Questions tagged [definition]

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Why is it called "open (or closed) recursion?

asked 2013-07-23T07:12:36.273

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Add Auto-Increment ID to existing table?

mysql sql definition auto-increment

asked 2013-02-07T14:20:39.280

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Why class { int i; }; is not fully standard-conformant?

c++ class definition identifier standards-compliance

asked 2012-10-30T12:05:07.910

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why is a kernel called a kernel?

kernel definition

asked 2012-10-19T01:36:32.273

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What's the difference between distributed computing and cloud computing?

cloud computer-science distributed-computing terminology definition

asked 2012-03-26T04:50:22.500

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Weird undefined symbols of static constants inside a struct/class

c++ initialization definition static-members undefined-symbol

asked 2011-02-03T20:03:40.023

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Declaration or Definition in C

c declaration definition

asked 2011-01-22T18:09:55.000

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What is an Extended Stored Procedure in MS SQL Server?

sql-server stored-procedures sql-server-2005 database-administration definition

asked 2011-01-05T11:11:19.633

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What is "energy" in image processing?

image-processing computer-vision artificial-intelligence definition energy

asked 2010-12-30T13:03:06.970

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What does "in constant time" imply?

computer-science definition

asked 2010-12-02T07:16:54.113

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What is the difference between a language and a framework?

frameworks programming-languages definition

asked 2010-09-21T17:54:32.540

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What is a hack?

security definition

asked 2010-08-19T23:48:11.783

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Explain polymorphism

python oop polymorphism definition

asked 2010-07-23T21:00:35.510

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Mutually recursive definitions in Clojure

clojure definition recursion

asked 2010-07-09T14:10:29.787

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An exception to the "only one implementation" rule?

c++ linker definition

asked 2010-06-17T10:42:42.710

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Defining static const integer members in class definition

c++ static declaration definition

asked 2010-06-11T20:26:48.840

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What is the definition of "interface" in object oriented programming

oop interface definition

asked 2010-05-19T15:34:18.263

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What can I do with an enum variable?

c variables enums definition typedef

asked 2010-03-23T18:39:20.343

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What is the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF)?

definition mef

asked 2010-02-18T04:23:16.860

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What exactly is NoSQL?

database nosql definition

asked 2010-01-31T19:55:45.790

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What does threadsafe mean?

multithreading thread-safety definition

asked 2010-01-09T15:43:35.040

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What is a "Java Bean"?

java definition javabeans

asked 2009-12-29T05:28:18.360

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What exactly is 'Building'?

build build-automation definition

asked 2009-10-25T23:46:03.850

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What does .NET stand for? Is it an acronym?

.net definition acronym

asked 2009-09-29T22:28:35.477

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Is there any use for local function declarations?

c++ function definition local

asked 2009-06-23T19:24:34.907

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When do I define objective-c methods?

objective-c declaration definition api-design

asked 2009-06-19T21:21:24.577

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What is AJAX, really?

ajax definition

asked 2009-06-05T20:44:23.317

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What does the term legacy database mean?

definition legacy-database

asked 2009-06-02T13:18:25.077

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Is it possible to declare a class without implementing it? (C++)

c++ class declaration definition forward-declaration

asked 2009-05-16T01:50:35.577

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What's the relationship between "a" heap and "the" heap?

memory heap heap-memory definition

asked 2009-04-16T16:09:43.070

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Software Design vs. Software Architecture

architecture definition

asked 2009-04-01T10:00:50.640

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of separating declaration and definition as in C++?

c++ language-design declaration definition

asked 2009-03-14T11:18:21.680

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What are the differences between unit tests, integration tests, smoke tests, and regression tests?

unit-testing testing definition

asked 2009-02-06T12:08:34.317

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What exactly defines production?

definition semantics production

asked 2009-01-29T02:23:19.253

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What's the difference between faking, mocking, and stubbing?

unit-testing mocking language-agnostic terminology definition

asked 2008-12-06T15:17:46.203

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What is a Y-combinator?

functional-programming computer-science theory definition combinators

asked 2008-09-18T15:21:02.520

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Service Oriented Architecture: How would you define it

soa definition

asked 2008-09-12T17:10:36.503

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What is the meaning and reasoning behind the Open/Closed Principle?

oop definition solid-principles design-principles open-closed-principle

asked 2008-09-12T13:48:42.403

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What is 'Currying'?

javascript functional-programming terminology definition currying

asked 2008-08-30T20:12:55.867

Questions tagged definition