G (n) -  A game rating symbol developed by the Office of Film and Literature

Classification (OFLC).

 

G.7xx  -  A series of- ITU- standards for voice and data communications. e.g. G.703: Specifications for plesiochronous digital hierarchy

 

GAAP (n) -  A widely accepted set of accounting conventions, rules, and standards for United States companies.

 

gadget (n) -  A lightweight and task-specific add-in program that integrates with applications to expose data at a glance.

 

gain  -  Gain refers to the ratio of the output amplitude of a signal to the input amplitude of a signal. This ratio typically is expressed in dBs.

 

gain adjustment (n) -  A microphone feature that allows your input to be amplified so that it is made louder for use by the system.

 

gain insight (v) -  To attain deeper knowledge or a clearer perception of a given situation. gain sharing (n) -  A variable compensation plan that rewards employees based on their achievement of a predetermined goal which is usually associated with a program or project that promotes cost-cutting or other productivity improvements.

 

GAL (n) -  An Address Book that contains entries for every group, user, and contact within an organization's implementation of Exchange Server.

 

GAL synchronization (n) -  The process of synchronizing the global address list from one Exchange deployment with another.

 

gallery (n) -  A window or menu that presents an array or grid of visual choices to a user for selection.

 

Gallery (PN) -  An area of the user interface that displays the available templates and recently used files within an Office for Mac applications. The gallery opens automatically when you open an application. You can also open the gallery from the File menu and a toolbar button.

 

gallery (n) -  The location in Azure where new services and resources can be evaluated and purchased.

 

gallery item (n) -  A service or resource that can be evaluated or purchased from the gallery.

 

Gallery View (PN) -  A view that displays a profile photo of everyone who is part of an e­mail thread or calendar item.

 

Gambling (n) -  A content descriptor developed by Microsoft.

 

Gambling (n) -  A content descriptor developed by the Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO).

 

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

 

game (n) -  A class of computer program in which one or more users interact with the computer as a form of entertainment. Computer games run the gamut from simple alphabet games for toddlers to chess, treasure hunts, war games, and simulations of world events. The games are controlled from a keyboard or with a joystick or other device and are supplied on disks, on CD-ROMs, as game cartridges, on the Internet, or as arcade devices.

 

Game (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 # 36.

 

Game bar (PN) -  ?The menu invoked with a shortcut key (Windows + G) when gaming that allows users to take a screenshot, take a 30 second clip of a game, and adjust volume controls.

 

game controller (n) -  A device used to control a video game. For example, a joystick, mouse, or gamepad.

 

game hub (n) -  A feature that lets customers extend their gaming experience across multiple devices, play with other users, and show off scores and achievements. game pad (n) -  An action-control device used with arcade-type games played on PCs and game consoles such as the Nintendo 64 and Sony PlayStation. A game pad, unlike a joystick, is meant to be held in the player's hands.

 

game port (n) -  An input/output connector to which you attach a joy stick or other game device to your computer. It is typically a 15-pin socket on the back of a PC. game provider (n) -  A digital distribution provider of games such as MSN Games, Yahoo Games, Steam, Stardock, GameTap, and so on.

 

game rating system (n) -  A rating system for online games.

 

game ratings board (n) -  An organization that establishes age-based game ratings for video game content for different regions and countries.

 

Game trailers (PN) -  The collection title for Game merchandizing. gamertag (n) -  An Xbox Live online profile name.

 

Games (PN) -  The service on the phone where you can purchase and download games. Games (PN) -  An application that includes free games, deluxe downloads, puzzle games, word and trivia games, multiplayer and board games, action and arcade games, poker and casino games.

 

Games (PN) -  A category in the Store that shows games the user can download.

 

Games Store (PN) -  The service on the phone where you can purchase and download games.

 

gamma  -  The curve that describes how the middle tones of your images appear. Often incorrectly referred to as ‘brightness' and/or ‘contrast', gamma is a non-linear function. Changing the value of the gamma affects middle tones while leaving the white and black of the image alone. Used to compensate for differences between Macintosh and PC monitors.

 

gamma correction (n) -  The process of adjusting an image input signal to correctly display on a particular device.

 

gamma ramp (n) -  A lookup table (LUT) of numeric values that is used to compensate for a particular monitor's color response. The table has three parts (one each for red, green, and blue), and each part has 256 lookup values. A gamma ramp is used to map the range of possible intensities for each color to a limited number (256) of values. An independent hardware vendor (IHV) chooses these values so that the transition from one color intensity to the next is as smooth as possible (since the eye perceives changes in light intensity nonlinearly).

 

GAMP (n) -  Guidelines, originally developed for the pharmaceutical industry and used in

 

the healthcare industry, for validating that automated systems meet agreed-upon specifications and comply with regulations.

 

gamut (n) -  The particular range of colors that a device or color model is able to produce. Gangsta (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 # 59.

 

Gantt bar (n) -  A graphical element on the chart portion of the Gantt Chart view representing the duration of a task.

 

Gantt chart (n) -  A type of bar chart that typically shows the timing of tasks or activities as they occur over time.

 

GAP (PN) -  A Windows feature that helps administrators tune their audit policies at a more detailed level by using numerous subcategories, and better control what events are recorded in the event log.

 

gap density (n) -  The fraction of RTP data packets in the gaps between bursts since the beginning of reception that were either lost or discarded.

 

gap depth (n) -  A measure that specifies the distance between data series that are displayed along distinct rows, as a result of clustering.

 

gap duration (n) -  The mean duration, expressed in milliseconds, of the gap periods that have occurred since the beginning of reception.

 

gap length (n) -  The mean duration, expressed in milliseconds, of the gap periods that have occurred since the beginning of reception.

 

gapless (oth) -  Existing in reference to the removal of silences or clicks between tracks when they are burnt to an audio CD or when they are played back from the CD. gapless burning (n) -  A feature of Windows Media Player that allows users to remove gaps between tracks that they burn to audio CDs.

 

gapless CD burning (n) -  A feature of Windows Media Player that allows users to remove gaps between tracks that they burn to audio CDs.

 

garbage collection (n) -  A process for automatic recovery of heap memory. Blocks of memory that had been allocated but are no longer in use are freed, and blocks of memory still in use may be moved to consolidate the free memory into larger blocks.

 

garbage collection interval (n) -  A measurement of time indicating how often a domain

 

controller examines its database for expired tombstones that can be collected.

 

garbage collector (n) -  The part of the operating system that performs garbage collection.

 

gate (n) -  A data structure used by 80386 and higher microprocessors to control access to

 

privileged functions, to change data segments, or to switch tasks.

 

gate (n) -  A workflow activity that is used in the authentication phase of request

 

processing.

 

gated check-in (n) -  A feature that enables you to validate changes before you check them in. Gated check-in builds the code and runs the necessary tests. If the build succeeds, it lets you check in your changes. Otherwise, it rejects them.

 

gateway (n) -  A device that connects networks using different communications protocols so that information can be passed from one to the other. A gateway both transfers information and converts it to a form compatible with the protocols used by the receiving network.

 

gateway  -  A hardware or software set-up that translates between two dissimilar protocols gateway  -  A link from one computer system to a different computer system. gateway hour (n) -  A unit of measure for connection hours provisioned and available between a VPN gateway and on-premises servers.

 

gateway hours (n) -  A unit of measure to charge for the Windows Azure Virtual Network resource based on the amount of time that the VPN gateway that connects to on-premises and other VNETs in Azure is provisioned and available.

 

Gateway script (n) -  A standard method of extending Web server functionality by executing programs or scripts on a Web server in response to Web browser requests, such as in form processing. Use of a common gateway interface can make a web page more dynamic.

 

gateway server (n) -  A server role in Operations Manager that enables the monitoring of computers that lie outside of the Kerberos trust boundaries (Kerberos realm) of the management group.

 

gatherer (n) -  Software that manages the content crawling process and has rules that determine what content is crawled.

 

gatherer log (n) -  A log that is updated each time Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server updates a content index. Log entries contain data about URLs accessed while creating an index.

 

gather-write operation (n) -  A performance optimization where the Database Engine collects multiple modified data pages into a single write operation.

 

Gaussian Blur (PN) -  A production effect that simulates looking at an object through an out-of-focus lens. Edges are softened using a mathematical formula based on the radius setting. The larger the Radius setting, the more blurry the objects or images will become. GB (n) -  A unit of computer or device memory equal to 1,024 megabytes (1,024 1,048,576, [230] bytes).

 

GB  -  See- Gigabyte.

 

GBO (oth) -  The Netherlands government agency that is responsible for the management and development of the OTP and related IT infrastructure.

 

GBP (n) -  The official currency of the United Kingdom.

 

GC (n) -  A process for automatic recovery of heap memory. Blocks of memory that had been allocated but are no longer in use are freed, and blocks of memory still in use may be moved to consolidate the free memory into larger blocks.

 

GCC (PN) -  A compiler system produced by the GNU Project supporting various programming languages.

 

GCP (n) -  A standardized set of best practices and principles for the design, conduct, performance, monitoring, auditing, recording, analysis, and reporting of clinical trials. GDI (PN) -  An executable program that processes graphical function calls from a Windows-based application and passes those calls to the appropriate device driver, which performs the hardware-specific functions that generate output. By acting as a buffer between applications and output devices, GDI presents a device-independent view of the world for the application while interacting in a device-dependent format with the device. GDI+ (n) -  A class-based API for C/C++ programmers that enables applications to use graphics and formatted text on both the video display and the printer. Applications based on the Microsoft Win32 API do not access graphics hardware directly. Instead, GDI+ interacts with device drivers on behalf of applications. GDI+ is also supported by Microsoft Win64.

 

GDPdU (oth) -  A German law that requires tax authorities to be capable of digitally checking data from electronic bookkeeping systems.

 

GDR (n) -  A release process used internally at Microsoft to track the extra processes, such as additional testing, required to post a hotfix on Microsoft public Web sites or to allow a third party the ability to distribute a hotfix, such as an OEM pre-installing a hotfix prior to shipping to a customer.

 

GDT (n) -  A memory segment that contains descriptors for code, data, and descriptor table segments. All processor tasks have access to a common GDT.

 

Gear (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show interlocking ideas. Each of the first three lines of Level 1 text corresponds to a gear shape, and their corresponding Level 2 text appears in rectangles next to the gear shape. Unused text does not appear, but remains available if you switch layouts.

 

GEIN (oth) -  A joint project by the Ministries of Economic Affairs and Justice in the Netherlands to create one standard taxonomy and IT infrastructure (portal) to improve communications between businesses and the government.

 

Gemeenschappelijke Beheerorganisatie (oth) -  The Netherlands government agency that is responsible for the management and development of the OTP and related IT infrastructure.

 

General (adj) -  The tab that presents the most basic information about an entity/record type or instance/record in the system.

 

General alignment (n) -  A format that normally left aligns text and right aligns numbers. When right-to-left features are active, General alignment is extended to include Text mode (always available) and Interface mode (sometimes available).

 

general budget reservation (n) -  A document that is often used by public sector entities to set aside or earmark budgeted funds so that those funds are not available for other purposes.

 

general distribution release (n) -  A single, cumulative package composed of one or more files used to address a problem in a product. It is intended for public use and is made available on external websites.

 

general distribution release fix (n) -  A single, cumulative package composed of one or more files used to address a problem in a product. It is intended for public use and is made available on external websites.

 

general ledger (n) -  The register of debit and credit entries classified using accounts listed in a chart of accounts.

 

General Packet Radio Service (n) -  A third-generation enhancement to the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), which supports non-voice applications such as Web browsing and other servicing requiring transfer of data packets without limits in message size.

 

general protection fault (n) -  The error condition that occurs in an 80386 or higher processor running in protected mode (such as Windows 3.1) when an application attempts to access memory outside of its authorized memory space or when an invalid instruction is issued.

 

General Purpose Batch Instances (PN) -  The service type of the Batch service for general batch processing.

 

General tab (n) -  In the Exchange Server user interface, the main tab on the properties page.

 

generalized image (n) -  A software image that you can apply and restore to any computer with similar hardware.

 

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (n) -  A widely accepted set of accounting conventions, rules, and standards for United States companies.

 

generated allocation (n) -  A method of allocating posted amounts to destination accounts based on a set of predefined rules.

 

generated code (n) -  Code that is automatically generated for the client project based on operations and entities exposed in the middle tier when a RIA Services link exists between the server and client projects.

 

generation (n) -  A category that distinguishes products, such as computers or

 

programming languages, according to the technological advances they represent. generator (n) -  The component of Notification Services that matches events to subscriptions and produces notifications.

 

generic application (n) -  A user-defined application that supports user definable settings only.

 

Generic Application (PN) -  A resource type in a failover cluster or server cluster that supports an application that was not originally designed to run on a cluster.

 

Generic C++ Class Wizard (PN) -  A wizard that adds a C++ class to a project. This generic C++ class does not inherit from ATL or MFC.

 

generic delegate (n) -  A delegate method that is declared with type parameters. generic engine (n) -  An engine that determines the apportionment of freight charges by weight.

 

generic method (n) -  A method whose definition has placeholders, called generic type parameters, for one or more types used in the body of the method or as the types of the method's parameters. A user specifies real types (generic type arguments) for the type parameters when calling the generic method. Note that a method is not generic just because it is declared in a generic type. A method is generic only if it has type parameters of its own.

 

generic programming (n) -  Programming using parametric polymorphism.

 

generic resource (n) -  A placeholder resource that is used to specify the skills required for a specific task.

 

Generic Script (PN) -  A resource type in a failover cluster or server cluster that supports an application controlled by a script that runs in Windows Script Host.

 

Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface (n) -  A generic API for performing client-server authentication that can be implemented over any authentication system. GSS-API makes it possible for applications to use the same API with different authentication mechanisms.

 

Generic Service (PN) -  A resource type in a failover cluster or server cluster that supports a service that was not originally designed to run on a cluster.

 

generic test (n) -  A known Visual Studio test type that encapsulates an unknown test or tool and allows Visual Studio to treat it as a known type.

 

generic type (n) -  A class, interface, or structure whose definition has placeholders, called generic type parameters, for one or more types that are used in its member definitions. A user specifies real types (generic type arguments) for the type parameters when creating an instance of a generic type.

 

generic type argument (n) -  The type that the user specifies when creating instances of a generic type or when calling a generic method.

 

generic type definition (n) -  The definition of a generic type, in which type parameters act as placeholders for types that the user supplies when creating instances to use. These instances are not instances of the generic type definition, but of the constructed type formed by specifying type arguments.

 

generic type parameter (n) -  In a generic type definition, a placeholder for a type that the user specifies (generic type argument) when creating instances of a generic type or when calling a generic method.

 

generic type parameter constraint (n) -  A way of limiting the types that can be specified for a generic type parameter. For example, types substituted for the type parameter can be constrained to inherit from a particular type, to implement a specific interface, to provide a parameterless constructor, and so on.

 

generic type parameter list (n) -  The list of generic type parameters of a generic type or method, specified as part of the definition of the generic type or generic method. generics (n) -  A feature of the common language runtime, conceptually similar to C++ templates, that allows classes, structures, interfaces, and methods to have placeholders (generic type parameters) for the data types they store and manipulate. Generic types are a form of parameterized types.

 

Generieke Infrastructuur (n) -  A joint project by the Ministries of Economic Affairs and Justice in the Netherlands to create one standard taxonomy and IT infrastructure (portal) to improve communications between businesses and the government.

 

genlocking (n) -  The repeated rendering of a 3-D primitive while blending on a texture with each pass. This technique is widely used to achieve a variety of special effects. genre (n) -  A category for grouping or describing multimedia or games, such as music categorized as classical' or ‘jazz'.'

 

genre (n) -  In Windows Media Technologies, the type of music, such as rock or classical. genuine (adj) -  Pertaining to Microsoft software which is published by Microsoft, properly licensed, and fully supported by Microsoft or a trusted partner.

 

Genuine Microsoft label (PN) -  A label designated by Microsoft that is attached to a computer and represents physical evidence that the operating system on the device is genuine.

 

Genuine Microsoft Software (PN) -  Software that is published by Microsoft, properly

 

licensed, and fully supported by Microsoft or a trusted partner.

 

genuine validation (n) -  A process that verifies whether installed software is genuine.

 

geo (n) -  A large geopolitical area in Azure region taxonomy.

 

geofence (n) -  A virtual perimeter around a real-world geographic area.

 

GeoFlow (PN) -  A 3D geospatial and temporal visualization tool that enables users to map, explore, and interact with information across multiple dimensions, allowing them to draw new insights from large data sets.

 

geographic (adj) -  Pertaining to data types in an ellipsoidal coordinate system. geographic data (n) -  A type of spatial data that stores ellipsoidal (round-earth) data, such as GPS latitude and longitude coordinates.

 

geography (n) -  An abstract data type that is the base type for all geospatial data types in ellipsoidal coordinate systems.

 

Geolocation (PN) -  A SharePoint field type that enables annotation of a SharePoint list with latitude and longitude.

 

geometric (adj) -  Pertaining to data types in a planar coordinate system.

 

geometric data (n) -  A type of spatial data that supports planar, or Euclidean (flat-earth), data.

 

geometry (n) -  An abstract data type that is the base type for all geospatial data types in planar coordinate systems.

 

geo-redundant storage (n) -  Storage of data in two locations within the same geo. geo-replication (n) -  A storage account feature that automatically replicates blobs, tables, and queues to a secondary location and fails over to that location in the event of a problem in the primary location.

 

geospatial (adj) -  Pertaining to the relative position of things in an area on Earth. geospatial collection (n) -  A shape representing a union of all the positions in a set of disjoint regions.

 

geotag (n) -  A metadata tag that includes GPS latitude and longitude coordinates to specify a location. Geotags are typically used to find and organise photos and videos. geotagging (n) -  The process of adding geospatial metadata (e.g. longitude, latitude) to media (e.g. Websites, RSS feeds, or images).

 

gesture (n) -  A quick movement of a finger or pen on a screen that the computer interprets as a command, rather than as a mouse movement, writing, or drawing.

 

Gesture Engine (PN) -  An engine that specifically recognizes and processes touch input and multi-touch input as commands.

 

gesture recognition (n) -  A feature of the Pencil tool. As you begin to move the mouse, Visio quickly calculates the path the mouse pointer travels. If the path of the mouse is straight, the Pencil tool draws a straight line segment.

 

Gesture Recognition  -  involves determining the movement of a user's fingers, hands, arms, head or body in three dimensions through the use of a camera; or via a device with embedded sensors that may be worn, held or body-mounted.

 

Gesture Recognition Engine (PN) -  An engine that specifically recognizes and processes touch input and multi-touch input as commands.

 

gesture recognizer (n) -  An engine that recognizes and processes ink input as either system or application commands.

 

Get Genuine Windows (PN) -  An application that comes with a product key and DVD that allows users them to purchase Windows and activate their current copy of Windows from the client.

 

get operation (n) -  An operation in a source-controlled database that replaces the workspace version of a file with the specified repository version. By default, the repository version is the latest version.

 

Get Started (PN) -  ?The built-in app that teaches customers the basic tasks of getting started with Windows 10 and what's new in each update.

 

Get started page (n) -  The first page that IWs (end users) see when they sign in to Office 365. Admins (both P and E) can also see this page, but they don't see it first.

 

Get Windows 10 (PN) -  ?An app that assists customers in upgrading from Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows 8.1 Update 1- to Windows 10.- It notifies them of the option to upgrade, checks their PC for compatibility, and allows them to reserve a free upgrade.

 

Getting Started (n) -  A drop-down item under the Help menu that opens up a quick overview help file.

 

Getting Started (n) -  The title of instructions for setting up and preparing the device for first use.

 

Getting Started (n) -  A page in the Shared Computer Toolkit which provides an overview of the tools and resources available in the Toolkit and advice to help you start using the Toolkit quickly.

 

Getting Started (PN) -  A feature that serves as a launching point for several optional Windows tasks and OEM-defined tasks.

 

Getting Started CD (n) -  The title of a CD that contains ActiveSync and additional programs.

 

Getting Started pane (n) -  A UI element that displays Help topics that describe basic Live Meeting concepts and procedures.

 

Getting Started pane (n) -  The upper portion of the Office 365 Small Business Premium admin landing page, which contains links to -CirGetting started-€? tasks for the P admins when they sign in to Office 365 for the first time. After exploring the -CirGetting started- €? tasks, the admin can hide the pane.

 

ghost (v) -  To produce a duplicate, such as duplicating an application in memory. ghost record (n) -  Row in the leaf level of an index that has been marked for deletion, but has not yet been deleted by the database engine.

 

ghost row (n) -  Row in the leaf level of an index that has been marked for deletion, but has not yet been deleted by the database engine.

 

Ghost site  -  a Web site that remains live but is no longer updated or maintained or only done so very infrequently.

 

ghosting (n) -  The process of turning a regular file-backed item into a ghosted item. ghosting (n) -  A Desktop Window Manager feature that lets the user minimize, move, or close the primary window of an application that is not responding.

 

GHz  -  Gigahertz - billions of cycles per second. Often used as a measurement of a PC processor chip's speed and power, with bigger numbers meaning a bit more speed, and a higher price. 1000 MHz = 1.0 GigaHertz. See also- MHz.

 

GID (n) -  An identifier in UNIX that associates a user with a group of other users that have something in common. A user can be a member of one or more groups.

 

GIF (n) -  A graphic stored as a file in the GIF format.

 

GIF  -  (Graphics Interchange Format)- A popular type of compressed graphics (picture) file, widely used on the WWW. Best for artwork with 256 colours or less. See also- jpg,- compression.

 

GIF animation (n) -  A file containing a series of graphics that are displayed in rapid sequence in a Web browser.

 

gift card (n) -  A physical or electronic card storing currency that customers can use to buy apps and similar items.

 

gift card reload (n) -  A point of sale (POS) operation that is used to add money to an empty gift card or to the open balance of a gift card.

 

gifted badge (n) -  A badge that is awarded to a member at the discretion of the community owner or moderators rather than being granted automatically based on that member's earned points in the reputation system.

 

gigabyte (n) -  A unit of computer or device memory equal to 1,024 megabytes (1,024 1,048,576, [230] bytes).

 

Gigabyte (or Gig)  -  Unit of measurement for pieces of information : approximately 1 billion bytes, 1 million kilobytes, or 1000 megabytes.- Hard disk sizes are usually measured in gigabytes. Often shortened to ‘GB', ‘Gig' or just G.

 

GIGO  -  (Garbage In Garbage Out;- pr. ‘guy-go') A fundamental principle of computing, that if you feed a computer bad data, you will get bad results, even if the program is working perfectly.

 

giro (n) -  An electronic funds transfer system available in the European Union that permits a payer to transfer funds from their bank account to a payee's bank account.

 

GIT (PN) -  A distributed revision control system with an emphasis on speed, data integrity, and support for distributed, non-linear workflows.

 

GIT branch (n) -  An independent line of development serving as an abstraction for the edit/stage/commit process in the GIT system.

 

git push origin master (n) -  A statement in the GIT system to transfer commits from a local repository to a remote repository and publish changes.

 

Give Control (v) -  A Sharing slide option that allows the presenter to give application control to another meeting participant.

 

Give us feedback (v) -  A UI element that provides access to a site or process for submitting feedback on the product or service being used.

 

GKDS (PN) -  An Active Directory Domain Services service that provides cryptographic keys that correspond to arbitrary sets of security principals in AD DS to users who are authorized to access those keys.

 

GL (n) -  The register of debit and credit entries classified using accounts listed in a chart of accounts.

 

glass (n) -  A visual effect that imparts a quality of translucency to windows.

 

glassiness (n) -  The appearance of the Start menu and the taskbar after the glass visual style has been applied to customize the color, intensity, and opacity of window borders. GLB (n) -  A U.S. law containing financial provisions that require all financial institutions to disclose to consumer customers their policies and practices for protecting the privacy of non-public personal information. Non-public personal information includes any PII provided by a customer, resulting from transactions with the financial institution or obtained by a financial institution through providing products or services.

 

gleam (n) -  A small, star-shaped insignia that indicates new or changed content, as when a contact has posted new photos. It is also can be used to indicate conditions that may require action, as when someone's online storage is running out.

 

global (adj) -  Pertaining to an entire document, file, or program rather than to a restricted segment of it.

 

Global (PN) -  A privilege level that specifies the user has access to objects anywhere within the organization. The application refers to this level as Organization. global account (n) -  In an Active Directory network, a normal user account in a user's domain.

 

global address book (n) -  A complete list of party records.

 

global address list (n) -  An Address Book that contains entries for every group, user, and contact within an organization's implementation of Exchange Server.

 

Global Address List (n) -  An Address Book that contains entries for every group, user, and contact within an organization's implementation of Exchange Server. global address list synchronization (n) -  The process of synchronizing the global address list from one Exchange deployment with another.

 

global administrator (n) -  The chief administrator of Microsoft Online Services for a customer. The global administrator appoints any subordinate administrative roles. global administrator role (n) -  An administrative role for PerformancePoint Server that allows members to configure settings on the entire PerformancePoint Server system and on all computers running PerformancePoint Server within the system. global assembly cache (n) -  A computer-wide code cache that stores assemblies specifically installed to be shared by many applications on the computer. global assumption (n) -  An assumption that can be referenced by all models within a PerformancePoint Server application.

 

global attribute (n) -  An attribute associated with a skin definition file as a whole, which can be accessed from any element.

 

global conditions (n) -  A setting or an expression that is used to define rules that specify how an application is deployed on client devices.

 

global data (n) -  A set of administrator-created objects that are replicated to all sites throughout the hierarchy. Secondary sites receive a subset of this data. global default (n) -  A default that is defined for a specific database and is shared by columns of different tables.

 

global descriptor table (n) -  A memory segment that contains descriptors for code, data, and descriptor table segments. All processor tasks have access to a common GDT. global domain identifier (n) -  An identifier that specifies the country/region, the administration management domain (ADMD), and the private management domain (PRMD) of an X.400 e-mail address. For example c=us; a=MCI; p=msft. global file (n) -  A Project file [Global.mpt] that contains information you can use for different projects. Information in a global file can include views, calendars, forms, reports, tables, filters, toolbars, menu bars, macros, and options settings.

 

global group (n) -  A security or distribution group that can contain users, groups, and computers from its own domain as members. Global security groups can be granted rights and permissions for resources in any domain in the forest.

 

global ID (n) -  A unique identifier that is assigned to a data item. The identifier must be unique across all clients. A global identifier is a flexible identifier and so can be any format, but it is typically a GUID and an 8-byte prefix.

 

global identifier (n) -  A unique identifier that is assigned to a data item. The identifier must be unique across all clients. A global identifier is a flexible identifier and so can be any format, but it is typically a GUID and an 8-byte prefix.

 

global menu bar (n) -  A special custom menu bar that replaces the built-in menu bar in all windows in your application, except where you've specified a custom menu bar for a form or report.

 

Global mode (PN) -  A network selection mode that enables the phone to bounce between CDMA and GSM network types.

 

global policy (n) -  An Office Communications Server policy that applies to all SIP users in an Active Directory forest.

 

Global Positioning System (PN) -  A radio navigation system developed by the U.S. Department of Defense that uses a constellation of 24 earth satellites, which are monitored by ground-based control stations, to provide precise, continuous worldwide positioning and timing information.

 

global replica (n) -  A replica in which changes are fully tracked and can be exchanged with any global replica in the set. A global replica can also exchange changes with any local or anonymous replicas for which it becomes the hub.

 

global resource (n) -  A resource that is available for use by all sites. Such global resources might also be referenced and used by other sites.

 

global resource pointer (n) -  A resource object exposed at the site level that serves to reference a global resource being used by that site.

 

global roaming (n) -  Roaming to lower-level sites, higher-level sites, and sibling sites. This roaming method requires Active Directory and the SMS/Configuration Manager Active Directory schema extensions and applies only to the Advanced Client. global rule (n) -  A rule that is defined for a specific database and is shared by columns of different tables.

 

global rule (n) -  In Exchange Server 2007, a journal rule that processes all e-mail messages that pass through a Hub Transport server. This includes e-mail messages that were already processed by the external and internal rules.

 

global search (n) -  A search operation that finds a desired string or record located anywhere in an application, document, or set of files.

 

Global Service Monitor (PN) -  A cloud-based service that monitors the availability of external web-based applications from multiple locations around the world. global shortcut menu (n) -  A custom shortcut menu that replaces the built-in shortcut menu for the following objects - fields in table and query datasheets; forms and form controls in Form view, Datasheet view, and Print Preview; and reports in Print Preview. global subscription (n) -  A subscription to a merge publication with an assigned priority value used for conflict detection and resolution.

 

global system key (n) -  A tool used to configure the startup key, a random, 128-bit, symmetric cryptographic key created at system startup and used to encrypt all of the user's symmetric cryptographic keys.

 

global template (n) -  An add-in that stores macros, AutoText entries, and custom toolbar, menu, and shortcut key settings that you can use while you work with documents based on any template. By default, the Normal template is a global template. global term set (n) -  A term set that is created by using the term store management tool. Global text direction (n) -  Defines the flow of text in text entry boxes and edit controls. You can choose a left-to-right or right-to-left direction, or base the direction on the context of the first strong character that is detected.

 

global theme (n) -  A collection of control properties, stylesheets, and images that can be applied as a unit to a page or Web site to define an overall appearance. global trade identification number (n) -  A 14-digit data structure used to uniquely identify trade items, products, and services at a unit level.

 

Global Universal Identification (n) -  A 16-byte value generated from the unique identifier on a device, the current date and time, and a sequence number. It is used to identify a particular device, component, user, or session.

 

global variable (n) -  A variable that is accessible from anywhere in a program. globalization (n) -  The process of designing and developing a software product to function in multiple locales. Globalization involves identifying the locales that must be supported, designing features that support those locales, and writing code that functions equally well in any of the supported locales.

 

Globalization API (PN) -  An API that contains features enabling apps for a global audience.

 

globally routable user agent URI (n) -  A URI that a SIP program can use to route a call to a specific agent.

 

globally unique identifier (n) -  A 16-byte value generated from the unique identifier on a device, the current date and time, and a sequence number. It is used to identify a particular device, component, user, or session.

 

globally-unique identifier (n) -  A 16-byte value generated from the unique identifier on a device, the current date and time, and a sequence number. It is used to identify a particular device, component, user, or session.

 

globbing (n) -  In DNS, the supported use of wildcard characters such as the asterisk (*) in domain names for DNS queries that resolve to multiple names. When wildcarding is used, DNS servers must support resolving name queries that use wildcard characters, and resolvers must be able to parse multiple records from any resource record sets (RRsets) issued in wildcard query responses.

 

gloss optimizer (n) -  A pigment ink/cartridge used in digital printing which provides resistance to water, fading and smudging, thus producing photographic prints with uniform gloss coverage.

 

glossary (n) -  An alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge, generally used in the context of a specific project or with a specific text. glow (n) -  An effect that applies a halo of color around the perimeter of an object. glow effect (n) -  An effect that applies a halo of color around the perimeter of an object. GLP (n) -  A standardized set of best practices and principles for conducting non-clinical laboratory studies.

 

glue (v) -  To connect shapes such that they remain connected even when one of the shapes is moved.

 

glue chasing (n) -  The process of performing follow-up queries or successive lookups to resolve glue records in a zone to other remote DNS servers that are authoritative for a derivative zone.

 

glue record (n) -  A delegation resource record used for locating the authoritative DNS servers for a delegated zone. These records are used to connect zones together and provide an effective delegation and referral path for other DNS servers to follow when resolving a name.

 

glyph (n) -  A graphical representation of either a character, a part of a character, or a sequence of characters.

 

glyph run (n) -  A continuous sequence of characters that share a common format.

 

GML (PN) -  A label designated by Microsoft that is attached to a computer and represents physical evidence that the operating system on the device is genuine.

 

GMP (n) -  Current good manufacturing practices for the manufacture, packaging, and holding of finished pharmaceuticals and drugs.

 

GN (n) -  Personal Area Networks (PAN) that communicate directly between one or more Bluetooth-enabled computers or devices.

 

Gn SQL Server DW VM (n) -  A service type of the Virtual Machines service in Azure Data Warehouse. Gn (1 to 5) refers to the size of the virtual machine.

 

GNU Compiler Collection (PN) -  A compiler system produced by the GNU Project supporting various programming languages.

 

Go (v) -  A button on the address bar that enables the user to navigate to the specified

 

location (such as a folder path or web address).

 

go back (v) -  To return to Windows 7 after upgrading to Windows 10.

 

Go Daddy  -  Go Daddy is an Internet domain registrar and Web hosting company that also sells e-business related software and services.- http://www.godaddy.com/

 

Go To Tab (PN) -  An item on the View menu that opens the selected tab in the current window.

 

go/no go (adj) -  A determination to proceed with or abandon a plan or project.

 

Goa (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 # 126.

 

goal (n) -  An objective that the persona is attempting to achieve. A system helps the persona reach these goals.

 

goal (n) -  A value that is defined in the assessment manifest and that establishes the points at which a metric is rated.

 

goal seek (n) -  A method to find a specific value for a cell by adjusting the value of one other cell. When goal seeking, Excel varies the value in a cell that you specify until a formula that's dependent on that cell returns the result you want.

 

goal template (n) -  A set of default goals that have predefined descriptions to help an organization create specific goals for employees.

 

goaling (n) -  Determining the number of ads to deliver in a specified amount of time. You can goal by any event, such as clicks or amount sold.

 

Gold (adj) -  The highest level of service that can be allocated to a case. The service contract a customer purchases determines the service level for its associated cases.

 

gold competency (n) -  A qualification that distinguishes a Microsoft partner company that has demonstrated the highest level of expertise within a specific skill set. A gold competency indicates that a company is within the top 1 percent of Microsoft partners worldwide.

 

golden release (n) -  A release candidate that has been accepted as the final release of the product.

 

good (n) -  A tangible item for sale or use, often produced for later consumption.

 

Good Automated Manufacturing Practice (n) -  Guidelines, originally developed for the pharmaceutical industry and used in the healthcare industry, for validating that automated systems meet agreed-upon specifications and comply with regulations.

 

good clinical practice (n) -  A standardized set of best practices and principles for the design, conduct, performance, monitoring, auditing, recording, analysis, and reporting of clinical trials.

 

good laboratory practice (n) -  A standardized set of best practices and principles for conducting non-clinical laboratory studies.

 

good manufacturing practice (n) -  Current good manufacturing practices for the manufacture, packaging, and holding of finished pharmaceuticals and drugs.

 

Goods and Services Tax (PN) -  A value-added tax levied in some countries/regions. goods in transit (n) -  Items that have been dispatched from the shipping location but have not yet arrived at the delivery location.

 

goods transport agency (n) -  A provider of services that are related to the transportation of goods by road. The GTA issues a consignment note.

 

goodwill (n) -  The difference between the perceived value and the book value of an asset. goodwill (n) -  An intangible asset that arises as a result of the acquisition of one company by another for a premium value, including brand name, solid customer base, good customer relations, good employee relations and any patents or proprietary technology. Google  -  Started out as search engine and rapidly became so much better at it than everyone else that ‘to google' was (and is) widely used to mean ‘to look up via the internet'. Now a huge, rich and influential corporation with fingers in many pies, owners of theAndroid- operating system for- smartphones- and- tablets. Its headquarters are in California and it has offices and data centers all over the world.

 

googling  -  searching through the- Google- search engine

 

Googol  -  1 googol = 10 raised to the power 100. The number was named in 1983 by Milton Sirotta after his uncle (the mathematician Edward Kasner) asked him to think up a name for the number. The search engine- Google- is rumoured to be named as a play on the word Googol.

 

GOP (n) -  A group of successive pictures, starting with an I-frame and followed by zero or more predicted (P and B) pictures.

 

Gopher (oth) -  An Internet utility for finding textual information and presenting it to the user in the form of hierarchical menus, from which the user selects submenus or files that can be downloaded and displayed.

 

Gopher  -  A consistent user interface and gateway into many on-line white pages and other address databases.

 

Gopher server (n) -  The software that provides menus and files to a Gopher user.

 

Gospel (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 # 38.

 

Gothic (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 # 49.

 

Gothic Rock (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 # 91.

 

Government (PN) -  An app category that facilitates engagement with government or politics.

 

Government & politics (PN) -  An app category that facilitates engagement with government or politics.

 

government + politics (PN) -  An app category that facilitates engagement with government or politics.

 

Government Pricing (n) -  Pricing of Office 365 offers applicable to Government entities only.

 

GP fault (n) -  The error condition that occurs in an 80386 or higher processor running in protected mode (such as Windows 3.1) when an application attempts to access memory outside of its authorized memory space or when an invalid instruction is issued.

 

GPF (n) -  The error condition that occurs in an 80386 or higher processor running in protected mode (such as Windows 3.1) when an application attempts to access memory outside of its authorized memory space or when an invalid instruction is issued.

 

GPF  -  (General Protection Fault)- An common error message in early versions

 

of- Windows, seen when a program tried to do something Windows thought it shouldn't,

 

often locking up the PC.

 

GPMC (n) -  An administrative tool used to manage and edit domain-based Group Policy objects.

 

GPO (n) -  A collection of Group Policy settings.

 

GPRS (n) -  A third-generation enhancement to the Global System for Mobile

 

Communications (GSM), which supports non-voice applications such as Web browsing and other servicing requiring transfer of data packets without limits in message size.

 

GPS (n) -  A radio navigation system developed by the U.S. Department of Defense that uses a constellation of 24 earth satellites, which are monitored by ground-based control stations, to provide precise, continuous worldwide positioning and timing information. GPS receiver (n) -  A device that includes an antenna, a radio receiver, and a processor for use with the worldwide GPS (Global Positioning System). A GPS receiver uses position and time information from four GPS satellites to calculate precise information about its current location, its speed of travel, and the current time.

 

GPS Tracker (PN) -  A feature that allows the users to compute the distance they have run or walked and the calories they have burned.

 

GPT (n) -  A disk-partitioning scheme that is used by the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI). GPT offers more advantages than master boot record (MBR) partitioning because it allows up to 128 partitions per disk, provides support for volumes up to 18 exabytes in size, allows primary and backup partition tables for redundancy, and supports unique disk and partition IDs (GUIDs).

 

GPU (n) -  A processor on a graphics card that is used as a video encoding accelerator. GPU (n) -  A dedicated, heavily parallelized processor used to perform graphics or other floating point-€“intensive calculations.

 

GPU overlay scaling (n) -  A feature that draws two frame buffers at different resolutions and efficiently composites them into a single frame buffer for display. grab (v) -  To command or capture.

 

grace days (n) -  A period of days added to a due date during which a customer can delay a payment without incurring interest or a late fee.

 

grace period (n) -  A period of days added to a due date during which a customer can delay a payment without incurring interest or a late fee.

 

grace period (n) -  The time period during which a product or service will remain functional before the user or customer must license, register, renew, or otherwise (re)activate their product or subscription.

 

grace period (n) -  The time period beyond a specified date during which an obligation can be fulfilled without penalty.

 

grace time (n) -  The time period during which a product or service will remain functional before the user or customer must license, register, renew, or otherwise (re)activate their product or subscription.

 

graceful recovery (n) -  Termination of a process that allows the operating system or parent process to regain normal control. Does not crash the machine or result in a general protection default (GPF) or blue screen. The user is not required to close the application, and can continue to use the other functionality.

 

graceful shutdown (n) -  The shutdown of a cache host in Windows Server AppFabric that first moves all cached items off of that host to other running hosts before completing the shutdown.

 

grade (n) -  A rank or category assigned to a material resource that denotes functional use but not level of quality. A low-grade resource is not necessarily a low-quality resource. grade (n) -  A numeric or non-numeric score that represents a student's performance on an assignment.

 

Grade Values (PN) -  An assignment property that indicates whether grades for the assignment are numeric or non-numeric.

 

Gradebook (PN) -  A worksheet that contains the collection of grades for all students enrolled in a particular class.

 

graded question (n) -  A question for which an educator has scored a student's response. gradient (n) -  A gradual progression. For example, a progression from one color to another color, or from one shade to another shade of the same color.

 

gradient brush (n) -  A brush that paints an area in a gradual progression from one color to another or from one shade to another shade of the same color.

 

gradient slider (n) -  A user interface control (typically a slider bar) that lets you select a color for a gradient stop and where the color appears in the gradient spectrum that is applied to a brush.

 

gradient stop (n) -  A marker on a gradient spectrum that denotes where a different color is introduced. The color (and alpha) values can be unique to each stop along the gradient that a user creates.

 

Gradient Transform (PN) -  A tool that lets you alter the appearance of a gradient fill or stroke. For example, you can use the Gradient Transform tool to change where the first and last points of a gradient should appear in an object.

 

grain (n) -  Visible particles in a photographic image, often considered undesireable. grammar checker (n) -  A software accessory that checks text for errors in grammatical construction.

 

Grammar pane (PN) -  A pane that provides functionality to correct grammar errors in your document.

 

grandchild (n) -  In a tree structure, the relationship of a node to its predecessor's predecessor.

 

granted permissions (n) -  The permissions, determined by security policy, that code will be given, allowing it access to resources and giving it identity. The granted permissions are determined by both the requested permissions and what is allowed by the security policy configuration.

 

Granular Audit Policy (PN) -  A Windows feature that helps administrators tune their audit policies at a more detailed level by using numerous subcategories, and better control what events are recorded in the event log.

 

granularity (n) -  A description, from coarse' to ‘fine'

 

granularity attribute (n) -  The single attribute is used to specify the level of granularity for a given dimension in relation to a given measure group.

 

Graph (PN) -  A capability of Microsoft Azure Active Directory that accesses user, group, and role objects within a social enterprise graph to easily surface user information and relationships.

 

Graph API (PN) -  A set of RESTful web services that provides access to the entire identity system that is running in Microsoft's cloud (Microsoft Azure Active Directory - WAAD).

 

graph index (n) -  An index that stores graph nodes and edges and their associated data. Graph Query Language (PN) -  A query language used to query the graph index. graphic (n) -  A visual representation such as a picture, chart or table. graphic filter (n) -  A program that transforms a picture stored in one file format to another format so that it can be displayed in a specific graphics program.

 

graphic region (n) -  The area on a Web page where graphics overlap.

 

graphical query designer (n) -  A query designer provided by the Reporting Services that allows the user to interactively build a query and view the results for data source types SQL Server, Oracle, OLE DB, and ODBC.

 

graphical user interface (n) -  A display format, like that of Windows, that represents a program's functions with graphic images such as buttons and icons. GUIs enable a user to perform operations and make choices by pointing and clicking with a mouse. graphics (n) -  An API that facilitates rendering for geometry, images, bitmaps, text, color, and special effects.

 

Graphics  -  A catch-all term for anything involving drawing images on a PC screen. A game with great graphics is one that is visually spectacular.

 

graphics accelerator (n) -  A video card that contains a graphics coprocessor. A graphics accelerator can update the video display much more quickly than the CPU can, and it frees the CPU for other tasks. A graphics accelerator is a necessity for modern software such as graphical user interfaces and multimedia applications.

 

Graphics Device Interface (PN) -  An executable program that processes graphical function calls from a Windows-based application and passes those calls to the appropriate device driver, which performs the hardware-specific functions that generate output. By acting as a buffer between applications and output devices, GDI presents a device­independent view of the world for the application while interacting in a device-dependent format with the device.

 

graphics filter (n) -  A program that transforms a picture stored in one file format to another format so that it can be displayed in a specific graphics program.

 

Graphics Frame Analysis (PN) -  A component of the Visual Studio Graphics Diagnostics toolset that can be used to analyze and optimize the rendering performance of a Direct3D game or app.

 

Graphics Interchange Format (n) -  A graphic stored as a file in the GIF format.

 

Graphics Interchange Format (n) -  A graphics file format developed by CompuServe and used for transmitting raster images on the Internet. An image may contain up to 256 colors, including a transparent color. The size of the file depends on the number of colors actually used. The LZW compression method is used to reduce the file size still further. graphics memory (n) -  A type of memory used by video cards to store information that will be displayed on a monitor. The amount of video memory dictates the maximum resolution and color depth available for the display.

 

graphics method (n) -  A method in code that performs a graphics-related function such as drawing a line or shape or repainting a background with a solid color. graphics platform (n) -  The foundation technology by which a computer displays graphic images.

 

graphics primitive (n) -  A basic shape (a point, a line, circle, curve, or polygon) that a graphics adapter can manipulate as a discrete entity.

 

graphics processing unit (n) -  A processor on a graphics card that is used as a video encoding accelerator.

 

graphics processing unit (n) -  A dedicated, heavily parallelized processor used to perform graphics or other floating point-€“intensive calculations. grave accent (n) -  The ' character.

 

GRAVE ACCENT (n) -  The ' character.

 

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

 

grayscale (n) -  A sequence of shades ranging from black through white, used in computer graphics to add detail to images or to represent a color image on a monochrome output device.

 

Grayscale (PN) -  A filter effect in Windows Movie Maker.

 

greater than or equal to sign (n) -  The ? character.

 

greater than sign (n) -  The > character.

 

GREATER-THAN OR EQUAL TO (n) -  The ? character.

 

GREATER-THAN SIGN (n) -  The > character.

 

great-looking (adj) -  Impressive or compelling in appearance.

 

greedy repetition (n) -  A matching criteria used in regular expresions where quantifiers match as many characters as they can.

 

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

 

green IT  -  Technology assets, services, and operational best practices that allow organizations to reduce harmful environmental impacts while at the same time achieving their financial and risk imperatives within and outside of IT.

 

greenfield deployment (n) -  An Enterprise Voice deployment in an environment where no legacy PBX system exists. A new company or new facility are typical examples. greeting (n) -  ?The string that appears on Cortana home to greet you. If Cortana knows the user's name, she may use it.

 

Gregorian calendar (n) -  A calendar in widespread use. It was introduced in 1582 A.D. as a revision to the Julian calendar.

 

grep (n) -  A UNIX command used to search a file or files by keyword.

 

grid (n) -  A set of intersecting lines or linear elements at right angles to each other.

 

Grid (PN) -  The Sway card that places content into a tighter arrangement, aligning content by rows and/or columns.

 

Grid computing  -  applying the resources of many computers in a network to a single problem at the same time - usually to a scientific or technical problem that requires a great number of computer processing cycles or access to large amounts of data.

 

grid lines (n) -  The faint vertical and horizontal lines that appear in the drawing window when the grid is turned on. You can use grid lines to help position shapes precisely.

 

Grid Matrix (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show the placement of concepts along two axes. Emphasizes the individual components rather than the whole. The first four lines of Level 1 text appear in the quadrants. Unused text does not appear, but remains available if you switch layouts.

 

grid origin (n) -  The point that defines the layout of grid lines on the drawing page. A vertical grid line and a horizontal grid line pass through the grid origin, and all other grid lines are drawn at specified intervals from these reference lines.

 

grid panel (n) -  A layout container that arranges its child elements in rows and columns that form a grid.

 

gridline (n) -  A line added to a chart that makes it easier to view and evaluate data. Gridlines extend from the tick marks on an axis across the plot area. gripper (n) -  A handle (often, a tall, thin rectangle) that appears on a rebar or command band. By touching and dragging a gripper bar with a stylus or mouse, a user can reposition or resize a rebar or command band.

 

gripper bar (n) -  A handle (often, a tall, thin rectangle) that appears on a rebar or command band. By touching and dragging a gripper bar with a stylus or mouse, a user can reposition or resize a rebar or command band.

 

groom (v) -  To permanently remove data from the data warehouse.

 

Groove (PN) -  An app, delivered in-box with Windows, that can be used to buy, stream, store, and sync music.

 

Groove Calendar Tool (PN) -  A tool that lets the user mark important dates and build collaborative schedules with other members of a workspace.

 

Groove Documents Tool (PN) -  A tool in Groove for storing and sharing files; primary use is intended to be as connection to SharePoint (via Site Client).

 

Groove Meetings Tool (PN) -  A tool in Microsoft Office Groove that helps users to organize, conduct, and record meetings.

 

Groove Music (PN) -  An app, delivered in-box with Windows, that can be used to buy, stream, store, and sync music.

 

Groove Music Pass (PN) -  A Microsoft paid subscription service (monthly or yearly) that offers streaming and download access to millions of songs in the Groove music catalog. gross amount (n) -  The total amount of anything before any deductions or additions are applied.

 

gross amount (n) -  An amount excluding deductions, charges, and adjustments. gross margin (n) -  The difference between the sales and the direct costs of the products sold.

 

gross margin (n) -  The ratio of gross profit to sales revenue.

 

gross profit (n) -  The ratio of gross profit to sales revenue.

 

group (v) -  In a drawing program, to transform a number of objects into a group. group (n) -  A collection of elements that can be treated as a whole. group (v) -  To arrange or associate one or more resources.

 

group (n) -  A labeled collection of commands and controls that are grouped together on a ribbon tab.

 

group (n) -  A collection of users, computers, contacts, and other groups that is used as security or as e-mail distribution collections. Distribution groups are used only for e-mail. Security groups are used both to grant access to resources and as e-mail distribution lists. group (n) -  A set of agents who handle calls. Each group defines a routing method (how should the agents be contacted) and some presence policies (when should the agents be contacted, or whether agents are formal or informal agents).

 

group (n) -  To join query two clauses with a Boolean operator in the work item query builder.

 

group (n) -  A collection of users, computers, contacts, and other groups that is used only for e-mail distribution, and addressed as a single recipient.

 

group (n) -  A collection of e-mail addresses that is treated as a single recipient for e-mail distribution purposes, and that is created by and available to an individual Outlook user. group (n) -  In Microsoft Azure Connect, an exclusive set of endpoints whose members have network connectivity with other groups of either on-premises IT resources or Microsoft Azure role instances.

 

group (n) -  A set of objects that share a common relation.

 

Group (PN) -  The Sway button that allows the user to change a set of cards into a group of cards.

 

group account (n) -  A collection of user accounts in a workgroup, identified by group name and personal ID (PID). Permissions assigned to a group apply to all users in the group.

 

Group Ad-hoc Network (n) -  Personal Area Networks (PAN) that communicate directly between one or more Bluetooth-enabled computers or devices.

 

group box (n) -  A standard Windows control that groups a set of controls.

 

group calendar (n) -  A calendar for a group.

 

Group Calendar (PN) -  The shared calendar that you can create in Office for a group of users to schedule events, track milestones, create meetings, and engage in conversations around events. Users can add events from a group calendar to their personal calendars. group call (n) -  A call to a call group that rings the group owner and call group simultaneously. When a member of the group answers the call, the other members get a notification with the status of the call.

 

group call (n) -  A voice call with up to 25 participants in Skype.

 

group card (n) -  A Sway card that takes a set of cards and creates a group out of them with a particular visualization pattern.

 

group chat (n) -  An instant message session with multiple parties, exchanged via IM (not through your mobile operator).

 

Group Contacts by Availability (PN) -  An item on the View menu that rearranges the user's contacts based on each contact's current status.

 

group conversation (n) -  An instant message session with multiple parties, exchanged via IM (not through your mobile operator).

 

group expansion (n) -  Expansion of an Exchange Distribution Group for the purpose of inviting some or all of its members to a conference.

 

Group Expansion service (n) -  A service that expands distribution groups so that members of a group can be viewed individually.

 

group filter control (n) -  A drop-down list box control on a data access page that retrieves records from an underlying recordset based on the value you select from the list. On a grouped page, the control retrieves a specific group of records.

 

Group Filtering (PN) -  A feature of Directory Services that provides the ability for different groups of users to have their own sets of filtering rules, even if all users share the same domain. -

 

group footer (n) -  Use to place information, such as group name or group total, at the end of a group of records.

 

group header (n) -  A place for information, such as group name or group total, at the beginning of a group of records.

 

group identifier (n) -  An identifier in UNIX that associates a user with a group of other users that have something in common. A user can be a member of one or more groups. group IM (n) -  An instant message session with multiple parties, exchanged via IM (not through your mobile operator).

 

group inheritance (n) -  A means of defining the permissions of a group role within the Safe Editing feature. Administrators can create user groups and the authoring rights of each group member will be restricted according to the group permission.

 

group instant message (n) -  An instant message session with multiple parties, exchanged via IM (not through your mobile operator).

 

group instant messaging (n) -  A feature that allows instant messages to be sent to a group of contacts.

 

Group Key Distribution Service (PN) -  An Active Directory Domain Services service that provides cryptographic keys that correspond to arbitrary sets of security principals in AD DS to users who are authorized to access those keys.

 

group level (n) -  The depth at which a group in a report or data access page is nested inside other groups. Groups are nested when a set of records is grouped by more than one field, expression, or group record source.

 

group member (n) -  A contact within a group in the Contacts list.

 

group metrics (n) -  Data about the size of a distribution group and whether the recipients include people who are out of office or external to the organization. group moderator (n) -  A person who is assigned the ability to approve and reject any messages sent to a public group or a dynamic distribution group.

 

group name (n) -  A unique name identifying a local group or a global group to Windows. A group's name cannot be identical to any other group name or user name in its own domain or computer.

 

group name (n) -  A unique name that identifies a group of contacts in the Contacts list. group naming policy (n) -  A template applied to the distribution group names in your Microsoft Exchange organization. Specifically, you can specify that a prefix, a suffix, or both be applied to all distribution group names. You can also block certain words from being used in the names.

 

group nesting (n) -  A field of a group definition that specifies whether the group will contain the names of other groups as members of the current group. group of pictures (n) -  A group of successive pictures, starting with an I-frame and followed by zero or more predicted (P and B) pictures.

 

group owner (n) -  A person authorized to manage and make certain changes to a group, such as to approve a membership request.

 

Group Policy (n) -  A feature introduced with Windows 2000 that allows administrators to enforce computer-specific and user-specific settings to domain-based computers.

 

Group Policy Client (n) -  A local service that queries Active Directory at policy application time (at boot/logon or scheduled intervals) for the policy objects which pertain to it and applies them.

 

group policy engine (n) -  The framework that handles common functionalities across client-side extensions including scheduling of Group Policy application, obtaining GPOs from relevant configuration locations, and filtering and ordering of GPOs.

 

Group Policy Management (PN) -  An administrative tool designed to manage Group Policy across an enterprise. This includes day-to-day tasks, such as creating, deleting, linking, and copying Group Policy objects (GPOs), as well as setting security on GPOs. The Group Policy Management snap-in also provides reporting of GPO policy settings, as well as extended lifecycle functions such as backup and restore of GPOs.

 

Group Policy Management Console (n) -  An administrative tool used to manage and edit domain-based Group Policy objects.

 

Group Policy Management Editor (PN) -  The editor window used to edit domain-based Group Policy in the Group Policy Management Console.

 

Group Policy Modeling (PN) -  A tool in Group Policy Management console that simulates what Group Policy settings are applied, given a specific set of criteria, including location of user or computer object in the directory, security group membership, and status of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) filters. You can use Group Policy Modeling to test new policy deployments before you deploy them. Also known as Resultant Set of Policy-€”Planning Mode.

 

Group Policy Object Editor (PN) -  The Microsoft Management Console snap-in used to edit Group Policy objects.

 

Group Policy object link (n) -  A method of applying settings in a Group Policy object (GPO) to an Active Directory container (site, domain, or organizational unit). Linking a GPO applies the settings of that GPO to the users and computers in a site, domain, or organizational unit and, by default, to the users and computers in all child containers. Group Policy Results (PN) -  A tool in Group Policy Management console that gathers information about which Group Policy settings have actually been applied to a specific computer, user, or both. You can use this tool to troubleshoot the application of Group Policy settings. Also known as Resultant Set of Policy — Logging Mode.

 

Group Policy Security Settings (PN) -  The subtrees of the Group Policy Object Editor that allow a security administrator to manually configure security levels assigned to a Group Policy object (GPO) or local computer policy.

 

Group Policy Software Installation (PN) -  An extension to the editor that accompanies the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC). The extension is used to deploy software packages by using a domain-based Group Policy object.

 

group prefix (n) -  A group name that appears to the left of the @ symbol followed by the Windows- domain name. For example, in the group name This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.' group scope (n) -  The value of the Active Directory property that determines the allowed membership in the group, and the resources that may be secured by the group. The allowed values are global, universal, and domain local.

 

group screen sharing (n) -  A feature that enables users to share their desktops with several contacts at one time.

 

group text (n) -  A text message thread between a group of people (usually more than 2). It allows you to keep all the replies from people in one thread, so that you can see the whole conversation.

 

group theming (n) -  A feature that enables group owners to change their group's image and colors for a better representation.

 

group transition (n) -  An outgoing transition segment with an outgoing arrow that begins on the state context and has no chained incoming transition.

 

group type (n) -  The value that specifies whether the group is used for e-mail distribution, securing resources, or both.

 

group validation activity (n) -  A workflow activity that determines whether a group management request would violate the ILM or Active Directory configuration or policy. group video (n) -  A feature that allows calls with at least three Skype users where at least one participant shows video.

 

group video calling (n) -  A feature that allows calls with at least three Skype users where at least one participant shows video.

 

group window (n) -  A drawing window you can open to edit individual components of a group. The group appears unrotated in the group window even if it is rotated on the drawing page.

 

Group Work Site (PN) -  A team site template that provides group collaboration capabilities based on standard business practices. Integrated functions include a group calendar, Whereabouts, Announcements, Phone Call Memo, and Schedule and Reservations.

 

grouped controls (n) -  Two or more controls that can be treated as one unit while designing a form or report. You can select the group instead of selecting each individual control as you're arranging controls or assigning properties.

 

Grouped Grid (PN) -  A grouped and ordered list of HTML blocks in ListView.

 

Grouped List (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show groups and sub-groups of information, or steps and sub-steps in a task, process, or workflow. Level 1 text corresponds to the top-level horizontal shapes, and Level 2 text corresponds to vertical sub-steps under each related top-level shape. Works well for emphasizing sub-groups or sub-steps, hierarchical information, or multiple lists of information.

 

grouping (n) -  A set of data that is grouped together in a report.

 

grouping (n) -  The process of collapsing search results that share the same value for a given managed property or group identifier.

 

grouping pane (n) -  The area of the grouping window in which most user interaction takes place.

 

GroupLens (PN) -  A commonly used dataset for movie recommendation in a Mahout compatible format provided by GroupLens Research, headed by faculty from the department of computer science and engineering at the University of Minnesota and partially funded by the National Science Foundation.

 

group-level setting (n) -  One of the settings that BizTalk administrators can modify in the BizTalk Settings Dashboard. Examples include properties like the configuration refresh interval, maximum message batch size, and group-level tracking.

 

Groups (PN) -  The link to the online communities on Windows Live Groups.

 

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groupware (n) -  Software intended to enable a group of users on a network to collaborate on a particular project. Groupware may provide services for communication (such as e­mail), collaborative document development, scheduling, and tracking. Documents may include text, images, or other forms of information.

 

groupware  -  Software tools and technology to support groups of people working together on a project, often at different sites

 

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growth rate (n) -  The amount of growth of an account within a set amount of time.

 

GRS (n) -  Storage of data in two locations within the same geo.

 

GrundsAntze zum Datenzugriff und zur PrA^fbarkeit digitaler Unterlagen (oth) -  A German law that requires tax authorities to be capable of digitally checking data from electronic bookkeeping systems.

 

Grunge (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 # 6.

 

GRUU (n) -  A URI that a SIP program can use to route a call to a specific agent.

 

GSM (n) -  A digital cellular phone technology (standard) first deployed in 1992. GSM uses narrowband TDMA, which allows eight simultaneous calls on the same radio frequency.

 

GSM network (n) -  A network used by phones that have SIM cards.

 

GSS-API (n) -  A generic API for performing client-server authentication that can be implemented over any authentication system. GSS-API makes it possible for applications to use the same API with different authentication mechanisms.

 

GST (PN) -  A value-added tax levied in some countries/regions.

 

GTIN (n) -  A 14-digit data structure used to uniquely identify trade items, products, and services at a unit level.

 

g-tube (n) -  A tube used to provide nutrition to patients who are unable to obtain nutrition by mouth.

 

guard (n) -  In a statechart or activity diagram, a condition that specifies when an event can take place. Whenever its event fires, a guard is evaluated only once. guard (n) -  A clause that specifies an additional condition that the variable must satisfy to match a pattern.

 

guard clause (n) -  A clause that specifies an additional condition that the variable must satisfy to match a pattern.

 

guest (n) -  A user who does not have a user account or who does not provide a password. guest (n) -  The software that is running within a virtual machine (i.e., guest operating systems and guest applications).

 

guest access (n) -  A type of access that allows visitors to use their own desktop computers on limited resources (such as the Internet or LAN printers) without compromising a company's internal network security.

 

Guest account (n) -  A built-in account used to log on to a computer running Windows when a user does not have an account on the computer or domain or in any of the domains trusted by the computers domain.

 

guest link (n) -  A unique link that provides external users anonymous access to selected documents stored in SharePoint Online, with no sign in required.

 

Guest Mode (PN) -  An account attribution that allows users to use the computer in the exploratory mode which will automatically discard changes and actions upon logoff.

 

Guest Mode can be applied to the standard user account in Windows 7 enabling PC owners to safely share the computer with guests, children, or other family member, with a peace of mind knowing no damaging changes or unauthorized disk writes will be made to their computer.

 

guest operating system (n) -  The operating system running on a virtual machine. guest operating system profile (n) -  A library resource containing the most common settings from a Sysprep.inf file, including the computer name and domain or workgroup settings, which can be applied to a virtual machine template.

 

guest OS (n) -  The operating system running on a virtual machine.

 

guestbook (n) -  A module in Spaces where visitors can leave comments.

 

Guestbook (PN) -  The checkbox customers select to include their guestbook in the updates that they share about themselves. This text links to Spaces.

 

GUI (n) -  A display format, like that of Windows, that represents a program's functions with graphic images such as buttons and icons. GUIs enable a user to perform operations and make choices by pointing and clicking with a mouse.

 

GUI  -  (Graphical User Interface; pr. ‘gooey')- means that a program's controls are represented pictorially, with symbols, buttons and so forth, and mostly controlled by pointing and clicking with a mouse rather than having to type in text commands. Almost all modern software is GUI controlled. (see also- Windows,WYSIWYG).

 

GUID (n) -  A 16-byte value generated from the unique identifier on a device, the current date and time, and a sequence number. It is used to identify a particular device, component, user, or session.

 

GUID partition table (n) -  A disk-partitioning scheme that is used by the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI). GPT offers more advantages than master boot record (MBR) partitioning because it allows up to 128 partitions per disk, provides support for volumes up to 18 exabytes in size, allows primary and backup partition tables for redundancy, and supports unique disk and partition IDs (GUIDs).

 

guide (n) -  A non-printing line or point that can be used to help position or align objects or text.

 

guide point (n) -  A guide consisting of two short, intersecting lines that can be placed anywhere on a drawing page or on a shape.

 

Guided Help (n) -  An interactive help topic that not only describes how to accomplish a task, but also completes it. Guided Help can either perform the task automatically or show users how to do it by leading them through each step.

 

guideline award (n) -  For increases in fixed pay rate or variable awards, the calculated award after performance factors (or leverages) are applied to the budgeted or target award. guideline increase (n) -  For increases in fixed pay rate or variable awards, the calculated increase after performance factors (or leverages) are applied to the budgeted or target award.

 

Gumdrop Button (n) -  A button on the Comfy Cakes game interface that allows the player to select a gumdrop decoration for their cake.

 

gutter (n) -  The blank area between two or more columns of text or between two facing pages in a publication.

 

gutter margin (n) -  A margin setting that adds extra space to the side or top margin of a document you plan to bind. A gutter margin ensures that text isn't obscured by the binding.

 

GxP critical record (n) -  An electronic record considered critical by the FDA.

 

GxP Predicate Rules (n) -  FDA rulings that are observed within the pharmaceutical industry.

 

gyroscope (n) -  A sensor for measuring rotational velocity, or orientation.