analog(ue) computer memory (storage)
1computer science — computer scientist. the science that deals with the theory and methods of processing information in digital computers, the design of computer hardware and software, and the applications of computers. [1970 75] * * * Study of computers, their… …
2computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… …
3Computer — For other uses, see Computer (disambiguation). Computer technology redirects here. For the company, see Computer Technology Limited. Computer …
4Analog hole — The analog hole is a fundamental and inevitable vulnerability in copy prevention schemes for noninteractive works in digital formats which can be exploited to duplicate copy protected works that are ultimately reproduced using analog means. Once… …
5Computer software — Software redirects here. For other uses, see Software (disambiguation). Computer software, or just software, is a collection of computer programs and related data that provide the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it.… …
6Storage tube — Mostly obsolete, a storage tube is a special monochromatic CRT whose screen has a kind of memory (hence the name): when a portion of the screen is illuminated by the CRT s electron gun, it stays lit until a screen erase command is given. Thus,… …
7electronic computer — noun a machine for performing calculations automatically • Syn: ↑computer, ↑computing machine, ↑computing device, ↑data processor, ↑information processing system • Derivationally related forms: ↑compute ( …
8Analog sound vs. digital sound — Analog sound versus digital sound compares the two ways in which sound is recorded and stored. Actual sound waves consist of continuous variations in air pressure. Representations of these signals can be recorded in either digital or analog… …
9Delay line memory — Computer memory types Volatile RAM DRAM (e.g., DDR SDRAM) SRAM In development T RAM Z RAM TTRAM Historical Delay line memory Selectron tube Williams tube …
10computer — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. personal computer, PC, microcomputer, minicomputer, mainframe, laptop computer, home computer, workstation, supercomputer, electronic brain, thinking machine, data processor, word processor, calculator, processor, supermini …
