Glossary of IT Terms beginning with "C"
Brian Cryer's Glossary of IT Terms with Links. Definitions and links to further information on IT related terms ...
- CA
- Certificate Authority, details ...
- Cable modem
- Modem for use with cable, details ...
- Cache
- A temporary memory store for fast access to a copy of data, details ...
- Caching
- To make use of a cache for improved performance, details ...
- CAD
- Computer Aided Design / Computer Aided Dispatch, details ...
- CADD
- Computer Aided Design and Drafting, details ...
- CAD/CAM
- Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacture, details ...
- CAGR
- Compound Annual Growth Rate, details ...
- CAL
- Client Access License / Computer Aided Learning, details ...
- CAM
- Computer Aided Manufacture, details ...
- Candela
- SI unit of luminous intensity, details ...
- CAPICOM
- Cryptographic API Component Object Model, details ...
- Captcha
- Completely automated public Turning test, details ......
- CAS
- Code Access Security / Central Authentication Service, details ...
- CASE
- Computer Aided Software Engineering / Specification of whether letters should be upper or lower case, details ...
- CAT5
- 100mbps Ethernet network cabling, details ...
- CAT5E
- 1000mbps Ethernet network cabling, details ...
- CAT6
- 1000mbps Ethernet network cabling, details ...
- CBR
- Constant Bit Rate / Cost Benefit Ratio, details ...
- CC
- Carbon Copy / Continuity Check / C Compiler / Credit Card / Conditional Compilation / Conditional Comments / Cubic Centimetre / Cubic Capacity / Closed Caption, details ...
- CCD
- Charge Coupled Device, details ...
- CCIE
- Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert, details ...
- CCNA
- Cisco Certified Network Associate, details ...
- CCNP
- Cisco Certified Network Professional, details ...
- CCSE
- Check Point Certified Security Expert / Center for Computational Sciences and Engineering, details ...
- CCTV
- Closed Circuit Television, details ...
- CD
- Compact disc / Change Directory / Candela, details ...
- CD-R
- Compact disc recordable, details ...
- CD-RW
- CD-Readable-Writable, details ...
- CDFS
- CD-ROM File System, details ...
- CDMA
- Code Division Multiple Access, details ...
- CDMA2000
- Code Division Multiple Access, details ...
- CDO
- Collaboration Data Objects, details ...
- CDP
- Cisco Discovery Protocol / Continuous Data Protection, details ...
- CEICW
- Configure E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard, details ...
- Centroid
- Centre point, details ...
- CEO
- Chief Executive Officer, details ...
- CEP
- Certificate Enrolment Protocol, details ...
- CERN
- Conseil Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire, details ...
- CEST
- Central European Summer Time, details ...
- cf
- Compare / Carry Forward / ColdFusion, details ...
- CFML
- Coldfusion Markup Language, details ...
- CGI
- Common Gateway Interface, details ...
- CHAP
- Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol / A man, details ...
- Checkpoint
- Point when all database data is written to disk, Cdetails ...
- Chmod
- Change Mode (file permissions), details ...
- Choropleth
- A type of thematic map, details ...
- Chroma Key
- The basis for an electronic process for combining two images, details ...
- Chrominance
- Colour component of a video signal, details ...
- CI
- Continuous Improvement / Customer Intelligence / Configuraton Item, details ...
- CIDR
- Classless Inter-Domain Routing, details ...
- CIFS
- Common Internet File System, details ...
- CIM
- Computer Integrated Manufacturing / Common Information Model, details ...
- CIO
- Chief Information Officer, details ...
- CIPI
- Critical Infrastructure Protection Initiative, details ...
- CIS
- Comodo Internet Security, details ...
- CISC
- Complex Instruction Set Computer, details ...
- CISCO
- Cisco Systems, details ...
- CISP
- Cardholder Information Security Program, details ...
- CJK
- Chinese, Japanese and Korean, details ...
- CL
- Computational Linguistics / Centilitre / Chloride / Centre Line, details ...
- Clamping Level
- Voltage level above which a surge suppression device diverts energy away, details ...
- Clamping Time
- Response time for a surge suppression device, details ...
- Clamp Time
- Response time for a surge suppression device, details ...
- Class Library
- Set of classes, details ...
- CLI
- Call Level Interface / Command Line Interface / Caller Line Identification, details ...
- Click Fraud
- Repetitive clicking on ads to boost website revenue, details ...
- CLR
- Common Language Runtime, details ...
- CLS
- Common Language Specification / Clear Screen, details ...
- Cluster
- Group of similar things / Group of linked computers working together / Unit by which disk space is allocated, details ...
- Cluster Size
- Unit of disk space allocation used by the operating system, details ...
- Clustering
- Connecting many computers together so that they appear as a single computer, details ...
- CM
- Configuration Management, details ...
- CMIIW
- Correct Me If I'm Wrong, details ...
- CMS
- Content Management System / Course Management System, details ...
- CMYK
- Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black, details ...
- CNA
- Certified Novell Administrator, details ...
- CNAME
- Canonical Name, details ...
- CNC
- Computer Numerical Control, details ...
- CNC Router Bit
- Cutting tool for a CNC machine Control, details ...
- CNE
- Certified Novell Engineer, details ...
- COA
- Certificate Of Authentication / Course(s) of Action, details ...
- COD
- Cash On Delivery, details ...
- Code Behind
- Web development approach where HTML and code are maintained in different files, details ...
- COG
- Tooth on the edge of a wheel / Centers of Gravity, details ...
- ColdFusion
- Development environment for building web applications and web services, details ...
- COM
- Component Object Model / Computer Output on Microfilm / Commercial domain name, details ...
- Compression
- To reduce in size, details ...
- Configuration Management
- Ensuring configuration is known and managed, details ...
- Connection Failover
- Automatic connection to a second server should the primary be unavailable, details ...
- Connectionless Protocol
- A protocol that does not require an established connection prior to sending data, details ...
- Connection Oriented Protocol
- A protocol requiring an established connection before sharing data, details ...
- Connectivity
- Relating to the connection of two or details ..., details ...
- Convergent Evolution
- A term coined to explain similar features seen in different types of creature, details ...
- Conversion Rate
- The rate at which visits or leads are converted into sales, details ...
- Cookie
- Information stored locally browser, details ...
- Cooperative Multitasking
- Simple multitasking operating system strategy, details ...
- COP
- Close of Play / Code of Practice / Coefficient of Performance / a policeman, details ...
- Copyright
- The exclusive legal right to publish or sell a work, details ...
- CORBA
- Common Object Request Broker Architecture, details ...
- CORS
- Cross Origin Resource Sharing, details ...
- Coterminous
- Having the same end point, details ...
- COTS
- Commercial Off The Shelf, details ...
- COU
- Change Only Update, details ...
- CPA
- Cost Per Acquisition / Commission Per Acquisition, details ...
- CPC
- Cost Per Click / Commission per click , details ...
- CPD
- Continuing Professional Development, details ...
- CPI
- Consumer Price Index / Characters per inch, details ...
- CPM
- Cost per impression, details ...
- CP/M
- Control Program Monitor (OS), details ...
- CPP
- Customer Preview Program, details ...
- CPR
- Cost Performance Report, details ...
- CPS
- Cost per sale, details ...
- CPU
- Central Processing Unit, details ...
- CR
- Carriage Return / Conversion Rate / Challenge Response / Change Request, details ...
- CRC
- Cyclic Redundancy Check, details ...
- CRLF
- Carriage Return Line Feed, details ...
- CRM
- Customer Relationship Management / Compensating Resource Manager, details ...
- Cross-post
- To post the same message to two or more groups at the same time, details ...
- CRS
- Coordinate Reference System, details ...
- CRT
- Cathode Ray Tube, details ...
- CRUD
- Create Read Update Delete, details ...
- CSN
- Client Services for Netware, details ...
- CSR
- Certificate Signing Request, details ...
- CSS
- Cascading Style Sheet(s), details ...
- CSV
- Comma Separated Value, details ...
- CS-W
- Catalog Services - Web, details ...
- CTP
- Community Technology Preview, details ...
- CTR
- Click Through Rate, details ...
- CTS
- Clear To Send / Common Type System, details ...
- CUL
- See you later, details ...
- CUPS
- Common UNIX Printing System, details ...
- Customer Relationship Management
- A sales slogan, details ...
- cvs
- Concurrent Versions System, details ...
- CW
- Corporate Workgroup / Clockwise, details ...
- CWF
- Custom Weights File, details ...
- CWL
- Custom Weights List, details ...
- CYA
- Cover Your Arse, details ...