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Divergence [di·ver·gence]
n. (1) A difference or conflict in opinions, interests, wishes, etc. (2) The process or state of diverging. |
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Determinate [de·ter·mi·nate]
adj. Having exact and discernible limits or form. |
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Mitigate [mit·i·gate]
v. (1) Make less severe, serious, or painful: “he wanted to mitigate the damages in court.” (2) Lessen the gravity of (an offense or mistake). |
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Luminous [lu·mi·nous]
adj. Bright or shining, esp. in the dark. Glowing with health, vigor, or a particular emotion: “Her eyes were luminous with joy.” |
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Austerity [aus·ter·i·ty]
n. (1) Sternness or severity of manner or attitude.
(2) Extreme plainness and simplicity of style or appearance. |
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Fractious [frac·tious]
adj. (1) Easily irritated; bad-tempered: “they fight and squabble like fractious kids.”
(2) (of an organization) Difficult to control; unruly. |
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Abysmal [a·bys·mal]
adj. Extremely bad; appalling. “The results were pretty abysmal;” “Abysmal failure.” |
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Atrocious [a·tro·cious]
adj. Horrifyingly wicked: “Atrocious cruelties.” Of a very poor quality; extremely bad or unpleasant: “Atrocious weather.” |
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Endemic [en·dem·ic]
adj. Native to a specific region or environment and not occurring naturally anywhere else. “Malaria is endemic in tropical climates.” (n.) An endemic plant or animal. |
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Truculent [truc·u·lent]
adj. Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant. “Truculent children.” |
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Bolshie; Bolshiness [bolshie]
adj. emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or left-wing. Deliberately combative or uncooperative: “The driver maintained a bolshie attitude before his arrest.” |
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Exogenous [ex·og·e·nous]
adj. Of, relating to, or developing from external factors. “There have been exogenous factors pushing up the stock price.” |
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Bollix; Bollixed [bol·lix]
v. To throw into confusion; botch or bungle. “He managed to bollix the entire project.” |
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85. VIRTUAL MACHINE (VM)
Software that makes it possible to use one computer operating system on a computer running another system
Example: running Windows 8 on a MacBook Pro
86. VPN – VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK
Network that allows the Internet to be used like it was connected to a private network (instead of a public one) and so can improve security
Data
87. BIG DATA
Massively large sets of digital information
88. DATA ARCHITECTURE
How data is collected, stored, accessed, and used in companies and organizations
89. DATABASE
Collection of electronic information, aka data |
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80. CACHING
When a web browser stores assets, like images and styles, so that the website will load faster on the next visit from the same user
81. CLOUD COMPUTING
Storing and accessing information and services via the Internet
82. FIREWALL
System to protect a trusted computer network, like a home network, from security risks from an external one, like the Internet
83. ROUTER
Device used to connect personal computers to the Internet via a network like cable or DSL
84. UPTIME & DOWNTIME
How long a website, computer, or system has been working (uptime) or not working (downtime)
85. VIRTUAL MACHINE (VM)
Software that makes it possible to use one computer operating system on a computer running another system
Example: running Windows 8 on a MacBook Pro |
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Solicitous [so·lic·i·tous] adj. 1. Marked by or given to anxious care and often hovering attentiveness. 2. Extremely careful; meticulous: “solicitous in matters of behavior.” 3. Anxious or concerned: “a solicitous parent.” |
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Attenuate [at·ten·u·ate] v. 1. To reduce in force, value, amount, or degree; weaken: “The layoffs attenuated the company’s sales forecast.” |
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Caveat [ca·ve·at] n. 1. A warning or proviso: something said as a warning, caution, or qualification. “The agreement contains the usual caveats .” |
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Cornucopia [cor·nu·co·pi·a] n. A large amount of something; a great supply, an abundance: “A cornucopia of employment opportunities.” |
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Intuitive [in·tu·i·tive] adj. Known automatically: known directly and instinctively, without being discovered or consciously perceived. “He intuitively knew that one day she would become a movie star.” |
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Category: Belia & Informasi
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