Category: Technology

English (en) Outbox An outbox refers to a feature or folder in various communication platforms, such as email clients or messaging applications, where your outgoing messages are temporarily stored before being sent to the recipient. An outbox is the location or folder where e-mail is stored before being sent. Other languages: Hausa, Yoruba Related terms

English (en) Option An option is a choice presented to a user. For example, when closing a program, you may be prompted to save any open files that have unsaved changes. Other languages: Hausa, Yoruba Related terms Igbo (ig) Nhọrọ Decomposition: Nhọrọ - to choose, especially from available options. Nhọrọ bụ maka nke masịrị gị...

English (en) Operating System Operating system (OS), program that manages a computer's resources, especially the allocation of those resources among other programs. An operating system (OS) is the program that, after being initially loaded into the computer by a boot program, manages all of the other application programmes. Other languages: Hausa, Yoruba Related terms Igbo...

English (en) Open Source Software Open source software (OSS) is software that is distributed with its source code, making it available for use, modification, and distribution with its original rights. Other languages: Hausa, Yoruba Related terms Igbo (ig) Ọwa ghere oghe ke ngwa nro Decomposition: Ọwa ghere oghe ke ngwa nro. Ọwa mmalite ghe oghe...

English (en) Open source The term open source refers to something people can modify and share because its design is publicly accessible. Open source is the opposite of closed source. Other languages: Hausa, Yoruba Related terms Igbo (ig) Owa ghere oghe Decomposition: Owa ghere oghe  : Owa - link; Ghere oghe - open. Owa ghere...

English (en) Hack A hack is an inelegant solution to a problem. In this sense, a hack gets the job done but in an inefficient, un-optimal or ugly way. As a verb, hack refers to writing a small program or adding code to an existing program to solve a problem in a hurry. A hack...

English (en) Hack A hack is an inelegant solution to a problem. In this sense, a hack gets the job done but in an inefficient, un-optimal or ugly way. As a verb, hack refers to writing a small program or adding code to an existing program to solve a problem in a hurry. A hack...

English (en) Green computer Green computing, also known as green technology, is the use of computers and other computing devices and equipment in energy- efficient and eco-friendly ways. Green computing (also known as green IT or sustainable IT). Other languages: Yoruba, Hausa Related terms Igbo (ig) Ikearụmọrụ kengwaọrụ Decomposition: Ike means energy or power, arụmọrụ...

English (en) Online Online means that a computer, device, or a person is connected to a network (on the network), and usually this means the Internet. For a person to be “online,” the device they are using must be connected to a network and able to communicate over the network. Other languages: Hausa, Yoruba Related...

English (en) Offline (outside of the Internet) Other times, “offline” is a more permanent descriptor, referring to something that is only found in the “offline” world. Other languages: Hausa, Yoruba Related terms Igbo (ig) Kwụ n'ọwa  Decomposition: Kwụ n'ọwa  - being on line. Kwụ n'ọwa pụtara na kọmputa ma ọ bụ ngwa ọrụ ma ọ...