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words in IT
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aggregate | form or group into a class or cluster |
| concurrency | the ability to execute more than one program or task simultaneously |
| iteration | repetition of a mathematical or computational procedure applied to the result of a previous application |
| intangible | not having physical presence; vague and abstract |
| overlook | ignore or disregard (something, especially a fault or offence) |
| tangible | perceptible by touch; clear and definite; real |
| harness | bring something under control and use it |
| disseminate | spread (something, especially information) widely |
| index | make an alphabetical list of the items |
| front-line | the most important or influential position in a debate or movement |
| help-desk | a service providing information and support to the users of a computer network |
| query language | a language for the specification of procedures for the retrieval (and sometimes also modification) of information from a database |
| economy of scale | a proportionate saving in costs gained by an increased level of production |
| overhead | in computer science, it is generally considered any combination of excess or indirect computation time, memory, bandwidth, or other resources that are required to attain a particular goal |
| rollback | the process of restoring a database or program to a previously defined state, typically to recover from an error |