Definition: Sneezer
July 14, 2011 in Micro-Bites
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Sneezer is an online marketing slang term coined by Charles Nicholls, founder of SeeWhy, to describe any customer that spreads your offers and promotions through social networks.
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Definition: RFID
May 4, 2011 in Micro-Bites
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Short for radio frequency identification, a technology similar in theory to bar code identification. With RFID, the electromagnetic or electrostatic coupling in the RF portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is used to transmit signals.
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Definition: Bytecode
April 27, 2011 in Micro-Bites
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Bytecode – Programming code that, once compiled, is run through a virtual machine instead of the computer’s processor. By using this approach, source code can be run on any platform once it has been compiled and run through the virtual machine.
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Definition: Frag
March 4, 2011 in Micro-Bites
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Frag is a commonly used term in first-person shooter game. When you kill an opponent in the game you call it a “frag” rather than kill. The term frag is commonly associated with multiplayer deathmatch games.
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Definition: Warm standby
February 16, 2011 in Micro-Bites
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Warm standby is a method of redundancy in which the secondary (i.e., backup) system runs in the background of the primary system. Data is mirrored to the secondary server at regular intervals, which means that there are times when both servers do not contain the exact same data.
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Definition: Cloud portability
January 21, 2011 in Micro-Bites
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Cloud portability – In cloud computing terminology, the phrase “cloud portability” means the ability to move applications and its associated data between one cloud provider and another – or between public and private cloud environments.
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Definition: Two-tiered Internet
December 19, 2010 in Micro-Bites
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Two-tiered Internet refers to proposed changes in Internet architecture that would give priority to the traffic of those who have paid for premium service. Inherent in the model is the possibility for discrimination between different types of content and services.
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Definition: Pulsing zombie
December 9, 2010 in Micro-Bites
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Pulsing zombie is a form of DoS attack known as a degradation-of-service attack, as opposed to a denial-of-service attack. Unlike a regular zombie that paralyzes a system by inundating it with a steady stream of attack traffic, the pulsing zombie attacks with irregular small bursts of attack traffic from multiple sources on a single target over an extended period of time.
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Definiton: Master data
October 28, 2010 in Micro-Bites
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Master data, also called reference data master data is any information that is considered to play a key role in the core operation of a business. Master data may include data about clients and customers, employees, inventory, suppliers, analytics and more.
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Definition: e-discovery
October 14, 2010 in Micro-Bites
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e-discovery is short for electronic discovery, it’s a term used to describe the compiling, storing and securing of digital information, such as e-mail, files and other data.
