Glossary of IT Terms beginning with "D"
Brian Cryer's Glossary of IT Terms with Links. Definitions and links to further information on IT related terms ...
- D2D2T
- Disk to Disk to Tape, details ...
- D6
- Delphi 6 / 6 sided dice, details ...
- D7
- Delphi 7, details ...
- DAB
- Digital Audio Broadcast, details ...
- DAC
- Discretionary Access Control / Digital to Analogue converter, details ...
- DACL
- Discretionary Access Control List, details ...
- DAO
- Data Access Objects, details ...
- DAS
- Direct Attached Storage, details ...
- DAT
- Digital Audio Tape, details ...
- Database
- A structured collection of records, details ......
- Database Connectivity
- Connecting and communicating with a database system, details ...
- Database Schema
- Table relationships in a database, details ...
- Data Integrity
- The reliability and correctness of data, details ...
- Data Mining
- Identifying relationships and trends in data, details ...
- Data Recovery
- The process of recovering lost or corrupt data, details ...
- Datum
- Reference point, details ...
- DB
- Database / Decibel, details ...
- DBA
- Database Administrator / Decibels Adjusted, details ...
- DBC
- Database Container, details ...
- DBMS
- Database Management System, details ...
- DC
- Direct Current / Domain Controller / Device Context, details ...
- DCL
- Digital Command Language, details ...
- DCU
- Delphi Compiled Unit / Diagnostic Control Units / Data Cache Unit, details ...
- DCOM
- Distributed Component Object Model, details ...
- DDB
- Device Dependent Bitmap, details ...
- DDK
- Device Driver Kit, details ...
- DDI
- Direct Dialling In / Device Driver Interface, details ...
- DDL
- Data Definition Language, details ...
- DDNS
- Dynamic DNS, details ...
- DDOS
- Distributed Denial-of-Service, details ...
- DDR
- Double Data Rate (SDRAM), details ...
- DDR2
- Double Data Rate x2 (SDRAM), details ...
- DDS
- Digital Data Storage, details ...
- DDT
- Abbreviation for D2D2T / Controversial pesticide, details ...
- DEC
- Digital Equipment Corporation / Decimal / December / Decrement / Deceased, details ...
- Decile
- A tenth portion or band of set of data, details ...
- DECnet
- Digital Equipment Corporation network protocol, details ...
- Deep Linking
- Link to a page on another website other than its home page, details ...
- default
- A behaviour taken when no other behaviour has been specified / Inability to pay a dept, details ...
- defaults
- A collection of default values / The act of using a default value, details ...
- Defrag
- Common abbreviation for defragment / Windows defragmentation utility, details ...
- Defragment
- To rearrange disk clusters to be contiguous, details ...
- Delegate
- Function pointer in .NET, details ...
- DEM
- Digital Elevation Model, details ...
- Denial of Service
- Attack to prevent access, details ...
- DEP
- Data Execution Protection, details ...
- Deprecated
- A warning that an interface is obsolete and may be removed, details ...
- DES
- Data Encryption Standard, details ...
- Device Control
- Control over a connected device, details ...
- Device Driver
- Software to allow a peripheral to function, details ...
- DFB
- Device Format Bitmap, details ...
- DFM
- Design For Manufacturing, details ...
- DFS
- Distributed File System, details ...
- DHCP
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, details ...
- DIB
- Device Independent Bitmap, details ...
- Digitise
- Convert to a digital equivalent, details ...
- DIME
- Direct Internet Message Encapsulation, details ...
- Disk Thrashing
- Excessive paging, details ...
- Dithering
- A method of approximating colours, details ...
- DIY
- Do It Yourself, details ...
- DLM
- Distributed Lock Manager, details ...
- DLL
- Dynamic Link Library, details ...
- DLP
- Digital Light Processing, details ...
- DLT
- Digital Linear Tape, details ...
- DMA
- Direct Memory Access, details ...
- DMCA
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act, details ...
- DMI
- Desktop Management Interface, details ...
- DMOZ
- Open Directory Project, details ...
- DMT
- Discrete Multitone, details ...
- DMZ
- Demilitarised Zone, details ...
- DN
- Distinguished Name, details ...
- DNA
- Distributed interNet Architecture, details ...
- DNF
- Digital National Framework / Did Not Find, details ...
- DNS
- Domain Name Service, details ...
- DNSBL
- DNS Block List, details ...
- DNS Server
- A server providing DNS name translations, details ...
- DOE
- Department of Education / Department of Energy / Dependent On Experience, details ...
- DOI
- Digital Object Identifier, details ...
- DOM
- Document Object Model, details ...
- DOQ
- Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle, details ...
- DOS
- Disk Operating System / Denial of Service, details ...
- DOW
- Day Of Week, details ...
- Down
- Not available or switched off, details ...
- Download
- To receive data from a remote system, details ...
- DP
- Data Processing / Decimal Places / Digital Photography / Development Plan / Dual Processor / Data Protection, details ...
- DPA
- Differential Power Analysis / Data Protection Act, details ...
- DPI
- Dots Per Inch, details ...
- DPOF
- Digital Print Order Format, details ...
- DR
- Disaster Recovery / Dead Reckoning / Development Release / Digital Radio / Disaster Resilience, details ...
- DRAM
- Dynamic RAM, details ...
- Driver Software
- Software allowing peripherals to function, details ...
- DRM
- Digital Rights Management / Digital Radio Mondial / Digital Restriction Management, details ...
- DRP
- Disaster Recovery Plan, details ...
- DRS
- Document Recognition System, details ...
- DSA
- Digital Signature Algorithm, details ...
- DSDM
- Dynamic Systems Development Method, details ...
- DSI
- Dynamic System Initiative, details ...
- DSL
- Digital Subscriber Line / Domain Specific Language, details ...
- DSM
- Digital Surface Model, details ...
- DSN
- Data Source Name, details ...
- DSO
- Dynamic Shared Object, details ...
- DSP
- Digital Signal Processing, details ...
- DSS
- Decision Support System, details ...
- DST
- Daylight Saving Time, details ...
- DT
- Desk Top PC / Defined Term, details ...
- DTD
- Data Type Definition / Document Type Definition, details ...
- DTM
- Digital Terrain Model., details ...
- DTP
- Desk Top Publishing, details ...
- Duplex
- Simultaneous send and receive / Double sided printing, details ...
- DVD
- Digital Video/Versatile Disk, details ...
- DVI
- Digital Visual Interface / Direct Voice Input / Device Independent, details ...
- DW
- Dreamweaver / Dear Wife / Data Warehouse, details ...
- DWF
- Design Web Format, details ...
- DWORD
- Double-Word, details ...
- Dynamic DNS
- Dynamic Domain Name Service, details ...