V.34 (n) -  A data transmission standard that provides for up to 33,600 bits per second (bps) communications over telephone lines. It defines a full-duplex (two-way) modulation technique and includes error-correcting and negotiation.

 

V.90 (n) -  A data transmission standard that provides for up to 56,000 bits per second (bps) communications over telephone lines. The transmission speed from the client-side modem is 33,600 bps, the same as for V.34. The transmission speed from the host-side modem, such as an Internet service provider (ISP) or corporate network, is up to 56,000 bps, with an average speed of 40,000 to 50,000 bps. When the host-side modem does not support this standard, the alternative is V.34.

 

V2V conversion (n) -  The process by which a functioning virtual machine created in VMware is converted' to an identical

 

VA (n) -  The activation of large numbers of software licenses.

 

VAC (n) -  The earned value field that shows the difference between the budget at completion [BAC] and the estimate at completion [EAC]. In Project, the EAC is the Total Cost field, and the BAC is the Baseline Cost field.

 

vacuumer (n) -  A tool for data removal.

 

valid (adj) -  Pertaining to syntax, a file (or other syntactical entity) which satisfies syntax rules.

 

Valid for Advanced Find (adj) -  A Boolean field that is used to indicate if an attribute can be used in Advanced Find.

 

valid time state table (n) -  A table that tracks the state of an entity over time using a valid-from and a valid-to column.

 

valid XML (n) -  A well-formed XML document that conforms to a specific set of constraints, usually defined in an XML schema.

 

validate (v) -  To compare files on local volumes with their associated data in secondary storage by Remote Storage. Validating files ensures that all the files on the managed volumes point to valid and correct data in remote storage. It also recalculates volume statistics.

 

validate (v) -  To ensure that all data sources that are used by a KPI or scorecard are available.

 

validate (v) -  To use an online process to confirm whether installed software was properly activated.

 

validation (n) -  The process of comparing files on local volumes with their associated data in secondary storage by Remote Storage. Volumes that are validated ensure that the correct data is recalled from remote storage when a user attempts to open the file from a local volume.

 

validation (n) -  The process of confirming that data passing into the system is correct and complies with predefined rules, definitions, or parameters.

 

validation (n) -  The process in which Microsoft tests an app to make sure it meets app requirements.

 

validation chain (n) -  A sequence of certificates, where each certificate in the sequence is

signed by the subsequent certificate. The last certificate in the chain is normally a self­signed certificate.

 

validation formula (n) -  Checks the data in a field as it is entered. It sets limits or conditions on what can be entered.

 

validation function (n) -  A function that determines whether or not a string meets certain requirements.

 

validation rule (n) -  A property that defines valid input values for a field or record in a table, or a control on a form.

 

validation server control (n) -  A server control, included with ASP.NET, that verifies user input. The input is checked as it comes from HTML server controls and Web server controls (for example, a Web page form) against programmer-defined requirements. Validation controls perform input checking in server code. If the user is working with a browser that supports DHTML, the validation controls can also perform validation using client script.

 

validation test (n) -  A test that ensures that the functionality called for in a scenario or quality of service requirement is working.

 

validator (n) -  A server control, included with ASP.NET, that verifies user input. The input is checked as it comes from HTML server controls and Web server controls (for example, a Web page form) against programmer-defined requirements. Validation controls perform input checking in server code. If the user is working with a browser that supports DHTML, the validation controls can also perform validation using client script. validity check (n) -  The process of analyzing data to determine whether it conforms to predetermined completeness and consistency parameters.

 

validity period (n) -  The amount of time a defined credential is deemed to be trusted. valuation allowance (n) -  An account that is used to reduce the gross cost of an asset to then arrive at the net cost.

 

value (n) -  A quantity assigned to an element such as a variable, symbol, or label. value axis (n) -  A chart axis that displays scaled numerical values. value converter (n) -  A class that is used to convert values from one type to another. Useful when data binding when the source and target properties have mismatching types. value expression (n) -  An expression in Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) that returns a value. Value expressions can operate on sets, tuples, members, levels, numbers, or strings.

 

value list (n) -  A list of values used by some application, such as a database, as a search string or as values for a filtered query.

 

value mapping (n) -  The translation of field data values based on business rules. value model (n) -  A method of changing the monetary value of a fixed asset over time for different purposes, such as accounting depreciation, tax depreciation, revaluation, and disposal.

 

value stream (n) -  An operating unit that controls one or more production flows. value substitution (n) -  A string substitution performed on XML elements as a document passes through the pipeline.

 

value type (n) -  A data type that is represented by the type's actual value. If a value type is assigned to a variable, that variable is given a fresh copy of the value. (This is in contrast to a reference type, where assignment does not create a copy.) Value types are usually created on a method's stack frame, rather than in the garbage-collected heap. A value type can be boxed, which is a process that creates a corresponding reference type.

 

value-added network (n) -  A private network provider that is hired by a company to facilitate electronic data interchange (EDI) or provide other network services. value-added reseller (n) -  A company that adds features or customizations to an existing product and then re-sells that product to a customer.

 

value-added tax (n) -  A tax on products at each stage of their production based on the value added during that stage.

 

value-added tax (n) -  A tax on goods or services that is applied to each sale of the good or service. Each company is liable for apying to the tax authorities the VAT for goods or services that they have sold, but to subtract from that amount the tax for goods or services that they have purchased.

 

VAMT (PN) -  An MMC snap-in that enables IT professionals to automate and centrally manage the Windows and Microsoft Office volume and retail activation process. VAMT can manage volume activation by using Multiple Activation Keys (MAKs) or the Windows Key Management Service (KMS).

 

VAN (oth) -  A private network provider that is hired by a company to facilitate electronic data interchange (EDI) or provide other network services.

 

vanishing point (n) -  A point that represents where the perspective recedes in your drawing. You can move the vanishing point to any location on the drawing page. When you drag a raised block shape onto this drawing page, the shape orients so that its perspective lines point to the vanishing point.

 

vanity URL (n) -  An alternate URL that is typically shorter and/or easier to remember and communicate than the original address, or that incorporates a creative name that associates it with a particular product or subject matter.

 

Vaporware  -  Derogatory term for- software- which is announced but fails to materialise. VAR (n) -  A company that adds features or customizations to an existing product and then re-sells that product to a customer.

 

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

 

varchar (PN) -  The variable-length data type with a maximum of 8,000 ANSI characters. variable (n) -  A named storage location capable of containing data that can be modified during program execution.

 

variable (n) -  A global value that is used to define a frequently used setting, such as a directory path to common files or server names.

 

variable award (n) -  An individual provision of some form of variable compensation. variable bit rate (n) -  A characteristic of a data stream in which the bit rate fluctuates, depending upon the complexity of the data.

 

variable compensation (n) -  Compensation, contingent on discretion, performance, or results, that is awarded to an employee by an organization.

 

variable consumption (n) -  Specification that the volume or quantity of a component used in a finished item is proportional to the number of items produced or reported as finished.

 

variable cost (n) -  A cost that varies based on production or sales volume.

 

variable expression (n) -  An expression that depends on the value of at least one variable and, hence, must be evaluated during program execution.

 

variable grid (n) -  Grid lines that change as you change the magnification of a drawing. When you zoom in, grid lines are closer together. When you zoom out, grid lines are farther apart.

 

variable initializer (n) -  An assignment statement that is executed when the variable's class is initialized.

 

variable material consumption (n) -  The time-based quantity of material resource to be used in an assignment. A variable consumption indicates that the amount of material that is used changes if the task duration or assignment length changes.

 

variance (n) -  The difference between two values, such as the difference between estimated and actual expenses.

 

variance (n) -  The difference between an expected and an actual economic resource. variance at completion (n) -  The earned value field that shows the difference between the budget at completion [BAC] and the estimate at completion [EAC]. In Project, the EAC is the Total Cost field, and the BAC is the Baseline Cost field.

 

variant (n) -  A single combination of the attributes that are available for a product. For a given type of shirt for example, each combination of color and size is a variant. variant configuration technology (n) -  A method of modeling product masters and searching for product variant configurations.

 

Variant data type (n) -  The default data type for variables that don't have type- declaration characters when a Deftype statement isn't in effect. A Variant can store numeric, string, date/time, Null, or Empty data.

 

variant expression (n) -  Any expression that can evaluate to numeric, string, or date data, as well as the special values Empty and Null.

 

Variation Labels (n) -  Sets of language collections with user-defined, language-specific formats and behaviors that can be applied to page layout. CMS supports up to 50 different labels.

 

VAT (n) -  A tax on products at each stage of their production based on the value added during that stage.

 

VAT ID (n) -  A unique number governments issue to companies and citizens in order to track taxes paid on goods and services. VAT IDs in the European Union contain a country prefix followed by up to 12 digits or characters.

 

vault (n) -  A set of credentials that users can create, store and manage in Credential Manager.

 

VB (n) -  A trademarked name owned by Microsoft Corporation for a high-level, visual­programming version of Basic. Visual Basic was designed for building Windows-based applications.

 

VBA (n) -  A macro-language version of Visual Basic that is used to program many Windows applications and is included with several Microsoft applications.

 

VBA Converter (PN) -  A tool that converts Visual Basic for Applications macros that are opened or saved in a previous format.

 

VBA project (n) -  A collection of the modules, class modules, and user forms that are needed to create an application. Modules, class modules, and user forms can be imported into and exported from a project.

 

VBR (n) -  A characteristic of a data stream in which the bit rate fluctuates, depending upon the complexity of the data.

 

VBScript (PN) -  A scripting language that is used to create interactive or animated content for the Internet, such as games or advanced financial applications. VBScript is based on Microsoft Visual Basic syntax.

 

VBX (PN) -  A software module that, when called by a Visual Basic application, produces a control that adds some desired feature to the application. A VBX is a separate executable file, usually written in C, that is dynamically linked to the application at run time and can be used by other applications, including some applications not developed in Visual Basic. Although VBX technology was developed by Microsoft, most VBXs have been written by third-party developers. VBXs are still in use, but the technology has been superseded by OCXs and ActiveX controls.

 

VC-1 (n) -  A high-quality, industry-standard codec based on Windows Media Video Version 9. VC-1 is optimized for encoding video intended for professional broadcast and video streaming and offers compression quality greater than MPEG-2.

 

vCalendar (n) -  The file name extension of a file containing calendar information that can be shared among different calendar programs.

 

vCard (n) -  A commonly used file format for storing contact information. Contacts that use the vCard format are stored as .vcf files.

 

VCC (n) -  An end-to-end connection consisting of concatenations of two or more virtual channels between two end points.

 

VCD (PN) -  A recording format that can store about 70 minutes of video on a CD. Video CDs play on most Windows computers and DVD players. VCD image quality is about the same as that of a VHS cassette.

 

VCI (n) -  A section of the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cell header that contains the virtual channel address over which the cell is to be routed.

 

VCR (n) -  An analog magnetic recording and playback machine used to record and view full-motion video.

 

VDS (n) -  A set of application programming interfaces (APIs) that provides a single interface for managing disks. VDS uses two sets of providers to manage storage devices. The built-in VDS software providers enable the management of disks and volumes at the operating system level. The VDS hardware providers enable the management of disk storage subsystems and are supplied by the hardware vendor.

 

vector (n) -  In computer graphics, a line drawn in a certain direction from a starting point to an endpoint, both of whose locations are identified by the computer using x-y- coordinates on a grid. Vectors are used in the output of some graphics programs instead of groups of dots (on paper) or pixels (on screen).

 

vector artwork (n) -  An image generated from a mathematical description that determines the position, length, and direction in which lines are drawn. A vector graphic is created as a collection of lines rather than as a pattern of individual dots or pixels.

 

vector font (n) -  A font rendered from a mathematical model, in which each character is defined as a set of lines drawn between points. Vector fonts can be cleanly scaled to any

 

size or aspect ratio.

 

vector graphic (n) -  An image generated from a mathematical description that determines the position, length, and direction in which lines are drawn. A vector graphic is created as a collection of lines rather than as a pattern of individual dots or pixels.

 

Vector Markup Language (n) -  An XML-based specification for the exchange, editing, and delivery of 2-D vector graphics on the Web. An application of XML (Extensible Markup Language), VML uses XML tags and Cascading Style Sheets to create and place vector graphics, such as circles and squares, in an XML or HTML document, such as a Web page. These graphics, which are rendered in the native operating system, can include color and are editable in a variety of graphics programs.

 

vector path (n) -  A vector-based shape that is made up of one or more line segments connected by two or more anchor points. Paths can be made from a combination of straight lines and curves, each of which may be made up of many connecting points. All paths can be stroked or filled.

 

vectorization (n) -  The process of converting raster graphics into vector graphics.

 

VEIL (oth) -  A technology for encoding low-bandwidth digital data bitstream in video signal, which enables broadcasters to encode information into TV commercials that can be detected by special machines but that cannot be seen by the human eye.

 

velocity (n) -  A measure of the work accomplished per unit of time.

 

velocity (n) -  In Scrum, velocity is how much product backlog effort a team can handle in one sprint. This can be estimated by viewing previous sprints, assuming the team composition and sprint duration are kept constant. It can also be established on a sprint- by-sprint basis, using commitment-based planning. Once established, velocity can be used to plan projects and forecast release and product completion dates

 

velocity report (n) -  A report that provides a measure of the rate of work accomplished per iteration unit of time.

 

vendor (n) -  A party that supplies products to one or more legal entities in exchange for payment.

 

vendor analysis report (n) -  A document that displays vendor invoice amounts summarized by one or more dimensions. A vendor analysis report is used to monitor and control expenditures assigned to parties, products, locations, activities, or one or more of their classifiers.

 

vendor catalog (n) -  A listing of product offerings that are available for purchase from a vendor.

 

Vendor Evaluation and Consolidation (oth) -  A template that addresses the general activities that make up the vendor evaluation and consolidation process. vendor invoice (n) -  A source document that documents a vendor payment request. A vendor invoice can refer to one or more purchase orders. When the vendor invoice is authorized, a payment can be made to the vendor.

 

vendor prepayment (n) -  A payment made to a vendor before any items are received or services are performed.

 

vendor price tolerance group (n) -  A group that can be assigned to vendors and that

 

controls the allowable price variance percentage for invoice matching.

 

vendor request (n) -  Requests by vendors and employees to add and modify the vendors

 

approved to do business for an organization.

 

vendor user (n) -  An external user who has access to either the Microsoft Dynamics AX client or an Enterprise Portal web portal.

 

vendor-neutral  -  A state in which no one vendor can control the definition, revision or distribution of a specification.

 

Venn diagram (n) -  A diagram that is used to show areas of overlap between and among elements.

 

vennootschapsbelasting (n) -  A corporation tax in the Netherlands.

 

verb (n) -  A user interface element in a Web Parts application that an end user can click to perform actions such as closing, minimizing, restoring, editing, or deleting a Web Parts control. Developers can also add custom verbs to controls. Web Parts verbs are based on the System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.WebPartVerb class.

 

verb (n) -  A command displayed in the shortcut (context) menu. Examples include open and print.

 

verb control block (n) -  A structure made up of variables which identifies the verb to be executed, supplies information to be used by the verb, and contains information returned by the verb when execution is complete.

 

verbose mode (n) -  A mode that presents the user with additional or more detailed information.

 

verbosity level (n) -  The amount of information to display in the build log.

 

verbs menu (n) -  A menu in the title bar of a part control that contains various verbs (UI actions that apply to an individual control) such as Close, Minimize, Restore, Delete, Export, Edit, Help, and others, as well as custom verbs implemented by developers. verification (n) -  A part of the compilation process in which code is checked for conformance to a specific set of rules defined to allow proof of certain security requirements. The common language runtime can verify Common Intermediate Language (CIL).

 

verification (n) -  The process in which a developer tests an app to make sure it meets app requirements.

 

verification certificate (n) -  A certificate that represents the public-key portion of a token­signing certificate. A verification certificate is stored in the trust policy and used by the federation server in one organization to verify that incoming security tokens have been issued by valid federation servers in the organization's farm and in other organizations. verifier provider (n) -  A utility that analyzes data from the verifier.dll to determine things like timing and called APIs.

 

verifier stop (n) -  A message that is displayed when a violation has been found in an application being tested.

 

version (n) -  A numeric or other designation appended to a product name to identify a particular release.

 

version (n) -  Metadata that identifies a change made to an item in a replica. It consists of the replica key and the replica tick count for the item.

 

version (n) -  The status of an item in source control that reflects one or more changes from

 

a previous form. The greater the version number, the more recent the version.

 

version (n) -  A property that is used to differentiate objects stored in the cache using the same key. Windows Server AppFabric stores the version information using the DataCacheItemVersion class. Every time an object is added or updated in the cache, the version value changes. Versioning is used to maintain data consistency. Optimistic concurrency is achieved by using versioning as opposed to locks.

 

version (n) -  The status of an entity participating in a release process.

 

version control (n) -  The process of maintaining a database of all the source code and related files in a software development project to keep track of changes made during the project.

 

version control label (n) -  A word, symbol, or other group of characters used to identify a snapshot of a set of files at a specific point in time. It is often applied by an automated build process. It can be used to view, build, or even roll back a large set of files to the state they were in when the label was applied.

 

version history (n) -  A feature that tracks and stores a record of a shared document when it is first created, and each time it is edited.

 

version limit (n) -  The number of previous major versions of a document to retain in the repository when the document is approved.

 

version number (n) -  A number assigned by a software developer to identify a particular program at a particular stage, before and after public release. Successive public releases of a program are assigned increasingly higher numbers. Version numbers usually include decimal fractions. Major changes are usually marked by a change in the whole number, whereas for minor changes only the number after the decimal point increases. version policy (n) -  The rules that specify which version of dependent assemblies to bind to. Version polices are expressed using configuration files.

 

version stamp (n) -  A monotonically increasing integer that serves as the version of a configuration object.

 

versioning (n) -  A feature that enables you to store, track, and restore items in a list and files in a library as they are changed.

 

vertex (n) -  A handle at intersections between segments, lines or curves that comprise a shape.

 

vertex (n) -  The highest point of a curve, the point where a curve ends, or the point where two line segments meet in a polygon or freeform path.

 

vertex (n) -  A data structure that describes the attributes of a graphical object, among

 

which, the position of a point in 2D or 3D space.

 

vertex buffer (n) -  Memory buffer that contains vertex data.

 

vertex data (n) -  Data about a graphical object including position coordinates, color data,

 

texture coordinate data, normal data, and so on.

 

vertical (n) -  A segment of the marketplace, not all of it at once.

 

Vertical (PN) -  The Structure that places content on a vertical axis and allows users to navigate through it from top to bottom.

 

vertical alignment (n) -  The consistent vertical positioning of text, graphics, and other objects.

 

Vertical Arrow List (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show a progression or sequential steps in a task, process, or workflow that move toward a common goal. Works well for bulleted lists of information.

 

vertical axis (n) -  The vertical reference line on a grid, chart, or graph that has horizontal and vertical dimensions. vertical bar (n) -  The | character.

 

Vertical 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. Places more emphasis on the interrelationships among the shapes than on direction or movement.

 

Vertical Block List (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show groups of information or steps in a task, process, or workflow. Works well with large amounts of Level 2 text. A good choice for text with a main point and multiple sub-points.

 

Vertical Box List (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show several groups of information, especially groups with large amounts of Level 2 text. A good choice for bulleted lists of information.

 

Vertical Bullet List (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show non-sequential or grouped blocks of information. Works well for lists with long headings or top-level information.

 

Vertical Chevron List (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show a progression or sequential steps in a task, process, or workflow, or to emphasize movement or direction. Emphasizes Level 2 text over Level 1 text, and is a good choice for large amounts of Level 2 text.

 

Vertical Equation (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show sequential steps or tasks that depict a plan or result. The last Level 1 line of text appears after the arrow. Works best with Level 1 text only.

 

vertical filtering (n) -  Filtering columns from a table. When used as part of replication, the table article created contains only selected columns from the publishing table. VERTICAL LINE (n) -  The | character.

 

vertical offset (n) -  The distance, in device independent pixels, that the viewport has been scrolled from its top side.

 

vertical partitioning (n) -  The process of splitting a single table into multiple tables based on selected columns. Each of the multiple tables has the same number of rows but fewer columns.

 

Vertical Picture Accent List (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show non­sequential or grouped blocks of information. The small circles are designed to contain pictures.

 

Vertical Picture List (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show non-sequential or grouped blocks of information. The small shapes on the left are designed to contain pictures.

 

Vertical Process (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show a progression or sequential steps in a task, process, or workflow from top to bottom. Works best with Level 1 text, since the vertical space is limited.

 

vertical ruler (n) -  A bar displayed along the left side of a document window. You can use the vertical ruler to adjust the top and bottom page margins and the row height in tables. vertical search (n) -  A type of search which is restricted to a specific domain, such as news search, image search, local search.

 

vertical solution (n) -  An add-on software solution that complements the functionality of a product and that focuses on industry-specific needs. vertical split (n) -  A vertical orientation of the CIDER shell.

 

Vertipaq (PN) -  A high performance analytics engine that uses compressed in-memory column-oriented storage to manage large volumes of data and deliver fast response to user queries.

 

very important person (n) -  A person with a high rank or special status, who usually receives special treatment.

 

very large database (n) -  A database that has become large enough to be a management challenge, requiring extra attention to people, processes, and processes. vesting schedule (n) -  The manner in which-long term variable compensation is distributed to an employee. Long-term incentives are awarded at one time but distributed at a later time.

 

VFAT (n) -  The file system driver software used under the Windows 9x Installable File System Manager (IFS) for accessing disks. VFAT is compatible with MS-DOS disks but runs more efficiently. VFAT uses 32-bit code, runs in protected mode, uses VCACHE for disk caching, and supports long filenames.

 

VGA  -  (Video Graphics Array)- An early colour graphics standard for PCs, now used as a sort of lowest common denominator which all monitors and graphics cards understand. VGS (PN) -  The set of software drivers and services -€” such as Integration Services (for Hyper-V) or Virtual Machine Additions (for Virtual Server) -€” installed on a virtual machine that help maximize performance and enhance the user interface experience for a virtual machine.

 

via (n) -  A copper-plated hole that goes all the way through a PCB and allows a connection between wires on different layers of the PCB.

 

Vibrate (PN) -  An option that causes the device to vibrate instead of playing an audible notification or alert tone.

 

Vibrate (PN) -  A profile that causes the device to vibrate as opposed to ring.

 

Video (PN) -  The brand name of the video offering from Xbox Live.

 

video (n) -  An audiovisual recording.

 

video (n) -  Any phone call that includes a video component, where you can see the person that you're talking to (and they can see you).

 

Video (PN) -  An MSN site that allows the user to access the latest news, sport, entertainment, lifestyle and cars videos.

 

video 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.

 

video call (n) -  In Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Mail desktop, a video exchange through instant messages between two or more people. video call (n) -  A call that connects Lync users with peer-to-peer capabilities. Users can start a video call by pointing to a contact in the Contacts view and then clicking the video call icon.

 

video call (n) -  Any phone call that includes a video component, where you can see the person that you're talking to (and they can see you).

 

video call (n) -  A free internet call between two Skype users seeing each other via webcam.

 

Video Capable (n) -  A status on a Lync contact card that indicates a camera is enabled. video card (n) -  The electronic components that generate the video signal sent through a cable to a video display. The video adapter is usually located on the computer's main system board or on an expansion board, but it is sometimes built into the terminal. video carousel (n) -  A slide show of MSN videos that displays in the advertising space of the main Main messenger window.

 

video cassette recorder (n) -  An analog magnetic recording and playback machine used to record and view full-motion video.

 

Video CD (n) -  A recording format that can store about 70 minutes of video on a CD. Video CDs play on most Windows computers and DVD players. VCD image quality is about the same as that of a VHS cassette.

 

video chat (n) -  A free internet call between two Skype users seeing each other via webcam.

 

video clip (n) -  A file that contains a short video item, usually an excerpt from a longer recording.

 

Video Conversation (n) -  A button in the conversation window that starts a video conversation with the participants of the current conversation. video conversation (n) -  An instant message conversation in which one or both participants is broadcasting a video feed by using a camera.

 

video digitizer (n) -  A device used in computer graphics that uses a video camera, rather than a scan head, to capture a video image and then stores it in memory with the aid of a special-purpose circuit board.

 

video encoded invisible light (oth) -  A technology for encoding low-bandwidth digital data bitstream in video signal, which enables broadcasters to encode information into TV commercials that can be detected by special machines but that cannot be seen by the human eye.

 

video frame (n) -  One of many sequential images that make up video.

 

video 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.

 

Video Left (n) -  A credit animation in Windows Movie Maker.

 

video light (n) -  The phone's LED light used during video capture to help exposure in dark conditions.

 

video look-up table (n) -  When a graphic is created or edited, the user may specify a CLUT that corresponds with the needs of print, Web, or other destination media. In Web design, a specific CLUT of browser-safe colors is used to be certain graphics and designs will display consistently across different platforms and with different browsers. video mail (n) -  A short video sent as an email message to someone in the contact list.

 

video 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.

 

video message (n) -  A short video sent as an email message to someone in the contact list. video message (n) -  A short video clip that can be recorded by a user and left for an offline contact.

 

Video Messages (PN) -  The feature that gives users a rich way to send video messages asynchronously to another user.

 

video messages (PN) -  The feature that gives users a rich way to send video messages asynchronously to another user.

 

video negotiation (n) -  A process in which a sending endpoint can determine the video capabilities of a receiving endpoint before it sends a video stream.

 

video on demand (n) -  A technology that includes systems, services, and standards for the interactive delivery of streaming video to multimedia clients such as digital set-top boxes. video panorama (n) -  A secondary video window that automatically appears if someone clicks Video on the command bar and there is a RoundTable device present.

 

video phone (n) -  A device equipped with camera and screen, as well as a microphone and speaker, capable of transmitting and receiving video signals as well as voice over a telephone line. Using conventional telephone lines, a videophone can transmit only freeze- frame video.

 

video port (n) -  A connection that sends video information from one device to another.

 

For example, a computer's video port sends video signals to a monitor.

 

video quality notifications (n) -  Alerts to Lync users about the quality of the network,

 

computer, camera, and lighting conditions.

 

Video Search  -  The ability to search within a collection of videos, whether inside the enterprise or outside, whether under enterprise control or in another company's domain, is attracting interest in areas of content management as expectations sparked

 

by- YouTube,- Hulu,Netflix,- Vimeo- and- Blinkx- enter the enterprise environment. video snapshot (n) -  A picture taken with the webcam (during the call or any time).

 

Video Spotlight (PN) -  A mode that enables presenters to select one person's video feed so that every participant in the meeting sees that participant only.

 

video storage (n) -  A feature that enables the user to store video clips.

 

Video Store (PN) -  The section of the Store where you can purchase or rent movies and TV shows.

 

Video Styles (PN) -  A gallery of effects that users can apply to videos to create a customized, artistic look.

 

Video telepresence  -  a form of immersive video communication that creates the impression of being in the same room as other conference participants. Most telepresence suites run high-definition (HD) video resolution at 720p or 1,080p lines.

 

Video Top (n) -  A credit animation in Windows Movie Maker.

 

video transition (n) -  In video editing, the method of changing from one scene or clip to another. A cross-fade and a wipe are examples of transitions.

 

video upgrade (n) -  A Windows Phone feature to upgrade a phone call into a Skype video call.

 

videophone (n) -  A device equipped with camera and screen, as well as a microphone and speaker, capable of transmitting and receiving video signals as well as voice over a telephone line. Using conventional telephone lines, a videophone can transmit only freeze- frame video.

 

VidPN (n) -  A model that relates the video present sources on a display adapter to the video present targets on the adapter and specifies how those sources and targets are configured. It is an abstraction of the display adapter's presentational subsystem. view (v) -  To cause an application to display information on a computer or device screen. view (n) -  In relational database management systems, a logical table created through the specification of one or more relational operations on one or more tables. A view is equivalent to a divided relation in the relational model.

 

view (n) -  The display of data or an image from a given perspective or location.

 

View (n) -  A common menu item that enables the user to select how the contents of the current program are displayed.

 

view (n) -  In the Operations console, a display of a filtered set of data from the OperationsManagerDB database.

 

View (n) -  A filter for Ticket lists that displays Tickets based on specific criteria.

 

View all (PN) -  The link that appears above an incomplete content set and leads to the full list of items. For example, when a content module displays items 1-€“6, a View all' link in line with the module label leads to a webpage that lists all items. The items that are available in preview are redundantly available in the list of all items

 

View Bar (n) -  A screen element along the left edge of the Project window that provides buttons for the most commonly used views. The View Bar provides a convenient means of changing views by just clicking the icons that appear on the View Bar.

 

view box (n) -  A control that scales all of its child elements similar to a zoom control. view generation (n) -  A repository engine feature that is used to create relational views based on classes, interfaces, and relationships in an information model.

 

view identifier (n) -  A value that identifies a view that is available for a UI Automation element that implements a control pattern.

 

View Lists right (n) -  A right that allows a user to view items in a list, document library, discussion board, or survey. Does not allow the user to add, modify, or remove the items. view state (n) -  A mode of session state in which the entire session state is serialized and stored as a BLOB on the client then deserialized during every post-back. This has a tremendous hit in bytes over the wire (BoW), but is highly scalable in that it doesn't require storing information in the database.

 

view state (n) -  A state in which an app can be viewed. Full screen is the view state in which the app takes up the full screen. Snapped is the view state in which the app takes up the smaller portion of the screen (it becomes a snapped app). Fill is the view state in which the app takes up the larger and remaining portion of the screen when another app is snapped.- When an app is the main app, is in the fill view state.

 

view type (n) -  The basic structure of a view. When you create a view, you must first select one of five view types (table, timeline, day/week/month, card, or icon) to determine how information will be arranged and formatted in your new view.

 

viewed hyperlink (n) -  A hyperlink on a Web page that a site visitor has activated by using a mouse device, keyboard, or other type of pointing device.

 

viewer (n) -  An application that displays or otherwise outputs a file in the same way as the application that created the file. An example of a viewer is a program to display the images stored in GIF or JPEG files.

 

View-Only Organization Management (PN) -  The administrator role group that gives users permissions to view, but not modify, all mailboxes, public groups, and external contacts in the organization. Members can also view settings for role assignment policies, transport rules, and supervision policies.

 

viewplane (n) -  The 2D coordinate system that defines the projected (camera) view of a 3D scene.

 

viewport (n) -  A virtual window, used for controls that display content, through which all or part of the content is visible. A viewport is typically used to display a particular portion of content when all of the content will not fit in the available display space. Compare to the extent size, which is the total width and height of the content.

 

viewport (n) -  The portion of a DataRepeater control on which repeated items will be displayed at run time.

 

viewport 3D (n) -  A control where you can author 3D content at design time on the artboard and then render it correctly at run time. viewport extent (n) -  The width or height of the viewport.

 

viewport origin (n) -  The corner of the viewport from which the height and width of the viewport are measured.

 

vignette (n) -  An effect that adds gradual dark shading- at the edges of a photo.

 

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

 

Violence (n) -  A content descriptor developed by the Pan European Gaming Information (PEGI) and the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).

 

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

 

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

 

VIP (n) -  A person with a high rank or special status, who usually receives special treatment.

 

VIP (n) -  An IP address that is not connected to a specific computer or network interface card. Service deployments are assigned a VIP for receiving network traffic which is redirected to a physical device in the Microsoft Azure fabric.

 

viral provisioning (n) -  The automated creation of undifferentiated user profiles following invites that trigger the unattended execution of a script.

 

viral tenant (n) -  The instance of Azure Active Directory that is automatically created when provisioning multiple accounts at the same time from unattended scripting. viral user (n) -  The user or customer that is brought over by another one. virtual (adj) -  Of or pertaining to a device or service that appears to the user as something it actually is not or that does not physically exist.

 

virtual account (n) -  A Local Service account that does not require password

 

management. A virtual account is separate from the Local Service, Local System, and

 

Network Service accounts. It uses the computer's account and credentials when it needs network access in a domain environment.

 

virtual address (n) -  In a virtual memory system, the address the application uses to reference memory. The kernel and the memory management unit (MMU) translate this address into a physical address before the memory is actually read or written. virtual application (n) -  An application packaged by the Sequencer to run in a self- contained, virtual environment. The virtual environment contains the information necessary to run the application on the client without installing the application locally. virtual channel (n) -  In Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), the path taken by data sent from one sender to one receiver.

 

Virtual Channel Connection (n) -  An end-to-end connection consisting of concatenations of two or more virtual channels between two end points.

 

virtual channel identifier (n) -  A section of the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cell header that contains the virtual channel address over which the cell is to be routed. virtual classroom (n) -  An online meeting for teaching and collaboration pertaining to a particular lesson.

 

virtual cluster (n) -  A Network Load Balancing cluster that you create by assigning specific port rules to specific virtual IP addresses. With virtual clusters, you can use different port rules for different Web sites or applications hosted on the cluster, provided each Web site or application has a different virtual IP address.

 

virtual COM (n) -  The subsystem that manages COM objects created by application processes running in a virtual environment and prevents conflict with the same objects created outside the virtual environment.

 

virtual community (n) -  The collective of people who interact through or use online resources.

 

virtual container (n) -  A container that allows any LDAP-compliant directory to be accessed through Active Directory.

 

virtual core (n) -  A core provided to the guest OS by the hypervisor.

 

virtual desktop (n) -  A desktop enhancement tool that provides access to the desktop when it is covered by open windows or that expands the size of the working desktop. virtual desktop (n) -  A client operating system that is deployed by using a virtual machine to provide a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it were a separate computer.

 

virtual desktop (n) -  The work area on a computer screen that contains different groups- of apps or content open and available for different tasks or aspects of your life. Each group of items is called a desktop or virtual desktop.

 

virtual desktop pool (n) -  A group of one or more identically configured virtual machines. Users can connect to any virtual machine in the pool by using RemoteApp and Desktop Connection. Because the virtual machines are identically configured, users will receive the same virtual desktop regardless of which virtual machine they connect to. Only one user can use a given virtual machine at a time, but the user is not assigned to a particular virtual machine.

 

virtual desktop template (n) -  A virtual machine that is configured as a template in a virtual desktop collection and is used to create new virtual desktops in that collection.

 

virtual DHCP server (n) -  An emulation of a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. A virtual network can be configured to provide a virtual DHCP server, which offers dynamic configuration of IP addresses and related information to DHCP- enabled virtual machines.

 

virtual directory (n) -  A name used to access the contents of any Exchange store using a Web browser. The virtual directory name is used to open a mailbox as well as browse the folders of a public store. This name is also used in URLs using the Microsoft Internet Publishing Provider (MSDAIPP), which includes both hyperlinks in Web pages as well as Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects client-side code.

 

virtual directory (n) -  A directory name, used in an address, that corresponds to a physical directory on the server.

 

virtual directory (n) -  An opaque directory where only files and subdirectories defined in the application package or created through interaction with an application in a virtual environment are visible. Any files in an identically named local directory are not visible to the application.

 

virtual disk (n) -  A collection of one or more physical disks from a previously created storage pool.

 

Virtual Disk Service (n) -  A set of application programming interfaces (APIs) that provides a single interface for managing disks. VDS uses two sets of providers to manage storage devices. The built-in VDS software providers enable the management of disks and volumes at the operating system level. The VDS hardware providers enable the management of disk storage subsystems and are supplied by the hardware vendor. virtual dispatch slot (n) -  An entry in an internally maintained table of functions that is used at runtime to look up virtual function calls in an object-oriented type.

 

virtual drive (n) -  A non-physical disk exposed to the user as if it were a real disk. The disk may be backed by either a file or memory.

 

virtual environment (n) -  A runtime container that defines the resources available to application processes launched from an application package. Resources include files, directories, registry keys and values, fonts, COM objects, and services. These resources originate from the application package but may be changed by the application. Changes to resources made by the application are isolated from other applications launched from different packages or by different users. Changes made by the application take precedence over package-defined resources and persist from one launch of the application to the next. virtual environment (n) -  An environment composed of virtual machines.

 

Virtual Fibre Channel (PN) -  A Hyper-V technology that provides the guest operating system of a virtual machine with direct access to Fibre Channel-based storage by exposing Fibre Channel ports to the guest through a virtual Fibre Channel adapter. virtual file (n) -  A file name within the virtual environment that is mapped to an alternate target location. A virtual file appears alongside other files in the containing directory, regardless of whether that directory is virtual or local.

 

virtual file system (n) -  The subsystem that intercepts and redirects file system requests from application processes running in a virtual environment. These requests are processed based on the virtual files and directories defined in the application package and created or modified through interaction with a virtual application.

 

virtual floppy disk (n) -  A file-based version of a physical floppy disk. A virtual floppy disk is stored as a file with a .vfd file name extension.

 

virtual folder (n) -  A list of files that match specific search or filter information. You create a virtual folder by specifying the types of files you want to find and saving that search information. Whenever you open a virtual folder it will search your computer again to find all files that match what you're looking for.

 

Virtual Guest Services (PN) -  The set of software drivers and services -€” such as Integration Services (for Hyper-V) or Virtual Machine Additions (for Virtual Server) -€” installed on a virtual machine that help maximize performance and enhance the user interface experience for a virtual machine.

 

virtual hard disk (n) -  The storage medium for a virtual machine. It can reside on any storage topology that the host operating system can access, including external devices, storage area networks, and network-attached storage. The file format is .vhd. virtual IP (n) -  An IP address that is not connected to a specific computer or network interface card. Service deployments are assigned a VIP for receiving network traffic which is redirected to a physical device in the Microsoft Azure fabric.

 

virtual IP address (n) -  An IP address that is shared among the hosts of a Network Load Balancing cluster. A Network Load Balancing cluster might also use multiple virtual IP addresses, for example, in a cluster of multihomed Web servers.

 

virtual IP template (n) -  A template that contains configuration settings for how a load balancer should handle a specific type of network traffic.

 

virtual key code (n) -  A symbolic constant name, hexadecimal value, or mouse or keyboard equivalent that provides a hardware and language-independent method of identifying keyboard keys. Each virtual key code represents a unique keyboard key and also identifies the purpose of that key. The keyboard driver must provide one or more keyboard layouts that maps keyboard scan codes to the appropriate virtual key codes. virtual LAN (n) -  A logical grouping of hosts on one or more local area networks (LANs) that allows communication to occur between hosts as if they were on the same physical LAN.

 

virtual link (n) -  A logical link between a backbone area border router and an area border router that is not connected to the backbone.

 

virtual local area network (n) -  A logical grouping of hosts on one or more local area networks (LANs) that allows communication to occur between hosts as if they were on the same physical LAN.

 

virtual log file (n) -  Non-physical files that are derived from one physical log file by the SQL Server Database Engine.

 

virtual machine (n) -  A software implementation of a computer that emulates a complete hardware system, from processor to network card, in a self-contained, isolated software environment, enabling the simultaneous operation of otherwise incompatible operating systems.

 

Virtual Machine Additions (n) -  A collection of software drivers that maximize performance and provide a better user interface (UI) experience within a virtual machine. Virtual Machine Additions are only available for supported guest operating systems. virtual machine bus (n) -  A communications line used in Hyper-V by virtual machines and certain types of virtual devices. The virtual devices that use virtual machine bus have been optimized for use in virtual machines.

 

virtual machine configuration (n) -  The configuration of the resources assigned to a virtual machine. Examples include devices such as disks and network adapters, as well as memory and processors.

 

virtual machine configuration file (n) -  An XML-based file that stores the configuration of the virtual machine.

 

Virtual Machine Connection (PN) -  A feature of Hyper-V that allows a running virtual machine to be managed remotely through an interactive session. virtual machine deployment (n) -  The process of moving the configuration files for a virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Manager library to a virtual machine host. virtual machine expiration (n) -  A feature of Virtual Machine Manager that enables an administrator to set the number of days after the created date when a virtual machine is retired from use by self-service users. Expired virtual machines no longer appear in the Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal. However, the Virtual Machine Manager administrator still can manage the expired virtual machines. Expiration settings are applied transparently through the virtual machine templates with which self-service users create their virtual machines.

 

virtual machine host (n) -  A physical computer that is running virtualization software, such as Hyper-V, on which virtual machines can be deployed. virtual machine identity (n) -  The virtual machine name in combination with the computer name of the virtual machine's host, which uniquely identify a virtual machine in Virtual Machine Manager. The virtual machine name is a different property- from the computer name of the guest operating system running inside the virtual machine.

 

Virtual Machine Management service (n) -  The Hyper-V service that provides management access to virtual machines.

 

Virtual Machine Manager (PN) -  A member of the Microsoft System Center suite of management products, Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 (SCVMM) enables enterprise-wide management of virtual machines.

 

Virtual Machine Manager Administrator Console (PN) -  The console that provides access to the administrative functions of Virtual Machine Manager.

 

Virtual Machine Manager agent (n) -  Software that is installed on either a virtual machine host or a library server, which enables Virtual Machine Manager to monitor and manage hosts, virtual machines, and library resources. An agent is also installed on the source machine during a physical-to-virtual machine conversion.-

 

Virtual Machine Manager database (n) -  The SQL Server database that holds all Virtual Machine Manager configuration information.

 

Virtual Machine Manager library (n) -  The catalog of resources that can be used to create virtual machines in Virtual Machine Manager.

 

Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal (PN) -  The Web site that users with the needed permissions and settings can use to manage their own virtual machines within a controlled environment. The Virtual Machine Manager administrator configures self­service policies to determine which users can use the self-service portal and what they can do.

 

Virtual Machine Manager server (n) -  A physical computer running Virtual Machine Manager.

 

Virtual Machine Manager service (n) -  The software component that runs Virtual Machine Manager.

 

Virtual Machine Manager toolbar (n) -  A toolbar in the main Virtual Machine Manager Administrator Console that includes commands for hiding or displaying the Actions pane, customizing columns in the current view, opening the Job Tracking Status Window to monitor the status your own jobs, and opening Virtual Machine Manager Help. virtual machine migration (n) -  The process of moving a deployed virtual machine from its current virtual machine host to another host.

 

virtual machine name (n) -  The name that, in combination with the computer name of the virtual machine's host, uniquely identifies a virtual machine in Virtual Machine Manager. The virtual machine name is a different property from the computer name of the guest operating system.

 

virtual machine ownership (n) -  The ownership under which an owner can operate and manage a designated virtual machine through the Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal. If a self-service policy is created for a group, the group can have either per user ownership of virtual machines or shared ownership of virtual machines.

 

virtual machine permissions (n) -  Permissions that determine which actions self-service users can perform on their own virtual machines. The permissions allow users to create, delete, start, stop, pause, and resume their own virtual machines, serve as a local administrator on their virtual machines, and access their virtual machines remotely by using Virtual Machine Remote Control (VMRC).

 

virtual machine placement (n) -  The process of selecting the most suitable host to deploy a virtual machine on.

 

virtual machine preservation (n) -  The process of updating a host operating system, maximizing uptime of the virtual machine(s) that it hosts.

 

Virtual Machine Queue (PN) -  A feature that uses hardware packet filtering to deliver packet data from an external virtual machine network directly to virtual machines, which reduces the overhead of routing packets and copying them from the management operating system to the virtual machine.

 

virtual machine quota (n) -  A limit that is placed on the number of deployed virtual machines for a user or group in virtual machine self-service. Each virtual machine can add zero or more quota points toward a virtual machine quota that is set for a self-service policy. If the self-service policy is associated with a group, the quota either can be shared by all group members (under shared ownership) or can apply to each group member individually (under per user ownership). The quota does not apply to stored virtual machines.

 

Virtual Machine Remote Control (n) -  A feature of Virtual Server that allows a running virtual machine to be managed remotely.

 

virtual machine role (n) -  A cloud service role that provides a customer-customizable virtual machine image.

 

virtual machine self-service (n) -  The Virtual Machine Manager feature that enables users to manage their own virtual machines within a controlled environment.

 

virtual machine snapshot (n) -  A file-based snapshot of the state, disk data, and configuration of a virtual machine at a specific point in time.

 

virtual machine template (n) -  A library resource consisting of a guest operating system profile, a hardware profile, and one or more virtual hard disks (.vhd files), which can be used to create a new virtual machine. Computer identify information must have been removed from the .vhd file that contains the operating system files by using the System Preparation tool (Sysprep). Self-service users must use designated templates to create their virtual machines.

 

virtual machine-based desktop deployment (n) -  A deployment that allows users to run multiple client operating systems on a single server hosted on Hyper-V.

 

Virtual Machines (PN) -  The Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offer in Microsoft Azure that allows customers to deploy persistent virtual machines with nearly any server workload they want.

 

Virtual Machines view (n) -  The view in the Virtual Machine Manager Administrator Console in which the administrator monitors, operates, migrates, clones, and creates checkpoints for virtual machines that are deployed on a virtual machine host. virtual memory (n) -  Temporary storage used by a computer to run programs that need more memory than is physically installed on the computer.

 

Virtual Memory Size (n) -  In Task Manager, the amount of virtual memory, or address space, committed to a process.

 

virtual name space (n) -  The set of all hierarchical sequences of names that can be used by an application to locate objects. One such sequence of names defines a path through the virtual name space, regardless of whether the hierarchy of names reflects the actual arrangement of objects around the system. For example, the virtual name space of a Web server consists of all possible URLs on the network on which it runs.

 

virtual namespace (n) -  The set of all hierarchical sequences of names that can be used by an application to locate objects. One such sequence of names defines a path through the virtual name space, regardless of whether the hierarchy of names reflects the actual arrangement of objects around the system. For example, the virtual name space of a Web server consists of all possible URLs on the network on which it runs.

 

virtual network (n) -  A virtual version of a physical network switch. A virtual network can be configured to provide access to local or external network resources for one or more virtual machines.

 

Virtual Network (PN) -  The networking service in Microsoft Azure that lets customers create and manage virtual private networks in Microsoft Azure and securely link them to other virtual networks or their own on-premises networking infrastructure.

 

virtual network adapter (n) -  The logical or software instance of a physical network adapter that allows a physical computer or a virtual machine to connect to a network or the Internet.

 

virtual network number (n) -  A 4-byte hexadecimal number used for addressing and routing purposes. The internal network number identifies a virtual network inside a computer. The internal network number must be unique to the IPX internetwork. virtual object (n) -  Any content or control in an application that a user can interact with, i.e. a menu, a button, the background, etc.

 

virtual path (n) -  A sequence of names that is used to locate a file and that has the same form as a pathname in the file system but is not necessarily the actual sequence of directory names under which the file is located. The part of a URL that follows the server name is a virtual path. For example, if the directory c:\bar\sinister\forces\distance on the server miles is shared on the local area network at foo.com under the name \miles\baz and contains the file elena.html, that file may be returned by a Web request for http://miles.foo.com/baz/elena.html.

 

virtual path (n) -  In Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), a set of virtual channels that are switched together as a unit through the network.

 

Virtual PC (n) -  The Microsoft virtual machine solution for client operating systems. Virtual PC enables multiple client operating systems to run simultaneously on a single physical computer, each in its own isolated software partition.

 

virtual printer memory (n) -  In a PostScript printer, a part of memory that stores font information. The memory in PostScript printers is divided into two areas: banded memory and virtual memory. The banded memory contains graphics and page-layout information needed to print your documents. The virtual memory contains any font information that is sent to your printer either when you print a document or when you download fonts. virtual private network (n) -  The extension of a private network that encompasses encapsulated, encrypted, and authenticated links across shared or public networks. VPN connections typically provide remote access and router-to-router connections to private networks over the Internet.

 

virtual processor (n) -  In the Concurrency Runtime, in the Task Scheduler, an abstraction of a physical processing resource. Just one context executes at any given time on a virtual processor. Every scheduler instance contains a collection of virtual processors, and every virtual processor maps to a virtual processor root in the Resource Manager.

 

virtual processor root (n) -  In the Concurrency Runtime, in the Resource Manager, an abstraction of a physical processing resource. To enable oversubscription of hardware threads, multiple virtual processor roots can map to one physical processing resource. virtual registry (n) -  The subsystem that intercepts and redirects registry requests for keys and values from application processes running in a virtual environment. The redirection is based on the registry information defined in the application package and created or modified through interaction with a virtual application.

 

virtual root (n) -  The root directory that a user sees when connected to an Internet server, such as an HTTP or FTP server. The virtual root is actually a pointer to the physical root directory, which may be in a different location, such as on another server. The advantages of using a virtual root include being able to create a simple URL for the Internet site and to move the root directory without affecting the URL.

 

virtual server (n) -  In a server cluster, a collection of services that appear to clients as a physical Windows-based server but are not associated with a specific server. A virtual server is typically a resource group that contains all of the resources needed to run a particular application and that can be failed over like any other resource group. All virtual servers must include a Network Name resource and an IP Address resource. virtual server (n) -  A virtual computer that resides on a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server but appears to the user as a separate HTTP server. Several virtual servers can reside on one computer, each capable of running its own programs and each with individualized access to input and peripheral devices. Each virtual server has its own domain name and IP address, and each appears to the user as an individual Web site or File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site. Some Internet service providers (ISPs) use virtual servers for those clients who want to use their own domain names.

 

virtual services (n) -  The subsystem that acts as the Service Control Manager (SCM) for services running in a virtual environment.

 

virtual shared folder (n) -  A mailbox folder structure on some IMAP servers in which mail folders are accessed with the administrator username and password, and shell login access to the mail server is not allowed. Access to specific mailboxes is managed by access control lists. This means that users are assigned the permissions to only access their mailbox folder, while an administrator has access to all mailboxes. This allows organizations to use administrative credentials to migrate e-mail from an IMAP server to Outlook Live.

 

Virtual Smart Card (PN) -  The ability for some devices to act like physical smart cards even if they aren't.

 

virtual smart card (n) -  The ability to emulate the functionality of traditional smart cards, but instead of requiring the purchase of additional hardware, it uses technology that users already own and are more likely to have with them at all times.

 

Virtual Space mode (n) -  A view mode in which the editor acts as if the space past the end of each line is filled with an infinite number of spaces, allowing code lines to continue off the side of the visible screen area.

 

virtual store (n) -  A certificate store that consists of a collection of other certificate stores. virtual switch (n) -  A virtual version of a physical network switch. A virtual network can be configured to provide access to local or external network resources for one or more virtual machines.

 

virtual switch extension (n) -  A plug-in that enables the capabilities and functionalities of a virtual switch to be extended.

 

virtual team (n) -  A group of individuals who work across organizational boundaries.

 

This includes groups of geographically, organizationally and/or time dispersed workers brought together by information and telecommunication technologies to accomplish one or more organizational tasks.

 

virtual user minute (n) -  A unit of measure for the number of users times the number of minutes of service used.

 

Virtual, virtual reality  -  A simulated environment on the internet or a computer. virtualization (n) -  A feature that allows standard users to run applications that normally write to per-computer files and registry keys. If these write operations fail, they are automatically redirected to equivalent per-user locations.

 

virtualization (n) -  A means by which a service is run on a virtual platform with virtual storage.

 

virtualization (n) -  In Windows Presentation Foundation and Silverlight, a technique by which a subset of UI elements are generated from a larger number of data items based on which items are visible on the screen. Virtualization is a performance enhancement, because it is intensive, both in terms of memory and processor, to generate a large number of UI elements when only a few may be on the screen at a given time.

 

virtualization management (n) -  The software and processes that you use to manage virtual machines and virtual machine hosts.

 

Virtualization Mode (n) -  An audio effect setting that allows users with stereo headphones to experience stereo and multi-channel content without the need to set up an extensive multi-channel speaker system.

 

virtual-key code (n) -  A symbolic constant name, hexadecimal value, or mouse or keyboard equivalent that provides a hardware and language-independent method of identifying keyboard keys. Each virtual key code represents a unique keyboard key and also identifies the purpose of that key. The keyboard driver must provide one or more keyboard layouts that maps keyboard scan codes to the appropriate virtual key codes. virtual-mode data binding (n) -  A type of data binding in which a data-bound control retrieves only as many rows from the database as the user will be able to see on the screen. virtual-to-virtual machine conversion (n) -  The process by which a functioning virtual machine created in VMware is converted' to an identical

 

virus (n) -  Malware that replicates, commonly by infecting other files in the system, thus allowing the execution of the malware code and its propagation when those files are activated.

 

Virus  -  A program that has been deliberately created to cause computer problems, usually minor ones as a prank, but occasionally very nasty ones indeed, such as erasing your entire hard disk. Viruses were originally designed to attach themselves to programs on a disk, and then ‘hide' in the computer's memory once the host program is executed, and ‘infect' every disk they come across. Some types of virus (such as the famous ‘I love

 

you')- propagate by email, disguised as an- attachment, which is why you should never open an attachment you are unsure of.

 

Virus  -  A chunk of computer programming code that makes copies of itself without any concious human intervention.

 

virus detection (n) -  The process of finding malicious software on a computer.

 

Virus Filter page (n) -  The page where administrators set up and enable virus filtering (for customers who subscribe to this service).

 

virus filtering (n) -  One of the contracted services offered by Exchange Hosted Services

 

that scans and blocks email containing suspicious or malicious code.

 

virus protection (n) -  A series of measures to protect a machine from being infected by a

 

virus.

 

Virus protector  -  A program which guards against computer- viruses, either by lurking in memory as a- TSR- and checking everything you run for viruses as you go along, or by scanning some or all of the files on either hard or floppy disk at a time you specify. Virus protectors need to be updated frequently to guard against new types of virus. virus scanner (n) -  Software used to scan for and eradicate computer viruses, worms, and trojan horses.

 

Virus Scanning API (n) -  A virus-scanning API that is used by third-party antivirus service providers to protect computers that have the Exchange Server 2007 Mailbox server role installed.

 

virus signature (n) -  A portion of unique computer code contained in a virus. Antivirus programs search for known virus signatures to identify infected programs and files. virus signature file (n) -  A file that updates an antivirus program so that the program recognizes signatures of new viruses and removes the viruses from the user's computer. visibility (n) -  A property of a replica that indicates which members of the replica set it can synchronize with and which conflict resolution rules apply. Replicas fall into three visibility types: global, local, and anonymous.

 

visibility (n) -  The ability of one element to see or refer to another. For one element to send a message to another element, the latter must be visible to the former. visibility (n) -  The ability of a Bluetooth device to let any other Bluetooth device discover and connect with it.

 

visibility mode (n) -  A mode in which SharePoint Server is the primary source for all the project details. Project Server scheduling, time and status, and advanced functionality are disabled.

 

visible border (n) -  A faint dotted line that appears around elements with hidden borders. visible page (n) -  In computer graphics, the image that is being displayed on the screen. Screen images are written into display memory in sections called pages, each of which contains one screen display.

 

Visio Graphics Service (PN) -  A Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 service application that allows users to share and view Visio web drawings using Visio Services. The service application also enables data-connected Microsoft Visio 2010 web drawings to be refreshed and updated from a variety of data sources.

 

Visio Pro for Office 365 (PN) -  The subscription offering of the Visio business diagramming and drawing software with professional features for use on multiple devices and with ongoing access to upgrades.

 

Visio Pro for Office 365 (Government Pricing) (PN) -  The Visio Pro for Office 365 offer for government organizations that is hosted in the commercial cloud environment.

 

Visio Pro for Office 365 (Month to Month) (Government Pricing) (PN) -  The Visio Pro for Office 365 offer for the month-to-month subscription for government organizations. Visio Pro for Office 365 for Government (PN) -  The Visio Pro for Office 365 offer for government organizations that is hosted in the government cloud environment.

 

Visio Professional 2016 (PN) -  The year 2016 edition of Microsoft Visio Professional. Visio Standard 2016 (PN) -  The year 2016 edition of Microsoft Visio Standard.

 

Visio Web Access (PN) -  A Web Part that enables users to view (in full fidelity) and share Visio files in SharePoint Server without having the Visio client installed.

 

Visio Web Access Web Part (PN) -  A Web Part that enables users to view (in full fidelity) and share Visio files in SharePoint Server without having the Visio client installed.

 

Visio Workflow Interchange (PN) -  A file format that allows a file created in Visio to be loaded and displayed in SharePoint Designer.

 

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

 

vision statement (n) -  A one- or two-sentence summary of the principle objectives of the project which can be used by any team member to help prioritize work and make project decisions.

 

Vision System (PN) -  The camera, light, and projector systems that are used to identify the size and location of touch input and gestures on the Surface unit.

 

visited hyperlink (n) -  A hyperlink on a Web page that a site visitor has activated by using a mouse device, keyboard, or other type of pointing device.

 

Vista  -  See- Windows Vista.

 

Vista  -  formerly code named Longhorn, is the name of the next Microsoft Windows desktop operating system release to follow Windows XP.

 

visual (n) -  A low-level graphical object that serves as the ancestor of many useful graphical components.

 

visual aid (n) -  A guide, such as a solid or a dotted line, that helps you see empty or invisible elements and elements with hidden borders.

 

Visual Basic (PN) -  A trademarked name owned by Microsoft Corporation for a high- level, visual-programming version of Basic. Visual Basic was designed for building Windows-based applications.

 

Visual Basic 2013 (PN) -  A family of products, tools, and technologies that you can use to build powerful, high-performance apps.

 

Visual Basic Editor (PN) -  An environment in which you write new and edit existing Visual Basic for Applications code and procedures. The Visual Basic Editor contains a complete debugging toolset for finding syntax, run-time, and logic problems in your code. Visual Basic eXtension (PN) -  A software module that, when called by a Visual Basic application, produces a control that adds some desired feature to the application. A VBX is a separate executable file, usually written in C, that is dynamically linked to the application at run time and can be used by other applications, including some applications not developed in Visual Basic. Although VBX technology was developed by Microsoft, most VBXs have been written by third-party developers. VBXs are still in use, but the technology has been superseded by OCXs and ActiveX controls.

 

Visual Basic for Applications (n) -  A macro-language version of Visual Basic that is used to program many Windows applications and is included with several Microsoft applications.

 

Visual Basic PowerPacks 12.0 (PN) -  Visual Basic PowerPacks contains controls and libraries, which are primarily designed to help Visual Basic developers build great VB applications much easier. You can use these controls by opening Toolbox and finding the controls under Visual Basic PowerPacks category.

 

Visual Basic Scripting Edition (n) -  A scripting language that is used to create interactive or animated content for the Internet, such as games or advanced financial applications. VBScript is based on Microsoft Visual Basic syntax.

 

Visual Best Bet (PN) -  A Best Bet that can contain rich visual data, such as a video, image, or piece of HTML code, in addition to text or links. visual brush (n) -  A tile brush created from a visual object.

 

Visual C# 2013 (PN) -  Visual C# 2013 is modern, high-level, multi-paradigm, general- purpose programming language for building apps using Visual Studio and the .NET Framework. C# is designed to be simple, powerful, type-safe, and object-oriented. The many innovations in C# enable rapid application development while retaining the expressiveness and elegance of C-style languages.

 

Visual C# Compiler (PN) -  Command-line compiler (csc.exe) that allows users to build

 

Visual C# apps. It produces executable (.exe) files, dynamic-link libraries (.dll), or code modules (.netmodule).

 

Visual C# Compiler for Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (PN) -  Command-line compiler (csc.exe) that allows users to build Visual C# for projects that target the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 platform.

 

Visual C++ 2013 (PN) -  A powerful and flexible Visual C++ language in Visual Studio, which enables the development of native Windows Store apps, native desktop apps, and managed apps that run on the .NET Framework.

 

Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio (PN) -  The Visual C++ Redistributable Packages install runtime components of Visual C++ libraries that are required to run applications developed using Visual Studio on a computer that does not have Visual Studio installed. These packages install run-time components of these libraries: C Runtime (CRT), Standard C++, ATL, MFC, C++ AMP, and OpenMP.

 

visual challenge (n) -  A HIP challenge that requires a user to view an image and then type a set of characters contained in that image.

 

visual cue (n) -  A popup window or text displayed on screen when the computer beeps or makes other sounds. This is an accessibility option for people with hearing disabilities. Visual Designer (PN) -  A Visio-based design surface that enables users to create and edit workflows visually by manipulating shapes that represent actions and conditions. visual editing (n) -  The ability to activate or edit and embedded object from within an OLE control.

 

Visual F# 2013 (PN) -  F# is a programming language that provides support for functional programming in addition to traditional object-oriented and imperative (procedural) programming. The Visual F# product provides support for developing F# applications and extending other .NET Framework applications by using F# code. F# is a first-class member of the .NET Framework languages and retains a strong resemblance to the ML family of functional languages.

 

visual filtering (n) -  The process of applying filters on-the-fly by clicking on elements within widgets in the Analytics area.

 

visual 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.

 

visual manager (n) -  A class that provides support for changing the appearance of an application at a global level.

 

visual object (n) -  A low-level graphical object that serves as the ancestor of many useful graphical components.

 

Visual Reports (n) -  A menu item that displays output forms (in Excel and Visio) that consume Project data stored in local OLAP cubes. The reports are visual' in the sense that they can contain graphics

 

visual search (n) -  A type of search that returns richer results such as graphics and images, helping you find exactly what you're looking for, quickly and easily.

 

Visual SourceSafe (PN) -  A professional document source-control system developed by Microsoft.

 

Visual SourceSafe to Team Foundation Server Upgrade Wizard (n) -  A wizard which is used to upgrade Visual SourceSafe to Team Foundation Server. Upgrading your code projects, files, version history, labels, and user information from Visual SourceSafe to Team Foundation Server (TFS) or Visual Studio Online version control has many benefits for your team. TFS version control is a modern version control system that is fully integrated with the suite of ALM tools in Visual Studio 2012 and Team Foundation Server. Visual SourceSafe Upgrade for Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 (n) -  An upgrade of Visual SourceSafe system for Visual Studio 2013.

 

Visual Studio .NET (n) -  An integrated development environment for helping developers to build scalable applications and Web services.

 

Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation Build Agents (n) -  Build agents are used to perform the processor-intensive work of a build in order to use Team Foundation Build. The build agent executes the steps of the build process. Typically, these steps include getting files from version control, provisioning the workspace, compiling the code, running tests, and merging files back into version control.

 

Visual Studio 2012 Visual C++ toolset (v110) (n) -  A set of tools designed for Visual Studio 2012 Visual C++.

 

Visual Studio 2012 with Update 2 (n) -  Visual Studio with an update that

 

introduces- new technology improvements- in agile planning, quality enablement, Windows and Web developments, line-of-business development and development experience.

 

Visual Studio 2013 (PN) -  Visual Studio 2013 is a family of products, tools, and technologies that you can use to build powerful, high-performance apps. You can create Windows Store apps, in addition to desktop, web, phone, and game-console apps, in this release of Visual Studio.

 

Visual Studio 2013 ARM Cross Tools Command Prompt (n) -  A command prompt that is run in the Visual Studio 2013 ARM Cross Tools program.

 

Visual Studio 2013 ARM Cross Tools Command Prompt for Windows Phone (n) -  A command prompt that is run in the Visual Studio 2013 ARM Cross Tools program for the Windows Phone.

 

Visual Studio 2013 ARM Phone Tools Command Prompt (n) -  A command prompt that is run in the Visual Studio 2013 ARM Phone Tools program.

 

Visual Studio 2013 Command Prompt (n) -  A command prompt that is run in the Visual Studio 2013 program.

 

Visual Studio 2013 Express for Windows (PN) -  Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows provides the core tools that are required to build compelling, innovative Windows Store apps.

 

Visual Studio 2013 Itanium Cross Tools Command Prompt (n) -  A command prompt that is run in the Visual Studio 2013 Itanium Cross Tools program.

 

Visual Studio 2013 Itanium Win64 Command Prompt (n) -  A command prompt that is run in the Visual Studio 2013 Itanium Win64 program.

 

Visual Studio 2013 Preview (PN) -  The pre-release product name version of Visual

 

Studio 2013.

 

Visual Studio 2013 Remote Debugger Discovery (n) -  The process of discovering Visual Studio 2013 Remote Debugger.

 

Visual Studio 2013 Shell (Isolated) application (n) -  The Visual Studio isolated shell allows you to create stand-alone applications that can run side-by-side with other versions of Visual Studio. It is used primarily to host specialized tools that can use Visual Studio services but also have a customized appearance and branding.

 

Visual Studio 2013 Shell (Isolated) solution (n) -  The solution of Visual Studio 2013 Shell (Isolated) that allows to create stand-alone applications that can run side-by-side with other versions of Visual Studio.

 

Visual Studio 2013 Tools Command Prompt (n) -  A command prompt designed for using in the Visual Studio 2013 Tools program.

 

Visual Studio 2013 Update 4 (PN) -  The latest in a cumulative series of feature enhancements and additions and bug fixes for Visual Studio released on November 12,

 

2014.

 

Visual Studio 2013 x86 Tools Command Prompt for Windows Phone (n) -  A command prompt that is run in the Visual Studio 2013 x86 Tools program for the Windows Phone. Visual Studio Code (PN) -  A free code editor and cross-platform development tool in the Visual Studio family supporting OSX, Linux, and Windows, redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications.

 

Visual Studio Development Server (PN) -  The web server that ships with Visual Studio. Visual Studio Enterprise (PN) -  The edition of Visual Studio 2015 including all of the features available with the development tools to build mission-critical enterprise solutions. Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN (PN) -  A type of subscription purchased by the customer targeted to MSDN subscribers with Visual Studio Ultimate.

 

Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN (MPN) (PN) -  A type of subscription purchased by the customer targeted to MSDN subscribers who are MPN members with Visual Studio Ultimate.

 

Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop (PN) -  Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop enables the creation of desktop apps in C#, Visual Basic, and C++, and supports Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Forms, and Win32. Visual Studio Graphics Analyzer (PN) -  A customized VS environment in the Visual Studio Graphics Diagnostics (VSGD) toolset in Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 containing the necessary components for analyzing graphics frames and helping diagnose graphics rendering and performance issues in DirectX apps.

 

Visual Studio Graphics Debugger (PN) -  The tool in Microsoft Visual Studio for debugging shader programs.

 

Visual Studio Industry Partner Program (PN) -  A program that assists partners in building, integrating, and selling applications, tools, components, and even entire programming languages with Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 Team System. The VSIP program offers unique benefits to all its members-€”developers, tools ISVs, and line of business and infrastructure ISVs.

 

Visual Studio Online (PN) -  The Microsoft Azure service which provides an end-to-end, cloud-based application lifecycle management solution.

 

Visual Studio Online Application Insights (n) -  A Visual Studio Add-in and a Microsoft Azure service of telemetry collection for monitoring the availability, performance, and usage of deployed live applications, not necessarily Microsoft Azure applications, and diagnosing issues or exceptions in web services through log traces, without code redeploying.

 

Visual Studio Plug-in (n) -  A plug-in on a developer system, with which you can access the actual line of defective source code via Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.

 

Visual Studio Premium (PN) -  Visual Studio Premium is an integrated development environment that includes advanced tools that development teams can use to plan, develop, test, and operate applications.

 

Visual Studio Premium 2013 (PN) -  An environment consisting of powerful tools for teams collaborating in developing apps for PCs, mobile, and the cloud.

 

Visual Studio Premium with MSDN (PN) -  The MSDN subscription with Visual Studio Premium and Microsoft Azure credits among other benefits.

 

Visual Studio Professional 2013 (PN) -  Visual Studio Professional 2013 can help you create applications that have innovative user experiences that delight your customers. The integrated environment makes complex tasks easier so that you can focus on achieving your goals. By using Visual Studio Professional 2013, you can deliver quality applications on Windows, Office, Windows Phone, the web, or the cloud. When you combine it with Windows 8.1, you'll be able to build Windows Store apps.

 

Visual Studio Professional with MSDN (PN) -  The MSDN subscription with Visual Studio Professional and Microsoft Azure credits among other benefits.

 

Visual Studio Remote Debugging Configuration Wizard (n) -  A wizard enabling you to configure the process of a remote debugging in Visual Studio.

 

Visual Studio Team Explorer (PN) -  Team Explorer is the client software that you use to access Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2013 functionality from Visual Studio. Visual Studio Team Foundation Background Job Agent service (PN) -  The Visual Studio Team Foundation Background Job Agent service provides a general scheduling mechanism for Web services and jobs for Team Foundation. This Windows service is also used to run the tasks spawned by various wizards, such as the New Team Project wizard and Create a Team Project Collection wizard. The service uses the service account for Team Foundation Server (TFS), referred to as TFSService. The service runs on any server that is running a Web service or Web application in the logical application tier for Team Foundation. To operate correctly, the service account for the Team Foundation Background Job Agent service must have the permissions required for the tasks that it performs.

 

Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Express (PN) -  Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Express is a source-code-control, project-management, and team-collaboration platform at the core of the Microsoft suite of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools, which help individuals and small teams be more agile, collaborate more effectively, and deliver quality software more consistently.

 

Visual Studio Test Agent Installer service (PN) -  The service which enables you to perform an installation of a test agent. You install a test agent on each of the computers that are running components of the system under test.

 

Visual Studio Test Pro with MSDN (PN) -  The Microsoft Azure offer for Visual Studio Test Professional with an MSDN subscription.

 

Visual Studio Test Professional 2013 (PN) -  Version of Visual Studio 2013 integrates testers and other stakeholders into the development workflow to enable in-context collaboration with developers.

 

Visual Studio Test Professional 2013 DVD (PN) -  A DVD disk on which the program of Visual Studio Test Professional 2013 is saved and stored.

 

Visual Studio Tools (PN) -  The tools of Visual Studio designed for developers for inspecting the code, creating applications etc.

 

Visual Studio Tools for Applications (n) -  A family of Microsoft Visual Studio add-in software that allows developers to use Visual Basic and Visual C# to develop and customize applications built on the Microsoft .NET Framework.

 

Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Office (PN) -  A family of Microsoft Visual Studio add-in software that allows developers to use Visual Basic and Visual C# to write code behind Word- and Excel-based applications.

 

Visual Studio Tools for Office (n) -  A set of development tools available in the form of a Visual Studio add-in (project templates) and a runtime that allows Microsoft Office 2003 and later versions of Office applications to host the .NET Framework Common Language Runtime (CLR) to expose their functionality via .NET.

 

Visual Studio Ultimate (PN) -  Visual Studio Ultimate is the state-of-the-art development solution that empowers teams of all sizes to design and create compelling apps to delight users.

 

Visual Studio Ultimate 2013 (PN) -  Visual Studio Ultimate 2013 is the state-of-the-art development solution that empowers teams of all sizes to design and create compelling apps to delight users.

 

Visual Studio Ultimate with MSDN (PN) -  The MSDN subscription with Visual Studio Ultimate and Microsoft Azure credits among other benefits.

 

Visual Studio UserControl Test Container (PN) -  Container provided by Visual Studio that allows to test run-time behavior of UserControl classes in a fast and easy way. This test container starts directly from the user's Windows control library project.

 

Visual Styles (n) -  The visual guides that appear in a document to show the user where style formats have been applied.

 

visual total (n) -  A displayed, aggregated cell value for a dimension member that is consistent with the displayed cell values for its displayed children. visual tree (n) -  In Windows Presentation Foundation, the element tree containing all visual elements (elements that derive from the type System.Windows.Media.Visual) used for a piece of the user interface. This tree is the accumulation of all visual elements created directly by the application (whether in code or in markup) and all visual elements created by the template expansion of elements such as controls and data objects. visual upgrade (n) -  A feature that enables low-impact upgrades by allowing users or administrators to have more control over when the UI transitions from one version to the next.

 

visual voicemail (n) -  A feature that allows a user to see and play their voicemail messages from a list, instead of calling voicemail to get their messages. visualization (n) -  In Windows Media Player, a graphical display that changes in response to the audio signal.

 

visualization (n) -  A feature of an application that displays data in the form of an image, diagram, or animation. For example, some databases can interpret and show data in the form of a two- or three-dimensional model.

 

visualizer (n) -  A component of the Visual Studio debugger user interface that creates a dialog box or other interface to displays a variable or object in a meaningful way that is appropriate to its data type. For example, an HTML visualizer interprets an HTML string and displays the result as it would appear in a browser window, a bitmap visualizer interprets a bitmap structure and displays the graphic it represents, and so on. Some visualizers allow you to edit as well as view the data.

 

visualizer (n) -  A way to visually represent data in debug mode.

 

VLAN (n) -  A logical grouping of hosts on one or more local area networks (LANs) that allows communication to occur between hosts as if they were on the same physical LAN. VLAN Trunk mode (n) -  Trunk mode provides network services or network appliances on a VM with the ability to see traffic from multiple VLANs; a switch port receives traffic from all VLANs that you configure in an allowed VLAN list or through a VM connection. VLDB (n) -  A database that has become large enough to be a management challenge, requiring extra attention to people, processes, and processes.

 

VM (n) -  A software implementation of a computer that emulates a complete hardware system, from processor to network card, in a self-contained, isolated software environment, enabling the simultaneous operation of otherwise incompatible operating systems.

 

VM role (n) -  A cloud service role that provides a customer-customizable virtual machine image.

 

VMBus (n) -  A communications line used in Hyper-V by virtual machines and certain types of virtual devices. The virtual devices that use virtual machine bus have been optimized for use in virtual machines.

 

VML (n) -  An XML-based specification for the exchange, editing, and delivery of 2-D vector graphics on the Web. An application of XML (Extensible Markup Language), VML uses XML tags and Cascading Style Sheets to create and place vector graphics, such as circles and squares, in an XML or HTML document, such as a Web page. These graphics, which are rendered in the native operating system, can include color and are editable in a variety of graphics programs.

 

VMM service template (n) -  A template, also called a virtual machine template, that represents a set of virtual machines that are working together to provide a tool for the customer.

 

VMQ (PN) -  A feature that uses hardware packet filtering to deliver packet data from an external virtual machine network directly to virtual machines, which reduces the overhead of routing packets and copying them from the management operating system to the virtual machine.

 

VMRC (n) -  A feature of Virtual Server that allows a running virtual machine to be managed remotely.

 

vocabulary (n) -  A collection of definitions consisting of friendly names for the facts used in rule conditions and actions. Vocabulary definitions make the rules easier to read, understand, and share by people in a particular business domain.

 

vocabulary (n) -  A set of related terms used to express concepts in a technical application.

 

Vocal (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 # 28.

 

VOD (n) -  A technology that includes systems, services, and standards for the interactive delivery of streaming video to multimedia clients such as digital set-top boxes. voice call (n) -  A telephone call where the human voice, rather than data or video, is transmitted (that is, an ordinary telephone call).

 

voice call (n) -  A Skype call where only audio is used (without video).

 

voice client (n) -  A client that supports VoIP.

 

voice clip (n) -  A file, similar to a video clip, that contains a short audio segment that a user records to send to a contact. The clip appears in the contact's conversation window and plays automatically.

 

voice command (n) -  A spoken command that controls a program or computer operation through speech recognition technology.

 

voice command mode (n) -  A speech mode that you can use to give commands to a program.

 

voice comment (n) -  A recording that is attached to your document.

 

voice connection (n) -  The connection on your phone that allows you to make phone calls. voice grade  -  The term applied to channels used primarily for speech transmission, generally with a frequency range of about 300 to 3,000 cycles per second (hertz.) Voice Grade channels may be used to send analog or digital data or facsimile. voice input (n) -  Spoken instructions that a computer translates into executable commands using speech recognition technology or that are embedded into documents with the aid of a microphone.

 

voice mail (n) -  A system that records and stores telephone messages in a user mailbox. voice mail system (n) -  A system that records and stores telephone messages in a user mailbox.

 

voice message (n) -  An electronic message with a primary content of digitized audio.

 

voice message (n) -  A message recorded for a contact who didn't answer a call.

 

voice message originator (n) -  An e-mail address that is used on call answering messages.

 

The voice message originator is used as the From' field for Unified Messaging messages

 

and is the address to which non-delivery reports (NDRs) are sent.'

 

voice messaging (n) -  A system that sends and receives messages in the form of sound

 

recordings.

 

voice navigation (n) -  A feature that provides turn-by-turn audio directions read out loud

 

to users to go to a given destination.

 

voice note (n) -  A note that contains recorded information.

 

Voice over Internet Protocol (n) -  The use of the Internet Protocol (IP) for transmitting voice communications. VoIP delivers digitized audio in packet form and can be used to transmit over intranets, extranets, and the Internet. It is essentially an inexpensive alternative to traditional telephone communication over the circuit-switched Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). VoIP covers computer-to-computer, computer-to- telephone, and telephone-based communications. For the sake of compatibility and interoperability, a group called the VoIP Forum promotes product development based on the ITU-T H.323 standard to transmit multimedia over the Internet.

 

Voice over IP (n) -  The use of the Internet Protocol (IP) for transmitting voice

 

communications. VoIP delivers digitized audio in packet form and can be used to transmit over intranets, extranets, and the Internet. It is essentially an inexpensive alternative to traditional telephone communication over the circuit-switched Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). VoIP covers computer-to-computer, computer-to-telephone, and telephone-based communications. For the sake of compatibility and interoperability, a group called the VoIP Forum promotes product development based on the ITU-T H.323 standard to transmit multimedia over the Internet.

 

voice policies (n) -  Define the following for each user, site, or organization that is assigned the policy: A set of calling features that can be enabled or disabled to determine the Enterprise Voice functionality that is available to users. Also, a set of PSTN usage records that define what types of calls are authorized.

 

voice profile (n) -  Information about your specific speaking style and environment that helps Speech Recognition to better understand the commands you say. voice recognition (n) -  The ability to interpret vocal commands or convert spoken words into computer-readable text. Speech recognition programs enable you to control an application or enter text by speaking into a microphone, rather than by using a keyboard. Voice Recorder (PN) -  An app- used to record sounds with the device's microphone and to record phone calls.

 

voice roaming (n) -  A phone call made in a roaming area. Generally making phone calls or using your data connection when the phone is roaming is more expensive, and the user will be charged additional fees for voice roaming calls.

 

voice route (n) -  A route that contains instructions that tell Lync Server how to route calls from Enterprise Voice users to phone numbers on the public switched telephone network (PSTN), or a private branch exchange (PBX).

 

voice shortcut (n) -  A voice command that can be executed by the user at any time and performs an action that typically saves a lot of clicks.

 

voice tag (n) -  A sound the user records to associate with a telephone number.

 

Voice User Interface (n) -  An interface that is used to navigate the menus of a Unified Messaging (UM) system using speech inputs.

 

voiceband  -  A voice grade bandwidth typically spanning between 300 and 3300 Hz. voicemail (n) -  A system that records and stores telephone messages in a user mailbox. voicemail (n) -  A telephone message delivered to a voicemail system.

 

Voicemail  -  A voice message recorded on a computer and sent to a specific person by the computer or telephone system. In effect a more sophisticated telephone answering machine.

 

voiceprint (n) -  Used in biometric authentication to map the characteristics of an individual's voice, such as pitch and rhythm, and use it to verify their identity. void (v) -  To prohibit the use of a document as a contract.

 

VoIP (n) -  The use of the Internet Protocol (IP) for transmitting voice communications. VoIP delivers digitized audio in packet form and can be used to transmit over intranets, extranets, and the Internet. It is essentially an inexpensive alternative to traditional telephone communication over the circuit-switched Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). VoIP covers computer-to-computer, computer-to-telephone, and telephone-based communications. For the sake of compatibility and interoperability, a group called the VoIP Forum promotes product development based on the ITU-T H.323 standard to transmit multimedia over the Internet.

 

VOIP  -  (Voice Over Internet Protocol)- A system for making cheap phonecalls over the internet instead of via the telephone system.

 

VoIP gateway (n) -  A computer device that converts between circuit switch telephony protocols and VoIP protocols.

 

VOIP-enabled Live Meeting trial conference center session (n) -  A Live Meeting session conducted using VoIP to transmit data and conducted on a Live Meeting conference center accessed with a trial account.

 

volatile memory (n) -  Memory used by a program that can change independently of the program, such as memory shared by another program or by an interrupt service routine. volatile memory (n) -  Memory, such as RAM, that loses its data when the power is shut off.

 

volume (n) -  The loudness of an audio signal.

 

volume (n) -  An area of storage on a hard disk. A volume is formatted by using a file system, such as NTFS, and has a drive letter assigned to it. A single hard disk can have multiple volumes. Some volumes can span multiple hard disks.

 

volume activation (n) -  The activation of large numbers of software licenses.

 

Volume Activation Management Tool (PN) -  An MMC snap-in that enables IT professionals to automate and centrally manage the Windows and Microsoft Office volume and retail activation process. VAMT can manage volume activation by using Multiple Activation Keys (MAKs) or the Windows Key Management Service (KMS). Volume Activation Services (PN) -  A server role in Windows Server that enables users to automate and simplify the issuance and management of Microsoft software volume licenses for a variety of scenarios and environments. With Volume Activation Services, you can install and configure the Key Management Service (KMS) and enable Active Directory-based Activation.

 

volume bitmap (n) -  A stored reference (which may exist both on hierarchical directory volumes and in memory) to every piece of data that is in the allocation blocks and indicates whether the block is allocated or free for use.

 

volume control block (n) -  An opaque structure in which a file system maintains state information about a mounted volume.

 

volume control button (n) -  A hardware button that increases and decreases the sound volume.

 

volume discount (n) -  The amount subtracted from the unit of a product or service based on the volume purchased.

 

volume image (n) -  A single Windows image in a Windows image (.wim) file. volume leveling (n) -  The process of automatically increasing or decreasing the volume during playback to make all audio content sound similar with respect to volume levels. Volume leveling may change the original dynamic range of the content.

 

volume license (n) -  A license form that allows multiple installations of a particular product.

 

volume license key (n) -  A product key that is provided to Microsoft customers who choose a Microsoft Volume Licensing program for their organizations and that allows multiple installations of a particular product. The key is assigned to a company or institution intended for their sole use and only for distribution to employees or third parties who are authorized to install and distribute licenses pursuant to the terms of their license agreement.

 

volume license product key (n) -  A product key that is provided to Microsoft customers who choose a Microsoft Volume Licensing program for their organizations and that allows multiple installations of a particular product. The key is assigned to a company or institution intended for their sole use and only for distribution to employees or third parties who are authorized to install and distribute licenses pursuant to the terms of their license agreement.

 

volume map control block (n) -  An opaque structure that stores virtual block number (VBN) to logical block number (LBN) mappings for an a volume file of a file system. volume master key (n) -  An advanced encryption standard (AES) 256-bit key that is used by BitLocker Drive Encryption to encrypt the full volume encryption key. There is only one volume master key per volume.

 

volume mount point (n) -  A point of access to a volume (or multiple volumes) that users and applications can use to unify disparate file systems into one logical system. volume serial number (n) -  The optional identifying volume number of a disk or tape. MS-DOS systems use the term volume serial number. Apple Macintosh systems use the term volume reference number. A volume serial number is not the same as a volume label or volume name. Compare volume label.

 

volume set (n) -  A volume that consists of disk space on one or more physical disks. A volume set is created by using basic disks and is supported only in WindowsNT4.0 or earlier. Volume sets were replaced by spanned volumes, which use dynamic disks.

 

Volume Shadow Copy Service (n) -  A Windows Server 2003 technology that supports creation of single point-in-time shadow copies - also known as snapshots - of single or multiple volumes without impacting file server performance. Volume Shadow Copy Service also supports backups of open files.

 

volume snapshot (n) -  A snapshot of a volume that is made at a specific point in time. volume snapshot device (n) -  A virtual device created by System Restore that is needed to set a system restore point.

 

volume-leveling value (n) -  A value that is included with Windows Media Format (WMF) or MP3 format files that allows volume leveling to work.

 

voucher (n) -  A record of a vendor transaction, including the vendor's name and address, description of goods or services received, document number, terms of payment, due date and amount due.

 

voucher number (n) -  A unique identifier for a transaction or group of transactions.

 

VpB (oth) -  A corporation tax in the Netherlands.

 

VPN (n) -  The extension of a private network that encompasses encapsulated, encrypted, and authenticated links across shared or public networks. VPN connections typically provide remote access and router-to-router connections to private networks over the Internet.

 

VPN client (n) -  A computer that initiates a VPN connection to a VPN server. A VPN client can be an individual computer that obtains a remote access VPN connection or a router that obtains a router-to-router VPN connection.

 

VPN device (n) -  A device that is configured for a virtual private network.

 

VPN Gateway (PN) -  A service that allow on-premises networks to be securely connected through site-to-site VPNs to Azure using industry standard protocols IPsec and IKE.

 

VPN quarantine (n) -  A network where clients that do not conform to specific criteria are placed.

 

VPN Reconnect (PN) -  A Windows feature that enables your PC to maintain a persistent VPN connection across network changes.

 

VPN server (n) -  A computer that accepts virtual private network (VPN) connections from VPN clients. A VPN server can provide a remote access VPN connection or a router-to- router VPN connection.

 

v-root (n) -  The root directory that a user sees when connected to an Internet server, such as an HTTP or FTP server. The virtual root is actually a pointer to the physical root directory, which may be in a different location, such as on another server. The advantages of using a virtual root include being able to create a simple URL for the Internet site and to move the root directory without affecting the URL.

 

VS 2013 Shell (PN) -  A solution which allows you to create your own Visual Studio-based application in either integrated or isolated mode. In integrated mode, many Visual Studio features are available in addition to your application. In the isolated mode, you choose a subset of Visual Studio features that you wish to distribute along with your own extension. VS Enterprise (PN) -  The edition of Visual Studio 2015 including all of the features available with the development tools to build mission-critical enterprise solutions.

 

VS Enterprise 2015 (PN) -  The edition of Visual Studio 2015 including all of the features available with the development tools to build mission-critical enterprise solutions.

 

VS Express 2013 for Web (PN) -  Visual Studio Express 2013 for Web provides the core tools for creating compelling, innovative web applications and services.

 

VS Express 2013 for Windows (PN) -  Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows provides the core tools that are required to build compelling, innovative Windows Store apps.

 

VS Express 2013 for Windows Desktop (PN) -  Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop enables the creation of desktop apps in C#, Visual Basic, and C++, and supports Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Forms, and Win32.

 

VS Express for Desktop (PN) -  Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop enables the creation of desktop apps in C#, Visual Basic, and C++, and supports Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Forms, and Win32.

 

VS Express for Web (PN) -  Visual Studio Express for Web provides the core tools for creating compelling, innovative web applications and services.

 

VS Express for Windows (PN) -  Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows provides the core tools that are required to build compelling, innovative Windows Store apps.

 

VS Express for Windows Phone (PN) -  Visual Studio Express Edition that works as an add-in to Visual Studio Professional, Premium or Ultimate editions. The Windows Phone SDK provides also a stand-alone Visual Studio Express for Windows Phone. It consists of a designer, phone emulator, and the assets to build apps and games for Windows Phone.

 

VS Premium 2013 (PN) -  An environment consisting of powerful tools for teams collaborating in developing apps for PCs, mobile, and the cloud.

 

VS Professional 2013 (PN) -  Visual Studio Professional 2013 can help you create applications that have innovative user experiences that delight your customers. The integrated environment makes complex tasks easier so that you can focus on achieving your goals. By using Visual Studio Professional 2013, you can deliver quality applications on Windows, Office, Windows Phone, the web, or the cloud. When you combine it with Windows 8.1, you'll be able to build Windows Store apps.

 

VS Ultimate 2013 (PN) -  Visual Studio Ultimate 2013 is the state-of-the-art development solution that empowers teams of all sizes to design and create compelling apps to delight users.

 

VS2013 ARM Cross Tools Command Prompt (PN) -  A command prompt that is run in the Visual Studio 2013 ARM Cross Tools program.

 

VS2013 Cross Tools Command Prompt (n) -  A command prompt that is run in the VS2013 Cross Tools program.

 

VS2013 Native Tools Command Prompt (n) -  A command prompt that is run in the VS2013 Native Tools program.

 

VSAPI (n) -  A virus-scanning API that is used by third-party antivirus service providers to protect computers that have the Exchange Server 2007 Mailbox server role installed. VSCode (PN) -  A free code editor and cross-platform development tool in the Visual Studio family supporting OSX, Linux, and Windows, redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications.

 

VSGA (PN) -  A customized VS environment in the Visual Studio Graphics Diagnostics (VSGD) toolset in Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 containing the necessary components for analyzing graphics frames and helping diagnose graphics rendering and performance issues in DirectX apps.

 

VSIP Program (PN) -  A program that assists partners in building, integrating, and selling applications, tools, components, and even entire programming languages with Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 Team System. The VSIP program offers unique benefits to all its members-€”developers, tools ISVs, and line of business and infrastructure ISVs.

 

VSS (n) -  A Windows Server 2003 technology that supports creation of single point-in­time shadow copies - also known as snapshots - of single or multiple volumes without impacting file server performance. Volume Shadow Copy Service also supports backups of open files.

 

VSS express writer (n) -  A scheme for applications to only identify their components requiring to be backed up without the necessity of creating a full VSS writer.

 

VSS Upgrade Wizard (n) -  A wizard which is used to upgrade Visual SourceSafe to Team Foundation Server. Upgrading your code projects, files, version history, labels, and user information from Visual SourceSafe to Team Foundation Server (TFS) or Visual Studio Online version control has many benefits for your team. TFS version control is a modern version control system that is fully integrated with the suite of ALM tools in Visual Studio 2012 and Team Foundation Server.

 

VSS writer (n) -  A component within an application that interfaces with the VSS platform infrastructure during backups to ensure that application data is ready for shadow copy creation.

 

VSTA (n) -  A family of Microsoft Visual Studio add-in software that allows developers to use Visual Basic and Visual C# to develop and customize applications built on the Microsoft .NET Framework.

 

VSTO (PN) -  A set of development tools available in the form of a Visual Studio add-in (project templates) and a runtime that allows Microsoft Office 2003 and later versions of Office applications to host the .NET Framework Common Language Runtime (CLR) to expose their functionality via .NET.

 

VTBL (oth) -  A table of function pointers, such as an implementation of a class. The pointers in the VTBL point to the members of the interfaces that an object supports. Vtunnel  -  Web proxy supporting SSL via the HTTPS encryption protocol. http://www.vtunnel.com/

 

VUI (n) -  An interface that is used to navigate the menus of a Unified Messaging (UM) system using speech inputs.

 

vulnerability (n) -  Any weakness, administrative process or act, or physical exposure that makes a computer susceptible to exploit by a threat.