Macro

English (en) Macro The term macro, as used in computer programming, originally stood for macro-instruction, meaning an instruction that represented a sequence of several machine (or micro) instructions. Over time, the term has evolved to mean any word or phrase that stands for another phrase (usually longer but built of simpler components). A macro is...

Machine Translation

English (en) Machine Translation Machine translation is the process of using artificial intelligence to automatically translate text from one language to another without human involvement. Machine Translation (MT) or automated translation is a process when a computer software translates text from one language to another without human involvement. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Machine...

Machine Learning

English (en) Machine Learning Machine learning (ML) is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) focused on building computer systems that learn from data. Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) and computer science which focuses on the use of data and algorithms to imitate the way that humans learn, gradually improving its accuracy.

Lurking

English (en) Lurking Lurking is the reading or viewing of an online community without posting or engaging with the community. The practice of reading and observing an online community without actively participating in any way. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Lurk, Lurker Yorùbá (yo) Ìrímáàdásí Decomposition: Rírí àtẹ̀jíṣẹ́ nínú ọ̀wọ́ àwọn ènìyàn láì dá...

Lurker

English (en) Lurker A person lurking on an online community such as a message board, social media platform or forum, is known as a “lurker.” Lurker is an Internet pejorative term for an online discussion group member who “lurks” that is, receives and reads postings to a list, but rarely or never contributes to the...

Lurk

English (en) Lurk To view the posts of (someone) or a community on a regular basis without communicating with the poster or community. To observe an ongoing discussion without participating in it. Lurk is to read messages written by other people on the Internet in a newsgroup, chat room, group etc., without writing any messages...

Log out

English (en) Log out Log out/logoff/sign out is to terminate a connection with a computer or system. Logout is the act of logging out of a computer system (= stopping being connected to it); that is to end a connection to a computer system by clicking on a spot on the computer screen. Logging out...

Log in

English (en) Log in In computing, a login/logon or sign in is a procedure that enables an entity to access a secure system such as an operating system, application, service, website or other resource by entering a dedicated log in information. As a form of computer security, logging in (or logging on, signing in, or...

Load time

English (en) Load time With a web page or online service, load time is the total time it takes for the user to view the page or use the service. As more file requests are required, and file sizes are increased, the longer it takes to load. Depending on the information being loaded, the speed...

Loading

English (en) Loading Load refers to the beginning or executing of a program by moving (loading) the necessary information from a drive (e.g., hard drive) into a computer's memory. Loading is to bring the program from secondary memory to main memory is called Loading. It is performed by a loader. It is a special program...

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