In computers and data processing systems, the portion of main storage that is used by a computer program for the temporary storage of data.

1. In automated systems, such as computer, communications, and control systems, the input, output, display, and processing equipment that provides the operator-system interface.
2. A configuration of input, output, display, and processing equipment that constitutes a stand-alone system not requiring external access.

The channels over which working traffic is normally transported. [T
1. Rpt31-1994]

A key generated by the constructive process. [After X9.69]

A revenue producing pair of wires, or its equivalent, between a customer's station and the central office from which the station is served. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]

Traffic traversing a ring normally carried in working channels, except in the event of a ring or span diversity routing, in which case it is restored on the protection channels. [T
1. Rpt31-1994]

A plan created by the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT--now, the ITU-T) that provides each telephone subscriber with a unique number. Each world telephone number consists of a country code followed by the national number. By international agreement, the number of digits in the country code plus national number is limited to a total of 15 digits. [After… (Read More →)

Synonym Coordinated Universal Time.

Also Web, WWW, W
3. A global, virtual-network based hypertext information system that uses the Internet as its transport mechanism to display computer screens (or Web pages) of graphical, video, textual, and even audio information.
Note: In a hypertext system, one navigates by clicking hyperlinks, which display another document which also contains hyperlinks. In Web navigation, the next document seen… (Read More →)

1. A computer virus capable of disrupting a computer program. [After Weik '96]
2. A self-contained program that can propagate itself through systems or networks.
Note: Worms are often designed to use up available resources such as storage or processing time. [ANSDIT]
3. [An] independent program that replicates from machine to machine across network connections, often clogging networks and computer… (Read More →)