SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)
Definition: SOAP is a message-based standard process based on XML for accessing services on the Web. What This Means: Initiated by Microsoft, IBM and others, SOAP provides a way to communicate between applications running on different operating systems, with different technologies and ...
Social Media
Definition: Social Media includes a number of ways individuals can communicate electronically with others, such as Blogs & Wikis, Podcasts, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Schools are increasingly learning how to make use of social media for collaboration, getting real time information, ...
Software
Definition: Sets of instructions or data that tell a computer what to do. Software is often divided into two categories: system software, which includes the operating system (e.g., Windows Vista, MacOSX) and all utilities that enable the computer to function; and ...
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Defintion: Software as a Service (SaaS) is a model of software deployment whereby a provider licenses an application to customers for use as a service on demand. What This Means: SaaS is also used loosely to describe a variety of functions that ...
Software Patches
Definition: Software patches are updates that fix a flaw in computer programs. Need another definition?
Source
Definition: The source is where the data we want are found. In DataSpecs, Source is a reference to an external source that controls the Option. What This Means: The source is highly important to know because there can be many sources for ...
Source Code
Definition: Computer programs or operating systems are originally written by a person in a programming language. This is the software's source code. To use it, the computer has to translate the program from the source code into the machine language that ...
Spam
Definition: Unsolicited bulk email, irritating if not fraudulent, sent to large numbers of people. Need another definition?
Spam Filtering
Definition: This is a security measure that the campus has implemented to help reduce the amount of spam that enters campus email system inboxes. Spam filtering is often available through ISPs and individual email programs. See security.ucdavis.edu/spam.cfm. Need another definition?
SPARC
Definition: Scalable processor architecture. A proprietary technology for computer workstations developed by Sun Microsystems. Need another definition?
