Technology / Computers Glossary

Electronic Document Management (EDM): Using specific document management software, users can capture and retrieve documents in image, audio, video and text forms.

Electronic Email (E-Mail): Stands for Electronic Mail. This is a system of relaying messages across the Internet, from one Internet user to another.

Embed: When adding an element from one document to another document. Example: A sound file is created in one document, then it is embedded in an HTML document for publication to the Web.

Emulation: This term refers to a program or device that has the ability to imitate another. A common example would be that many printer manufactures software emulate the Hewlett-Packard Laser Jet softw . . . View Full Definition

Emulator: A hardware or software tool used the imitate the function of another hardware or software device.

Encryption: Encryption is the process of converting data into 'unreadable code' is so that unauthorized people cannot understand the content. Encryption may be used to make stored data private (e.g., da . . . View Full Definition

Energy Star: A certification program started by the environmental Protection Agency. Energy Star certified computers and peripherals are designed to draw less power - less than 30 watts from a 110-volt A . . . View Full Definition

Enhanced IDE: This is an enhanced version of the ATA-2 standard for managing the interface between secondary storage devices and a computer system.

Enhanced Integrated Development Environment (EIDE): Enhanced Integrated Development Environment. This an enhanced version of the IDE hardware technology but is much faster. It allows for more memory, can access larger hard drives and can supp . . . View Full Definition

Environment: The interaction of all things external to a physical platform. This could be made up of software, hardware or networking procedures that communicate with the system to provide a particular service.

Error Checking and Correction (ECC) Memory: A method of detecting and correcting system memory errors by adding additional bits and using a special algorithm.

Error Message: A word or message that indicates to the user that an error has occurred with a program or device.

Error Rate: In many cases, it may be acceptable if an input device generates a certain number of errors. This is often referred to as the error rate and the acceptable level will vary according to the i . . . View Full Definition

ESD Testing: Electro Static Discharge testing is one kind of test that hardware usually has to pass to prove it is suitable for sale and use. The hardware must still work after is has been subjected to s . . . View Full Definition

Ethernet: A networking system that enables high speed data communication over coaxial cables. The Ethernet network system supports TCP/IP, AppleTalk, Novell Netware, and other network protocols. An Et . . . View Full Definition

Executable File: An executable file or has a file extension of .EXE. It is a type of binary file designed to be directly executed by a computer system. Unlike source files, an executable file cannot be read . . . View Full Definition

Expanded Memory: Anther term for Expanded Memory is EMS (Expanded Memory Specification). In a DOS based system there is 1 MB (megabyte) of address space available for main memory. 384K is for high-memory and . . . View Full Definition

Expansion Bus: A group of control lines that provide a buffered interface to devices located either on the system board or on cards that are plugged into expansion connectors. Common expansion buses includ . . . View Full Definition

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