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121Linux — This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. For the kernel itself, see Linux kernel. For other uses, see Linux (disambiguation). Linux …
122Explicit Data Graph Execution — or EDGE is an instruction set architecture which takes a different path from the traditional instruction / register designs like RISC and CISC. Instead, EDGE processors map the computations required in a basic block, called operands, to a… …
123Loadable kernel module — In computing, a loadable kernel module (or LKM) is an object file that contains code to extend the running kernel, or so called base kernel, of an operating system. Most current Unix like systems, and Microsoft Windows, support loadable kernel… …
124Computer multitasking — In computing, multitasking is a method where multiple tasks, also known as processes, share common processing resources such as a CPU. In the case of a computer with a single CPU, only one task is said to be running at any point in time, meaning… …
125Context switch — For other uses, see Switch (disambiguation). A context switch is the computing process of storing and restoring the state (context) of a CPU so that execution can be resumed from the same point at a later time. This enables multiple processes to… …
126Live CD — For musical recordings, see Live album. For the Ivri Lider album, see Live CD (album). Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 2 system running from a live CD, with the new Unity desktop environment A live CD, live DVD, or live disc is a CD or DVD containing a… …
127General protection fault — This article is about the x86 exception. For the webcomic, see General Protection Fault (webcomic). A general protection fault (GPF) in the Intel x86 and AMD x86 64 architectures, and other unrelated architectures, is a fault (a type of… …
128ORVYL and WYLBUR — Company / developer Stanford University Programmed in 360/370 Assembler Working state Historic Initial release 1967, 1968 Available language(s) English …
