Technical Glossary -- (Kurt Smith)
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Kurt says:" A combo of ICT business and mobile phone terms. From my own entry and by incorporating some other glossaries. Anyone who has something similar let me know. Mobile phones in particular.
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DAC digital to analogue converter | ||
Data IntegrityData Integrity refers to the validity of data. It can be compromised in a number of ways. (taken from webopedia) | ||
Data logging,"Using sensing technology to record and store variable data over a period of time, e.g. temperature changes during the night.", | |
DBMS database management system | ||
Desktop publishing (DTP),"The combining of text, graphics and layout to produce a finished document.", | |
DFD data flow diagram | ||
DHTMLDynamic HTML or DHTML is a method of creating interactive web sites by using a combination of static markup language HTML, a client-side scripting language (such as JavaScript), the presentation definition language (e.g. Cascading Style Sheets), and the Document Object Model. | ||
Digital camera,"Records photographs in an electronic form that enables the user to transfer them to a computer to store, change or incorporate them into other files.", | |
Digital CertificateA digital certificate is an electronic "credit card" that establishes your credentials when doing business or other transactions on the Web. It is issued by a certification authority ( CA ). It contains your name, a serial number, expiration dates, a copy of the certificate holder's public key, and the digital signature of the certificate-issuing authority so that a recipient can verify that the certificate is real. | ||