- Industry: Computer; Software
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Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers.
One of two numbers used to track minor version information in a framework. It tracks individual builds of your framework and is mostly for internal use by your team. Compare compatibility version.
Industry:Software; Computer
The onscreen representation of the mouse’s location. The cursor commonly looks like an arrow, but can also assume such shapes as a pencil, a cross, or a paintbrush, depending on the application and the user’s selection. (Also called a pointer.)
Industry:Software; Computer
Linear pulse code modulation. A linear and lossless uncompressed audio data format. PCM is usually assumed to mean linear PCM, but sometimes the adjective linear is used to differentiate from nonlinear PCM formats. See also PCM.
Industry:Software; Computer
In Interface Builder, an alignment tool that is placed by the user in order to align objects to an arbitrary location on the design surface.
Industry:Software; Computer
A layer above the driver layer containing interface KEXTs, interface filters, and protocol plumbers.
Industry:Software; Computer
Systematic adjustment of a measurement to highlight a particular criterion. For example, SPL (sound pressure level) measurements can be weighted to approximate how people perceive sound, placing more emphasis on midrange frequencies than on higher or lower ones.
Industry:Software; Computer
A metapackage or distribution package installation that a user performs after modifying the default option selection.
Industry:Software; Computer
A subclass of “QCPlugIn”that performs custom processing in the Quartz Composer development environment.
Industry:Software; Computer
Concurrent Version System. A source-code control system that Xcode can use to manage changes in source code over time and across multiple developers.
Industry:Software; Computer
Digital-to-analog converter. Circuitry that converts digital data to a corresponding analog signal. DACs are characterized by maximum sampling frequency, amplitude resolution in terms of bit depth, monotonicity, distortion characteristics, and noise floor. Compare user focus.
Industry:Software; Computer
