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121List of computing and IT abbreviations — This is a list of computing and IT acronyms and abbreviations. Contents: 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y …
122Data type — For other uses, see Data type (disambiguation). In computer programming, a data type is a classification identifying one of various types of data, such as floating point, integer, or Boolean, that determines the possible values for that type; the …
123SAS System — Infobox Software name = SAS caption = SAS 9 on Microsoft Windows developer = SAS Institute latest release version = 9.2 latest release date = March, 2008 operating system = Windows, IBM mainframe, Unix/Linux, OpenVMS Alpha genre = numerical… …
124Array data type — Not to be confused with Array data structure. In computer science, an array type is a data type that is meant to describe a collection of elements (values or variables), each selected by one or more indices that can be computed at run time by the …
125Polytope — Not to be confused with polytrope. In elementary geometry, a polytope is a geometric object with flat sides, which exists in any general number of dimensions. A polygon is a polytope in two dimensions, a polyhedron in three dimensions, and so on… …
126String (computer science) — In formal languages, which are used in mathematical logic and theoretical computer science, a string is a finite sequence of symbols that are chosen from a set or alphabet. In computer programming, a string is traditionally a sequence of… …
127Design by contract — (DbC) or Programming by Contract is an approach to designing computer software. It prescribes that software designers should define formal, precise and verifiable interface specifications for software components, which extend the ordinary… …
128Combinatory logic — Not to be confused with combinational logic, a topic in digital electronics. Combinatory logic is a notation introduced by Moses Schönfinkel and Haskell Curry to eliminate the need for variables in mathematical logic. It has more recently been… …
