organization hierarchy.

 

budget resource (n) -  A resource that captures the maximum capacity for a project to consume money, work, or material units for a project. Budgets can only be applied at the project level by assigning a budget resource to the project summary task.

 

budget revision (n) -  A change to a budget that affects the current and remaining available budget funds.

 

budget schedule (n) -  A schedule for the planned expenditure of allocated financial resources.

 

budget source (n) -  The source of the original budget amounts for the project.

 

budget threshold (n) -  A budget threshold is the level of budget usage at which you can prevent posting or display warnings.

 

budgeted cost of work performed (n) -  The earned value field that indicates how much of the task's budget should have been spent, given the actual duration of the task. budgeted cost of work scheduled (n) -  The earned value field that shows how much of the budget should have been spent, in view of the baseline cost of the task, assignment, or resource. BCWS is calculated as the cumulative timephased baseline costs up to the status date or today's date.

 

Budgeting & taxes (PN) -  The Personal Finance subcategory containing apps to help people create budgets and prepare tax returns.

 

buffer (n) -  An area of memory reserved for temporarily holding data before that data is used by a receiving device or application. Buffering protects against the interruption of data flow.

 

buffer (v) -  To use a region of memory to hold data that is waiting to be transferred, especially to or from input/output (I/O) devices such as disk drives and serial ports.

 

buffer (n) -  A quantity of time or materials maintained in the work flow as a cushion against fluctuations in throughput.

 

Buffer  -  A temporary storage area for data, often used to ‘smooth out' incoming audio or video streams. Several seconds worth of material is stored in the buffer and it is then played back from there, so that if there is a brief interruption in the stream your music or video doesn't stop.

 

buffer  -  A storage area used for handling data in transit. Buffers are used in

 

internetworking to compensate for differences in processing speed between network devices. Bursts of data can be stored in buffers until they can be handled by slower processing devices. Sometimes referred to as a- packet buffer.

 

buffer cache (n) -  A block of memory reserved for index and table data pages. buffer overflow (n) -  A condition that results from adding more information to a buffer than it was designed to hold. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to take over a system.

 

buffer overrun (n) -  A condition that results from adding more information to a buffer than it was designed to hold. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to take over a system.

 

buffer pool (n) -  A block of memory reserved for index and table data pages.

 

buffer size (n) -  The size of the area of memory reserved for temporary storage of data. buffer space (n) -  The amount of memory, in bytes, available for temporary storage of data.

 

buffer storage (n) -  An area of storage that is used to hold data to be passed between devices that are not synchronized or have different bit transfer rates. buffering (n) -  As the client renders the stream, the interruption of flow while the client temporarily stores streaming content before playing it, in order to protect against playback interruption. The streaming content is downloaded into a buffer, and then played after an amount sufficient to prevent playback interruption has been stored. Buffering will always occur if the encoded bit rate of the stream exceeds the available network bandwidth. Because a Smooth Streaming presentation contains multiple copies of the video, each encoded at different bit rates, the client can use Smooth Streaming heuristics to switch to a bit rate that avoids buffering.

 

bug (n) -  An error in coding or logic that causes a program to malfunction or to produce incorrect results.

 

bug (n) -  A type of work item that records a potential source of dissatisfaction with the product. The common name of a work item type for tracking code defects.

 

Bug  -  Error, especially in a program, that has been missed in testing. The story goes that the original bug was an insect that got itself cremated inside an electrical circuit in an early computer, causing it to fail (and I don't suppose the insect enjoyed it much, either).- It took them ages to figure out what was causing the problem, and when they eventually found the bug the story passed into legend.

 

bug  -  An error in a piece of software that stops it from working the way that it should do. bug allotment (n) -  A chunk of development time allocated to fix bugs. An allotment is created by leaving slack in the iteration plan.

 

bug convergence (n) -  The point at which the rate of fixed bugs exceeds the rate of found bugs. Bug convergence is a visible indication that the team is making progress against the active bug count. It is a sign that the project end is within reach. build (n) -  A named set of deliverables (software components) produced, usually by compiling, from a discrete set of source versions.

 

build (v) -  To translate all the source code of a program from a high-level language into object code prior to execution of the program.

 

build (n) -  The version from the main assembly of the application, which is automatically incremented when the assembly is built, and which is stored in Assemblyinfo.cs. build acceptance test (n) -  A group of tests used to determine the health of a build at a high level. Typically, these tests exercise the core functionality to help team members determine whether further testing is worthwhile. They are run after the daily build to verify that compilation of source code has been built successfully and is ready for further testing.

 

build activity (n) -  A Windows Workflow Foundation activity that is part of the Team Foundation Server build process. It incorporates the logic that is executed before, during, or after the building of a software application.

 

build agent (n) -  A background process that receives, runs, and reports on Team Foundation Server builds and other property settings on a single computer. The build agent communicates with the build controller, usually located on another computer. build configuration (n) -  The configuration of a particular build.

 

build controller (n) -  A background process that manages a set of build agents.

 

Build controller name (n) -  The name of a build controller. To use Team Foundation Build, your team must have at least one build controller to perform lightweight tasks and distribute the processor-intensive work of your build process to its pool of build agents. build cycle (n) -  A part of the internal release cycle. It is the process of adding features, creating test cases for each, stabilizing each feature before building new features, and then releasing for evaluation.

 

build definition (n) -  A set of a) build activities and b) the conditions under which the workflow is activated, that together build a single solution or a set of solutions in a team project.

 

Build Dependencies (n) -  When building a solution that contains multiple projects, it can be necessary to build certain projects first, to generate code used by other projects. Build dependencies allow you to specify which projects depend on which other projects. build directory (n) -  A folder location on the development system in which the run-time image is placed during the build process.

 

build engineer (n) -  An engineer who is responsible for the compilation of a named set of deliverables from a discrete set of source versions.

 

build error (n) -  A message that notifies you of an issue that breaks the build.

 

build event (n) -  The definition of the build process. A build event lets you specify an action to occur at a specific time in the build process. For example, you could use a build event to register a file with regsvr32.exe after the project finishes building.

 

build health (n) -  The quality of the as-built software.

 

build log (n) -  The recorded text output of a Visual Studio build, often indicating command lines issued and status of each step in the build process. For a C++ build, this file is called BuildLog.htm.

 

build minute (n) -  A unit of measure for the amount of computing time it takes to build a project.

 

Build Notifications (n) -  Microsoft Visual Studio application that can be accessed through Team Foundation Server Tools to receive alerts from the system tray when a build is completed.

 

build number (n) -  A version of a program.

 

build policy (n) -  A set of rules that enables developers to run, monitor, and manage builds.

 

build rule (n) -  A set of guidelines that determine how a Visual Studio project is built. Build Service Accounts group (n) -  A build server can build and test code in a team project collection only if the build service account is a member of the Project Collection Build Service Accounts- group of that collection.

 

build type (n) -  A template used to manage the conditions under which a single solution or a set of solutions will be built.

 

build verification test (n) -  A group of tests used to determine the health of a build at a high level. Typically, these tests exercise the core functionality to help team members determine whether further testing is worthwhile. They are run after the daily build to verify that compilation of source code has been built successfully and is ready for further testing.

 

builder (n) -  A tool that simplifies a task.

 

building block (n) -  A reusable piece of content, formatting information or other document parts that are stored in galleries.

 

building block (n) -  One of three primary elements (row worksheet, column worksheet, and reporting tree) used to construct a report in Management Reporter.

 

Building Blocks Organizer (n) -  A feature that allows users to preview, edit or delete building blocks in a variety of galleries, and insert them into the current document. building plan (n) -  A general category that could represent a floor plan, home plan, or other layout.

 

build-to-order (n) -  Pertaining to the process of manufacturing a computer according to a customer's specification.

 

build-to-plan (n) -  Pertaining to the process of manufacturing computers according to a general specification.

 

built-in (v) -  Pertaining to a source category of logging fields that is included by default in IIS Advanced Logging and which cannot be edited.

 

built-in administrator (n) -  On Windows-based computers, a user account that is a member of the computer's local Administrators group or a member of a group that is a member of the local Administrators group, such as the Domain Admins group in a Windows domain. This is the first account that is created when you install an operating system on a new workstation, stand-alone server, or member server. By default, this account has the highest level of administrative access to the local computer. built-in administrator account (n) -  On Windows-based computers, a user account that is a member of the computer's local Administrators group or a member of a group that is a member of the local Administrators group, such as the Domain Admins group in a

 

Windows domain. This is the first account that is created when you install an operating system on a new workstation, stand-alone server, or member server. By default, this account has the highest level of administrative access to the local computer. built-in app (n) -  An app that is included in the product when a user first starts using it. built-in experience (n) -  An experience that ships natively in Win8 and- that vendors can extend - e.g. print, mobile broadband.

 

built-in functions (n) -  A group of predefined functions provided as part of the Transact- SQL and Multidimensional Expressions languages.

 

built-in group (n) -  A default security group installed with the operating system. Built-in groups have been granted useful collections of rights and built-in abilities. built-in menu (n) -  A menu that is available by default in an application; it is not created by the user.

 

built-in microphone (n) -  A microphone that is part of a device.

 

built-in role group (n) -  A role group that ships by default as opposed to a customized role group that a admin would customize specifically for the needs of their organization built-in style (n) -  The formatting attributes that are available by default in an application's style list.

 

built-in toolbar (n) -  A toolbar that is part of an application when it's installed on your computer.

 

BUILTIN\Administrators (n) -  User account (local administrators)

 

bulk add (n) -  A procedure by which an administrator can add a group of users (or

 

properties for users) to an account.

 

bulk copy (n) -  An action of copying a large set of data.

 

Bulk Copy Program (n) -  A command prompt bulk copy utility that copies SQL Server data to or from an operating system file in a user-specified format.

 

Bulk Deletion (PN) -  A system job that deletes selected records from one entity.

 

Bulk Duplicate Detection (PN) -  A system job that detects duplicate records for one entity.

 

bulk edit (n) -  A procedure by which a user can simultaneously change specified properties for a group of selected items.

 

Bulk E-mail (PN) -  A system job that sends e-mail messages to recipients specified by the user.

 

bulk encryption (n) -  A process in which large amounts of data, such as files, e-mail messages, or online communications sessions, are encrypted for confidentiality. It is usually done with a symmetric key algorithm.

 

bulk export (n) -  To copy a large set of data rows out of a SQL Server table into a data file.

 

bulk import (v) -  To load a large amount of data, usually in batches, from a data file or repository to another data repository.

 

Bulk Import Wizard (n) -  A tool used to add multiple rows of data into a database in one operation.

 

bulk ingestion (n) -  The intake of multiple pieces of content by a service in a single operation.

 

bulk item (n) -  A formula item input into a product delivery activity.

 

bulk load (n) -  An action of inserting a large set of rows into a table.

 

bulk log backup (n) -  A backup that includes log and data pages changed by bulk operations. Point-in-time recovery is not allowed. bulk mail (n) -  Large-volume mail.

 

bulk mail protection (n) -  A feature that enables the blocking of newsletter-type email that users may have opted into.

 

bulk order (n) -  An order for a large quantity of products or services. The minimum quantity that qualifies as a bulk order is set by individual companies. bulk rowset provider (n) -  A provider used for the OPENROWSET instruction to read data from a file. In SQL Server 2005, OPENROWSET can read from a data file without loading the data into a target table. This enables you to use OPENROWSET with a simple SELECT statement.

 

Bulk Smart Card Issuance Tool (PN) -  A software program running on a client computer that a certificate manager can use to simultaneously issue multiple certificates. bulk storage (n) -  Any medium capable of containing large quantities of information, such as tape, fixed disk, or optical disc.

 

bulk-logged recovery model (n) -  A database recovery mode that minimally logs bulk operations, such as index creation and bulk imports, while fully logging other transactions. Bulk-logged recovery increases performance for bulk operations, and is intended to be used an adjunct to the full recovery model.

 

bulleted (adj) -  Marked with a bullet (a typographical symbol such as a filled or empty circle, diamond, box, or asterisk.)

 

bulleted list (n) -  A list in which each item or block of text is preceded by a bullet. Bulleted list (PN) -  The Sway button that allows users to create a bulleted list out of their text.

 

Bulletin Board  -  A semi-public area which computer users can connect to using a modem, to read and post messages and/or exchange files. Now largely replaced by websites.

 

Bulletin Board System (n) -  An application or computer that makes it possible to join an online community and exchange messages, share files, and participate in Usenet and chat rooms, often at not cost. The BBS found its inspiration in traditional bulletin boards that held participants' posted communication.

 

bump map (n) -  A set of per-pixel color and luminance data used to simulate relief, detail, or texture (bumps) on the surface of a graphic object without modifying the geometry of the object model.

 

bump mapping (n) -  A technique for simulating the appearance of rough surfaces in 3-D scenes. Variations in depth are stored in a texture and applied to geometry, using standard texture-blending techniques.

 

bumper advertisements (n) -  Advertising content that is played before and after the primary content.

 

bundle (n) -  To combine products for sale as a lot. Frequently, operating system software and some widely used applications are bundled with a computer system for sale. bundle (n) -  The grouping of jobs in shop floor control so that multiple jobs can be started at one time.

 

bundle (n) -  The combination of a number of products for sale as one unit.

 

bundle (v) -  To group jobs in shop floor control so that multiple jobs can be started at one time.

 

bundled trial (n) -  A trial subscription for a service that includes different options. bundling (n) -  The combing of files (typically JavaScript, CSS) into one file to reduce the number of HTTP requests for resources.

 

burden hour (n) -  An hour that is included in a calculation as nonbillable or inefficient, e.g., hours that cannot be charged to a customer.

 

buried via (n) -  A copper plated hole that interconnects one or more internal layers, but does not connect to an external layer, hence the hole is completely internal or buried within the board.

 

burn (v) -  To copy files to a recordable CD.

 

Burn  -  Create a CD or DVD.

 

burn  -  Create a CD or DVD.

 

Burn a Sharing Disc (v) -  A control that initiates burning a disc with selected pictures for sharing.

 

burn destination (n) -  The drive that is used to burn the disc.

 

Burn Pictures and Videos Wizard (n) -  The wizard used to burn pictures and videos on a disk.

 

burn rate (n) -  A calculation of the completed and required rate of work based on a specified time period.

 

burndown (n) -  The trend of completed and remaining work over a specified time period. burndown chart (n) -  A graphical representation of the amount of work left and the period of time available.

 

Burnt Glaze Button (n) -  A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select a burnt glaze finish for their cake.

 

burst (n) -  Transfer of a block of data all at one time without a break. Certain

 

microprocessors and certain buses have features that support various types of burst transfers.

 

burst (n) -  The multiple photos taken on shutter press to capture moving subjects. The user can pick the best one or just accept the photo recommended by the software. burst  -  Temporary increased network loading due to a data surge or alarm avalanche burst density (n) -  The fraction of RTP (Real-Time Transport Protocol) data packets within burst periods since the beginning of reception that were either lost or discarded. A burst period is a period in which a high proportion of packets are either lost or discarded due to late arrival.

 

burst duration (n) -  The mean duration, expressed in milliseconds, of the burst periods that have occurred since the beginning of reception.

 

burst length (n) -  The mean duration, expressed in milliseconds, of the burst periods that have occurred since the beginning of reception.

 

burst mode (n) -  A method of data transfer in which information is collected and sent as a unit in one high-speed transmission. In burst mode, an input/output device takes control of a multiplexer channel for the time required to send its data. In effect, the multiplexer, which normally merges input from several sources into a single high-speed data stream, becomes a channel dedicated to the needs of one device until the entire transmission has been sent. Burst mode is used both in communications and between devices in a computer system.

 

burst mode (n) -  A camera option that enables users to capture moving subjects by snapping multiple photos on shutter press and allowing the user to pick the best one or just accept the photo recommended by the software.

 

bus (n) -  A communication line used for data transfer among the components of a computer system.

 

bus  -  A communication pathway between the components in your computer.

 

bus  -  Bus topology has computers connected to a strand of network cabling that is connected to network repeaters at one end and terminated at the other. bus enumerator (n) -  In a Plug and Play (PnP) operating system, a bus driver that detects devices that are located on a specific bus. The driver then loads information about the devices into the hardware tree.

 

business (n) -  An entity that provides goods and/or services to others.

 

Business (adj) -  A field that contains a contact's business phone number.

 

business (PN) -  An app category that facilitates business operations or career

 

advancement.

 

Business (PN) -  An app category that facilitates business operations or career

 

advancement.

 

business account (n) -  The person or business to which the salesperson tries to sell a product or service.

 

Business Activity Monitoring (n) -  A BizTalk Server feature that gives business users a real-time view of their heterogeneous business processes, enabling them to make important business decisions.

 

Business Activity Services (n) -  A BizTalk Server feature that enables business users to configure business processes and interact with trading partners.

 

business activity statement (n) -  A form that Australian businesses file to report and pay taxes.

 

business analyst (n) -  A person who identifies the business needs of their clients to help determine solutions to business problems. This person has a strong knowledge of business activity monitoring and enterprise process management. This person analyzes multidimensional business information based on key performance indicators and is a liaison between senior management and the IT staff.

 

business analytics (n) -  The category of services in Microsoft Azure that includes SQL StreamInsight, SQL Reporting, and Hadoop.

 

business analytics service (n) -  The category of services in Microsoft Azure that includes SQL StreamInsight, SQL Reporting, and Hadoop.

 

business application (n) -  A collection of Web-based lists, libraries, calendars, and other pages you use to share information and manage an area of your business, such as your projects, documents, and company information.

 

Business Applications (n) -  A feature that provides Web-based applications in a central location to help businesses manage sales, customer relationships, projects, employees, and company functions.

 

Business Card (n) -  A card-like layout on an Outlook Contact that provides the user with the look of a real world business card.

 

business classification (n) -  A classifier that classifies organizations in an industry classification system.

 

business closure (n) -  A period of time that an entire business is not available for service activities.

 

Business Connectivity Services (PN) -  A feature that enables users to interact with back­end (LOB) data from within the Office Suite and SharePoint.

 

business contact (n) -  An individual who is interested in doing business or who currently does business with your organization. A contact may or may not be part of a larger organization (account).

 

Business Contact Manager (PN) -  A feature or add-in for Outlook that enables small business owners to list business contacts, accounts, and opportunities, and to perform several tasks related to managing and tracking information about the business.

 

Business Contact Manager database (n) -  The database that stores information about accounts, business contacts, opportunities, business projects, and other items.

 

Business Contact Manager for Microsoft Outlook 2010 Database Tool (PN) -  A downloadable tool that provides users with administration capabilities such as creating, sharing, backing up or restoring a database.

 

Business Contact Manager for Microsoft-® Office Outlook-® 2007 (n) -  Microsoft supplemental software shipped on a separate disc that adds small-business contact management capabilities to Office Outlook 2007. It enables users to organize customer and prospect information, and manage sales and marketing activities in one location. Business Contact Manager for Outlook (PN) -  A feature or add-in for Outlook that enables small business owners to list business contacts, accounts, and opportunities, and to perform several tasks related to managing and tracking information about the business. Business Contact Manager Home Page (n) -  A document that serves as a starting point for exploring Business Contact Manager for Outlook. The home page is displayed by default and can be customized.

 

Business Contact Manager Learning Center (n) -  A Web page that contains hyperlinks to the Quick Start Guide, the Microsoft Office Online Web site, and selected Help topics about the newest features.

 

Business Contact Manager toolbar (n) -  The toolbar at the top of an item where you can view existing links or create new links to Account, Business Contact, Opportunity, or Business Project records.

 

Business Contact Record (n) -  The location for storing business contact information, including information that is entered on the Business Contact form, linked records, and communication history items.

 

Business Continuity (n) -  Strategies and processes for keeping an organization's internal and external applications, workloads, and services up and running during planned downtime and unplanned outages.

 

business data action (n) -  A link that appears alongside business objects from the Application Registry. These links can open web pages, display the user interfaces of line- of-business applications, launch InfoPath forms, or, through custom actions, invoke any logic in a .NET assembly.

 

Business Data Actions Gallery (PN) -  The site collection level gallery of XML metadata files that defines business data actions.

 

Business Data Collaboration Workspace (PN) -  The Collaborate On site that is bound to a BCS external content type.

 

Business Data Connectivity Model Template (PN) -  A Visual Studio project template that enables you to create your own .NET Connectivity Assemblies.

 

Business Data Connectivity service (PN) -  A shared service in Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Server that provides a means for storing, securing, and administering external content types and related objects.

 

Business Data Connectivity Service Application (n) -  A deployed instance of the Business Data Connectivity Shared Service.

 

Business Data Connectivity Service Application Proxy (PN) -  An application proxy that allows Web applications to connect to a Business Data Connectivity Shared Service Application and contains features for using the shared service.

 

Business Data Connectivity Shared Service (PN) -  A shared service in Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Server that provides a means for storing, securing, and administering external content types and related objects.

 

Business Data Schema (n) -  A framework for the business data an object carries with it. Business Data Task Panes Gallery (PN) -  The site collection level gallery containing the XML metadata files that define task pane layouts displaying business data in external data parts.

 

business database (n) -  The repository for all Business Contact Manager for Outlook data.

 

business document (n) -  A view of a source document that is issued by one party and received by one or more other parties.

 

business driver (n) -  A condition or phenomenon that has the potential to impact a business either positively or negatively.

 

business driver (n) -  A brief statement that defines clearly and specifically the desired business outcomes of the organization along with the necessary activities to reach them. Business Edition (PN) -  The edition of Microsoft Azure SQL Database that offers relational databases run (up to 150 GB) on shared resources, with built-in replicas within a datacenter, and dynamic scale-out of thousands of distributed databases.

 

business event (n) -  The abstraction of an economic event and an accounting event. Business History Folder (n) -  A folder that contains all history items and the records they are linked to.

 

business hours (n) -  The days of the week and the hours of each day that a hunt group is available to take phone calls.

 

Business Information (PN) -  A UI element that links to a page where the account owner can enter information, such as address and phone number, for his or her company or organization.

 

Business Insights (PN) -  The answers Cortana provides that are based on corporate data inside a Power BI data set.

 

business intelligence (n) -  The aggregation, storage, analysis, and reporting of data for the purpose of informing business decision makers.

 

Business Intelligence Center (PN) -  A SharePoint site template that provides an entry point for users to access the business intelligence ecosystem.

 

Business Intelligence Development Studio (n) -  A project development and management tool for business intelligence solution developers. It can be used to design end-to-end business intelligence solutions that integrate projects from Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), and Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS).

 

Business Intelligence Resource Center (n) -  A web site that provides information about business intelligence in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.

 

business logic (n) -  The part of an application program that performs the required data processing of the business. It refers to the routines that perform the data entry, update, query and report processing, and more specifically to the processing that takes place behind the scenes rather than the presentation logic required to display the data on the screen.

 

business logic handler (n) -  A merge replication feature that allows you to run custom code during the synchronization process.

 

business logic handler framework (n) -  The business logic handler framework allows you to write a managed code assembly that is called during the merge synchronization process.

 

Business Logic Module (n) -  A module that contains Business Logic software and is called to enforce data constraints and/or perform tasks that are loaded and executed in a host-specific run-time environment.

 

business manager (n) -  A person who is responsible for managing information and interacting with business processes, structured as well as ad hoc. This person manages business users or information workers who also create information and consume business process. This person acts as a liaison between information workers and the IT department where business analysts, developers, and IT staff work. This person is also responsible for automating, building, and deploying business processes.

 

Business Modeler (n) -  A component of PerformancePoint Planning Server that is the primary interface for designing and managing business applications that perform complex planning, budgeting, forecasting, and consolidation.

 

business modeling objects (n) -  The set of objects that a modeler uses to create a custom application. The set includes the following primary object categories: system, application, model, and modeling site. Primary object categories can contain other object categories. For example, system-level security objects and application-level security objects.

 

Business Network profile (n) -  An entity that represents a person in the Business Network, to which person-type entities in CRM can be linked.

 

Business Network relationship (n) -  An explicit (for example, -Crcolleague-C?) or implicit (for example, -Crsent 100 emails in the last 30 days-C?) relationship, with inherent strength, between people in the Business Network.

 

business note (n) -  An Outlook item that can be attached to a record's history log. Typically a note contains information regarding a conversation with a customer or other people in the company they work for.

 

business operation (n) -  A logical business action controlled by the business operation framework and implemented by a class that communicates with the framework using data contracts.

 

Business Operation Framework (PN) -  The model-view-controller framework that synchronously or asynchronously controls the execution of immediate or batched business operation implementations.

 

Business Phone (PN) -  The field where the telephone number for a business can be entered.

 

business presentation (n) -  A presentation created for business purposes.

 

business process (n) -  A specified sequence of steps required to complete a complex task, such as creating a contract. A business process can be performed manually or through the use of a workflow rule.

 

business process flow (n) -  An operational process that guides a user to achieve a certain goal.

 

Business Process Modeling Notation (PN) -  A standard notation for process management developed by the Business Process Management Initiative.

 

Business Process Workspace (n) -  An interface that enables business managers to track and manage all the business processes from STS.

 

Business Project (n) -  A project that is created in Business Contact Manager for Outlook. A business project is made up of one or several project tasks. business relation (n) -  Any organization, person, or other legal entity with whom a company has significant interaction, such as sales or services.

 

business role (n) -  An access privilege that enables user-defined roles for viewing and analyzing business data.

 

business rule (n) -  A prescribed action that performs one or multiple operations on the multidimensional data in a model.

 

Business Rule (n) -  A criteria-based rule that can route Tickets to the appropriate CSR or Queue as well as perform specific Actions on Tickets.

 

Business Rule Composer (PN) -  A graphical user interface (GUI) tool that is used to create and deploy specific versions of business policies.

 

Business Rule Engine (n) -  A run-time inference engine that evaluates rules against facts

 

and initiates actions based on the results of that evaluation.

 

business rules (n) -  The logical rules that are used to run a business

 

Business Rules (PN) -  A node in the solution explorer that will display all the rules that

 

are created on attributes on the current entity and that apply to other entities.

 

Business Rules workspace (n) -  In PerformancePoint Planning Business Modeler, a user interface area that allows you to create and manage business rule sets, business rules, and model properties.

 

Business Scorecard Builder (n) -  A client application that is used to create and manage business performance scorecards and to create views of these scorecards.

 

Business Scorecard Manager Server (n) -  The set of three server components for Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager; the components are a Web service, a metadata database, and Web Parts for a Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Web site.

 

Business Scorecard Manager Server database (n) -  A database that stores metadata for scorecards, including user permissions and the settings for scorecard elements.

 

Business Scorecard Manager Server Web Parts (n) -  A feature of Business Scorecard Manager that provides views of scorecard elements and data on a Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Web site.

 

Business Scorecard Manager Server Web service (n) -  An application programming interface (API) that provides the core functionality of Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager.

 

business service (n) -  A collection of features and functions that enable a business process, including configuration items, metadata, and the people associated with the process.

 

business services (n) -  For-fee services that are available on the Microsoft Small Business Center Web site.

 

Business Store for Windows 10 (PN) -  ?A portal where a business or IT manager can purchase Windows Store apps, and also manage the assignment of app ownership to employees.

 

business task (n) -  A work-related action item that can be tracked through completion. A business task may occur once or repeatedly.

 

business technology  -  Pervasive technology use that boosts business results.

 

business to business (adj) -  Relating to the sales category pertaining to transactions and related activity between a business and buyers who are not consumers, such as government bodies, companies, and resellers.

 

business tool (n) -  An item that is frequently accessed (such as reports and the product and service items list) when using Business Contact Manager for Outlook. Many of these are listed on the Business Tools Menu.

 

Business Tools menu (n) -  The menu on the Outlook menu bar that provides access to Business Contact Manager functions.

 

business type (n) -  The kind of business organization or sector (such as a public company, a partnership, a private corporation, and so on).

 

business unit (n) -  A semi-autonomous operating unit that is created to meet strategic business objectives.

 

Business Unit Settings (n) -  A sub-area of the Settings module where business units, users, security roles, teams, facilities and equipment, resource groups, and queues are managed.

 

business user (n) -  An information user, such as a business manager, marketing manager, or business analyst that uses information to make critical decisions. business view (n) -  A business data perspective. Designated fields and records are arranged in a designated sequence.

 

business-to-business (adj) -  Relating to the sales category pertaining to transactions and related activity between a business and buyers who are not consumers, such as government bodies, companies, and resellers.

 

business-to-business integration (n) -  The exchange of electronic documents between two companies, for example, for the purpose of trading.

 

business-to-business site (n) -  A Web site designed for the creation and transmission of

 

purchase orders between businesses that have an established relationship.

 

business-to-consumer site (n) -  A Web site that provides retail shopping directly to the public.

 

busy (adj) -  Pertaining to time when a person is already scheduled for another task and is not available.

 

busy (adj) -  Pertaining to the state of a phone line when it is in use.

 

Busy (PN) -  An item on the user's My Status menu. This is a status the user can select to indicate that they are currently busy.

 

Busy Inactive (PN) -  A presence status that indicates a person is in a meeting or is scheduled to be in a meeting, but their computer has been inactive for the idle time period setting.

 

busy signal (n) -  The indication that the phone is busy.

 

button (n) -  A graphic element that appears similar to a physical button or keyboard key in the UI. A button is pressed' by clicking on it with a mouse

 

button (n) -  A movable piece on a device that is pressed to activate some function. button control (n) -  A graphical control that enables a user to provide input to an application.

 

button face (n) -  The surface of a button where text or an image (typically indicating the button's function) may be displayed.

 

button grid (n) -  A rectangular group of buttons with similar functions on a point-of-sale screen.

 

Buy (v) -  The level in the Media Console account hierarchy that represents the media buys that support an advertising campaign. The Buy level is subordinate to the Media Plan level.

 

Buy Now (v) -  A content template used in Commerce Server to facilitate impulse shopping: a user can purchase goods from any Web page on the Internet. When a user clicks a product image, a dialog box appears prompting the user for a shipping address and credit card information.

 

Buy Skype Credit (PN) -  A call to action on the skype.com homepage. Users can purchase Skype Credit to pay for using Skype products.

 

buyer currency (n) -  The currency unit used on a site to convert and format a second currency for dual display.

 

buyer ID (oth) -  A code that identifies the person who purchases the item from a supplier. buyer's push (n) -  The process where products are purchased by a centralized purchasing department and then distributed to stores.

 

buzz (n) -  A feature that shows suggestions for things that are trending or popular based on social networking amalgamation.

 

Buzz (PN) -  The total number (the volume) of posts in a set of filters/dataset.

 

BV (oth) -  By using a technology called video encoded invisible light (VEIL), a method whereby MarketingPilot users can verify that the TV ads that have been ordered actually ran as ordered.

 

BVT (n) -  A group of tests used to determine the health of a build at a high level.

 

Typically, these tests exercise the core functionality to help team members determine whether further testing is worthwhile. They are run after the daily build to verify that compilation of source code has been built successfully and is ready for further testing. by default ( Adverb )  -  How a program's action is determined if the user does not make a choice or supply a required value.

 

BYOC/CAL discount (n) -  A discounted rate for software or services available to customers who already own client access licenses (CALs).

 

BYOD (PN) -  The set of features that let employees use personal devices to access corporate information and services and let IT admins manage such devices.

 

BYOL (adj) -  Pertaining to features that allow use of existing product licenses for a product that is used in connection with another product.

 

BYOS (n) -  The policy of permitting existing customers to utilize their own subscriptions within the public cloud and easily move new and existing workloads between their data centers and the cloud.

 

BYOS Red Hat Enterprise Linux (PN) -  A service type of the ‘Virtual Machines' service based on the Red Hat Linux distribution, allowing customers to use their own subscription to run the server. The number preceding ‘core' refers to the size of the server.

 

bypass call (n) -  A call that bypasses the Mediation Server.

 

bypass mode  -  Operating mode on FDDI and token ring networks where an interface has de-inserted from the ring.

 

by-product (n) -  A item produced as a consequence of producing another item.

 

byte (n) -  A unit of data that typically holds a single character, such as a letter, a digit, or a

 

punctuation mark. Some single characters can take up more than one byte.

 

byte (n) -  A field size or data type that can hold positive integer numbers ranging from 0 to 255.

 

Byte  -  A basic unit of measurement for pieces of information; the space required to store

 

one character. See also- Bit,- Kilobyte,Megabyte,- Gigabyte,- Terabyte.

 

byte order (n) -  The processor memory architecture in which bytes of data (typically,

 

integer values) are stored. The two most common orders are: little endian (least significant

 

byte is placed first) and big endian (most significant byte is placed first).

 

byte order mark (n) -  A Unicode character used to indicate that text is encoded in UTF-8,

 

UTF-16 or UTF-32.

 

byte tag (n) -  A tag on a physical object that defines 8 bits (or 1 byte).

 

bytecode caching (n) -  A technique for preprocessing JavaScript files so they can be loaded faster.