Application firewall — An application firewall is a form of firewall which controls input, output, and/or access from, to, or by an application or service. It operates by monitoring and potentially blocking the input, output, or system service calls which do not meet… … Wikipedia
Application software — OpenOffice.org Writer word processor. OpenOffice.org is a popular example of open source application software … Wikipedia
Application checkpointing — Checkpointing is a technique for inserting fault tolerance into computing systems. It basically consists of storing a snapshot of the current application state, and later on, use it for restarting the execution in case of failure. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Application programming interface — API redirects here. For other uses, see API (disambiguation). An application programming interface (API) is a source code based specification intended to be used as an interface by software components to communicate with each other. An API may… … Wikipedia
application — ap•pli•ca•tion [[t]ˌæp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of putting to a special use or purpose 2) the use to which something is put: new applications of technology[/ex] 3) appropriateness; relevance: This has no application to the case[/ex] 4) the… … From formal English to slang
Application Response Measurement — Der Application Response Measurement (ARM), ist ein Standard der Open Group und dient zur Performancemessung von Transaktionen aus der Sicht des Benutzers. Technisch ist ARM eine Programmierschnittstelle, die für spätere Auswertungen in das… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Application-specific integrated circuit — An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is an integrated circuit (IC) customized for a particular use, rather than intended for general purpose use. For example, a chip designed solely to run a cell phone is an ASIC.In contrast, the… … Wikipedia
application program — applica′tion pro gram n. cmp a computer program used for a specific kind of task, as word processing (disting. from system program) … From formal English to slang
Cross-application scripting — (CAS) is a vulnerability affecting desktop applications that don t check input in an exhaustive way. CAS allows an attacker to insert data that modifies the behaviour of a particular desktop application. This makes it possible to extract data… … Wikipedia
Zero-knowledge web application — Zero knowledge web applications are a special kind of online services that were defined and introduced by the development team at [http://www.clipperz.com Clipperz] in 2006. They dubbed their online password manager the first zero knowledge web… … Wikipedia
Provisional application — Under United States patent law, a provisional application for patent is a type of national application for patent filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), but which does not mature into an issued patent unless further steps … Wikipedia