Technology

Definition of list

A list is a strip or strip of paper, cloth or other material. The concept is often used to name the enumeration that is carried out for a certain purpose. Lists are made in the form of a column and can be completed with ingredients, quantities, names of people or any other data, depending on the purpose […]

Definition of Java

Java is an object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems in 1991. The goal was to use it in a set-top box, a type of device that is responsible for receiving and decoding the television signal. The first name of the language was Oak, then it became known as Green and finally it adopted the name […]

PHP Definition

PHP is an acronym that identifies a programming language that was born as Personal Home Page (PHP) Tools. It was developed by the Danish programmer Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994 with the purpose of facilitating the design of dynamic web pages. The recursive acronym, however, is currently linked to PHP.

Definition of cell

Cell is a term that comes from the Latin cella, which means “small room”. It is the room where, in a prison, one or more people who have been convicted of having committed a crime are locked up. For example: “Each detainee has to be in his cell before lunchtime”, “Although the […]

Definition of SQL

SQL is the acronym for Structured Query Language, which identifies a type of language linked to the management of relational databases that allows the specification of different types of operations between them. Thanks to the use of SQL, the databases can be used to perform operations on a database that is not a database.

Definition of input

Input is an economic concept that can be used to name a good that is used in the production of other goods. Depending on the context, it can be used as a synonym for raw material or production factor. Due to their own characteristics, inputs often lose their properties in order to transform and become part of the final product. […]

Definition of connection

A connection (from the Latin connexĭo) is a link or bond that unites one thing with another. The term refers to the action and effect of connecting (joining, linking, establishing relationships). Connections can be physical or symbolic. The concept is used to name the union of ideas or interests and to designate […]

Definition of screen

A screen is a canvas on which a special device is responsible for projecting certain images and the device that, in the field of computing and technology, allows the visualization of data. The etymological origin of the term is not clear: experts believe that it comes from the Catalan pantalla, which arose from […]

Definition of beta

Beta is the second letter of the Greek alphabet, corresponding to B in Latin. Within the International Phonetic Alphabet (a phonetic notation system developed by linguists), beta is the letter that represents the voiced bilabial fricative. The concept is very common in the field of computing. It is used to name the […]

Definition of silicon

Silicon is the chemical element which, according to experts, corresponds to the atomic number 14. It is one of the most abundant elements in the Earth’s crust, second only to oxygen. It can be found in amorphous or crystallized forms. The concept comes, etymologically speaking, from the Latin term silicon, which means silicon.