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back up
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verb, two words the act of doing a backup of
a file(s)
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adj or noun,
one word - A copy of a file or files that has been
made in case the original is destroyed. The act
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baud
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a measure of digital communication speed that
tells how many signals are transmitted per second.
In common usage, the baud rate of a modem is how
many bits it can send or receive per second..
Often confused with bits per second. See also:
Bit , Modem
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between
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see among
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bit
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Binary DigIT) --
A single digit number in base-2, in other words,
either a 1 or a zero. The smallest unit of computerized
data. Bandwidth is usually measured in bits-per-second.
See also: Bandwidth , Bps , Byte
, Kilobyte , Megabyte
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Boolean operators
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words used to broaden or narrow computer database
searches. These include or, and, not, and
near.
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bpi
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bits per inch
The measurement of the number of bits stored in
a linear inch of a track on a recording surface,
such as on a disk or tape.
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bps
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Bits-Per-Second
-- A measurement of how fast data is moved from
one place to another. Usually about ten times
the number of characters (including spaces, carriage
returns, etc.) that are transmitted across a data
link each second. Don’t confuse with baud
A 28.8 modem can move 28,800 bits per second.
From the Chicago Manual of Style See also: Bandwidth
, Bit.
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broadband
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adj. 1) High-speed transmission. The term
is commonly used to refer to communications lines
or services at T1 rates (1.544 Mbps) and above.
(2) A method of transmitting data,
voice and video using frequency division multiplexing
(FDM), such as used with cable TV.
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byte
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a set of Bits that represent a single character.
Usually there are 8 Bits in a Byte, sometimes
more, depending on how the measurement is being
made. See also: Bit
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