Dictionary of Computers - C

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C
C#
C++
cable modem
cache memory
CAD
CAL
calculator
calibration
CAM
capacity planning
Capstone
capture
carbon copy
carriage return
cascading style sheets
case-sensitive
Case, Steve
CCD
CCITT
CD-I
CD-quality sound
CD-R
CD-ROM
CD-ROM drive
CD-ROM XA
CD-RW
CDTV
CE
CE Marking
Ceefax
Celeron
cell
cellular modem
censorship, computing
central processing unit
Centronics interface
Cerf, Vinton
CERT
CGA
CGI
chain letter
Chambers, John Thomas
channel
character
character printer
character set
character type check
charge-coupled device
chat
check box
check digit
checksum
chip
chip-set
cholestric LCD screen
chroma key
CinePak
CIS
CISC
Citrix
CIX
Clark, Jim
cleartext
ClearType
CLI
click
clickstream
client
client–server architecture
clip art
clipboard
Clipper chip
clock interrupt
clock rate
clone
cluster
CMOS
CMYK
CNC
COBOL
Cocke, John
code
codec
Cold Fusion
collapsed backbone
collision detection
Colossus
colour depth
com
COM
COM port
Comité Consultatif International Téléphonique et Télégraphique
command language
command line interface
Commercial Internet eXchange
common gateway interface
comms program
communications
Communications Decency Act
Communications Electronics Security Group
communications program
compact disc
compiler
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
Component Object Model
compound document
Compressed Serial Line Internet Protocol
compression
Compulink Information eXchange
CompuServe
computer
computer art
computer crime
Computer Emergency Response Team
computer engineer
computer game
computer generation
computer graphics
computer language
Computer Misuse Act
computer numerical control
computer operator
computer output on microfilm/microfiche
computer personnel
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
computer program
computer simulation
computer terminal
computer-aided design
computer-aided manufacturing
computer-assisted learning
computer-assisted reporting
computer-mediated communication
computer-supported collaborative work
computing device
concept keyboard
config.sys
configuration
console
content provider
context-sensitive help
contouring
control bus
control character
control total
control unit
cookie
cookie recipe
coprocessor
copy protection
Corba
Corel
corruption of data
CP/M
CPSR
CPU
cracker
crawler
Cray, Seymour Roger
Creative Labs
critical path analysis
crop (illustration)
cross-posting
cryptography
CSCW
CSLIP
CSS
CTS/RTS
CUA
current directory
cursor
customer relationship management
cut and paste
CWIS
cybercafé
CyberCash
cyberlaw
cybernetics
cyberspace
cylinder
cypherpunk

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