GLOSSARY OF TERMS
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Undelete:
- To bring back a deleted item. Also an Undelete program.
Originally devised as part of utility packages such
as Norton and PC Tools, it is now standard with all
operating systems.
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Undo:
- This allows users to go back one or more steps
to return to the state a document or other work
was in before an operation was carried out.
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Uninterruptable Power Supply:
- (UPS) This is a battery standby power supply that will
allow a user to save work and shut down a system should
the main power fail.
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Unix:
- (You-Nicks) A command-line operating system
developed by AT&T in the early 1970s. Linux was
developed from it.
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Upload:
- To transfer data to a serveror portable computer
device.
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User Interface:
- All the features of a program or system that govern
the manner by which people interact with it.
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Utility:
- A program that improves the operability of a computer
system or provides additional features.
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