Glossary
4GL Fourth-generation language; a computer language optimized for ease of use
acronym resolution The process of expanding acronyms into their literal meaning
active data dictionary An automated metadata management facility that is tightly and interactively woven into the development and analysis process
actuary A professional mathematician trained in the art of studying life expectancy and accident probabilities
address The location of a unit of data
algorithm The instructions that govern the flow of activity in a procedure
alternate spelling A different way of forming a word pattern
Amazon.com A successful dot-com retailer company
analog A type of computing driven by sensory perceptions and signals, as opposed to a digital computer ...
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