English (en) Streaming Streaming refers to any media content – live or recorded – delivered to computers and mobile devices via the internet and played back in real time. Podcasts, webcasts, movies, TV shows and music videos are common forms of streaming content. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Live, Podcast Yorùbá (yo) Ìṣànàwòránhùn Decomposition:...
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Storage
English (en) Storage Storage is where data is permanently kept on your computer. When you install a program, for example, your computer copies the program's files from the installation disc or downloaded install file to your storage. Your computer also uses storage to save your documents, photos, music, and videos. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related...
Status bar
English (en) Status bar A status bar is a horizontal window (a row) at the bottom or top of a window that displays information about the window, as the status of a web page load, program or details of an open document. The status bar can be divided into parts to display more than one...
Spyware
English (en) Spyware Spyware is malicious software that enters a user's computer, gathers data from the device and user, also sends it to third parties without their consent. Spyware is loosely defined as malicious software designed to enter your computer device, gather data about you, and forward it to a third-party without your knowledge. Other...
Spreadsheet
English (en) Spreadsheet A spreadsheet or worksheet is a file made of rows and columns that help sort, organize, and arrange data efficiently, and calculate numerical data. What makes a spreadsheet program unique is its ability to calculate values using mathematical formulas and the data in cells. An example of how a spreadsheet may be...
Spoofing
English (en) Spoofing Duplicates of same person. In general, the term spoof refers to hacking or deception that imitates another person, program, hardware device, or computer to bypass security measures. Spoofing is the act of disguising a communication from an unknown source as being from a known, trusted source. Spoofing can apply to emails, phone...
Speed
English (en) Speed In general, speed is the overall time something takes to complete. For example, if a computer is fast, it opens a program in less than a few seconds. Fast computers can open smaller programs in less than a second. However, if a computer is slow, it can take several seconds or maybe...
Speech Recognition
English (en) Speech Recognition Speech recognition, also known as automatic speech recognition (ASR), computer speech recognition or speech-to-text, is a capability that enables a program to process human speech into a written format. Speech recognition, or speech-to- text, is the ability of a machine or program to identify words spoken aloud and convert them into...
Spear phishing
English (en) Spear phishing Spear-phishing is a type of phishing attack that targets specific individuals or organizations typically through malicious emails. The goal of spear phishing is to steal sensitive information such as login credentials or infect the targets' device with malware. Spear phishing means using targeted emails to a specific person from an attacker...
Spammer
English (en) Spammer Spam messages often come in the form of harmless (though annoying) promotional emails. But sometimes spam is a fraudulent or malicious scam. While the definition of spam is any unsolicited message sent in bulk, spamming is the act of sending these messages. And the person who sends the messages is a spammer.
