Computing revolutionized most aspects of 21st century life, including language, with new and repurposed terms becoming the lexicon of a generation.

This is not a hard question, really: What do the words cookie, scuzzy, mouse, spam, gopher, and RAM have in common? Are they: A) the newest display at the local zoo; B) an Epicurean menu from a new ...

It's a plain fact: Entrepreneurs need a handle on technology--everything from hardware and networking to executing transactions in cyberspace. The following glossary of terms, care of O'Reilly Media, ...

Editor’s note: This post first appeared on Carl Cheo’s website. We’ve republished it here with his permission. To make learning more fun and interesting, here’s a list of important computer science ...

BOARD: What ya git when ya aint bizzy. BROWSER: What ya do when a purty gal walks by ya in the general store. BUG: The reason ya gave fer callin in sick. BYTE: What yer pitbull dun to cusin Jethro.

Computer animation is the art of creating moving images via the use of computers. It is a subfield of computer graphics and animation. Increasingly it is created by means of 3D computer graphics, ...

Los Angeles officials have asked that manufacturers, suppliers and contractors stop using the terms “master” and “slave” on computer equipment, saying such terms are unacceptable and offensive. THE ...

Twitter has pledged to use more inclusive language in its programming code, dropping terms like "master," "slave," "whitelist" and "blacklist." The social network's engineering team said Thursday the ...