Difference between revisions of "Glossary"
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{{GlossaryItem|Directory|Directory|a logical grouping of related files (and potentially other directories)}} | |||
{{GlossaryItem|File|File|either a destination or source for a stream of data, most often persisted on a storage device}} | |||
{{GlossaryItem|Process|Process|a program that is being executed by the operating system}} | |||
{{GlossaryItem|Syntactic_Sugar|Syntactic Sugar|syntax within a language which isn't strictly required but, in some manner, generally through increased clarity or readability, makes the syntax easier to understand for humans}} |
Revision as of 12:01, 14 November 2021
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- Directory
- a logical grouping of related files (and potentially other directories)
- File
- either a destination or source for a stream of data, most often persisted on a storage device
- Process
- a program that is being executed by the operating system
- Syntactic Sugar
- syntax within a language which isn't strictly required but, in some manner, generally through increased clarity or readability, makes the syntax easier to understand for humans