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Software Term	Tech Factor	Acronym
Abend	8
Access	4
ACL	8	Access Control List
Add-on	6
AIX	9	Advanced Interactive Executive
Alert Box	3
Algorithm	3
API	6	Application Program Interface
Application	3
Array	6
Backup	1
BASIC	6	Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
Batch Process	6
Beta Software	4
BIOS	6	Basic Input/Output System
Browser	3
Bug	4
C/C++	7
CAD	5	Computer-Aided Design
CGI	8	Common Gateway Interface
Checksum	8
Clip Art	2
Clipboard	3
Codec	6
Command Prompt	7
Commercial Software	4
Compile	8
Compiler	7
Contextual Menu	6
Control Panel	4
Copy	2
Cron	9
Cursor	2
Cut	3
Daemon	8
Dashboard	7
Data Type	6
Database	2
DBMS	7	Database Management System
Debug	5
Debugger	6
Desktop	2
Desktop Publishing	4
Dialog Box	3
Digital Signature	7
Direct3D	6
Directory	3
DirectX	5
Disk Image	7
DOS	3	Disk Operating System
Driver	3
EPS	7	Encapsulated PostScript
Excel	3
FAT32	8
File	1
File Extension	4
Filename	4
Firmware	6
Flat File	8
Folder	1
Freeware	5
Frozen	3
Gnutella	6
GUI	6	Graphical User Interface
GUID	9	Globally Unique Identifier
Heuristic	8
Horizontal Market Software	8
Icon	2
Illegal Operation	4
Index	6
Install	3
Installer	4
Iteration	6
iTunes	4
Java	4
JRE	8	Java Runtime Environment
KDE	7	K Desktop Environment
Kernel	10
Keyboard Shortcut	4
Keylogger	7
KOffice	8
Linux	6
Lossless	6
Lossy	5
Mac OS	3
Mac OS X	4
Macro	5
Malware	4
Maximize	3
Memory Leak	8
Menu Bar	3
Metafile	7
Minimize	3
Mount	6
Multitasking	7
Multithreading	8
MySQL	7
Native File	5
NetBIOS	8	Network Basic Input/Output System
OCR	5	Optical Character Recognition
ODBC	6	Open Database Connectivity
OLE	8	Object Linking and Embedding
OOP	8	Object-Oriented Programming
Open Firmware	9
Open Source	6
OpenGL	6
Operating System	3
Paste	2
Path	4
Perl	7
Piracy	4
Plain Text	4
Plug-in	4
Pop-Up	6
PowerPoint	4
Prebinding	10
Process	5
Program	2
Pseudocode	7
QBE	8	Query By Example
QuickTime	4
Raw Data	6
Raw File	6
Readme	3
Registry	8
Remote Desktop	6
Rich Text	5
Root	5
Rosetta	7
RPC	9	Remote Procedure Call
RTE	9	Runtime Environment
Ruby	9
Runtime	6
Samba	8
Screenshot	4
Script	4
Scroll Bar	3
Scrolling	2
Service Pack	5
Shareware	4
Shell	8
Skin	4
SMB	9	Server Message Block
Snapshot	6
Snippet	8
SNMP	8	Simple Network Management Protocol
Soft Token	8
Software	1
Source Code	4
Spool	6
Spreadsheet	3
Spyware	4
SQL	7	Structured Query Language
Status Bar	6
System Software	5
Systray	4
Task Bar	4
Template	3
Terminal	6
Text Editor	2
Tiger	6
Title Bar	4
Toolbar	4
Tooltip	5
Trojan Horse	5
Tutorial	3
TWAIN	8	Toolkit Without An Informative Name
Unix	4
Unmount	6
Utility	3
Vertical Market Software	8
Virus	2
Visual Basic	7
Waveform	7
Widget	5
Win32	7
Window	2
Windows	1
Windows Vista	2
Windows XP	3
Winsock	8
Wizard	4
Word Processor	2
Word Wrap	4
WordArt	7
Worm	6
WYSIWYG	6
Zero Day Exploit	8

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