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| process of taking away or removing characteristics from something in order to reduce it to a set of essential characteristics |
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| a procedure or formula for solving a problem. |
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| a formalized graphic representation of a logic sequence, work or manufacturing process, organization chart, or similar formalized structure. |
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| detailed yet readable description of what a computer program or algorithm must do, expressed in a formally-styled natural language rather than in a programming language. |
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| various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices. |
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| the part of mathematics in which letters and other general symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations. |
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| consisting of many different and connected parts |
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| ratio of useful work to resources (processor and storage) expended |
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| Having no boundaries or limits; impossible to measure or calculate |
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| The act of entering data into a computer. |
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| separate unit of software or hardware. |
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| To transfer or transmit from the computer to a peripheral device or communications line. |
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| to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity |
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| a value that can change, depending on conditions or on information passed to the program. |
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| simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems |
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