Programming terms starting with C

127 terms

101. context root A name that gets mapped to the document root of a Web application.
102. continuation a second application for the same invention claimed in a prior nonprovisional application and filed before the first application becomes abandoned or…
103. continue A Java keyword used to resume program execution at the end of the current loop. If followed by a label, continue resumes execution where the label occurs.
104. continue statement A statement that may only be used inside the body of a loop. In the case of a while loop or do loop, control passes immediately to the loop's terminating…
105. continuous simulation In a continuous simulation, time ticks past at a regular rate that is applicable to the particular simulation scenario.
106. control structure A statement that affects the flow of control within a method. Typical control structures are loops and if statements.
107. conversational state The field values of a session bean plus the transitive closure of the objects reachable from the bean's fields.
108. copy constructor A constructor taking a single argument of the same class. For instance public class Point { // Use p's attributes to initialize this object.
109. CORBA Common Object Request Broker Architecture.
110. core class A public class (or interface) that is a standard member of the Java Platform. The intent is that the core classes for the Java platform, at minimum, are…
111. core dump The corpse of a "process", in the form of a file left in the "working directory" of the process, usually as a result of certain kinds of fatal error.
112. core packages The required set of APIs in a Java platform edition which must be supported in any and all compatible implementations.
113. coupling The phase state in which either two dominant or two recessive alleles of two different genes occur on the same chromosome. Synonym: cis configuration.
114. CPAN The Comprehensive Perl Archive Network. (See "What modules and extensions are available for Perl? What is CPAN? What does CPAN/src/... mean?" in perlfaq2).
115. cracker Someone who breaks security on computer systems. A cracker may be a true "hacker" or only a "script kiddie".
116. create method A method defined in the home interface and invoked by a client to create an enterprise bean.
117. credentials Also called access credentials or security credentials. In authentication and authorization, a system uses credentials to identify who is making a call…
118. critical section A section of code in which there is potential for a race hazard. Critical sections make use of the synchronized methods or statements.
119. CSS Cascading Style Sheet - a technology used for webpages to format fonts and control layouts on the computer display.
120. CTS (1) Clear To Send ( TelComm /Computer term). (2) Contact Test Set (USA IFTE term).
121. curly brackets See block.
122. current package The "package" in which the current statement is compiled. Scan backwards in the text of your program through the current lexical scope or any enclosing…
123. current working directory See "working directory".
124. currently selected output channel The last "filehandle" that was designated with select(FILEHANDLE); "STDOUT", if no filehandle has been selected.
125. cursor A graphic pointer used with a mouse to point to a location on a terminal screen.
126. CV (1) Carrier Vehicle. (2) USN Aircraft Carrier. (3) Curriculum Vitae.
127. CVM (Compact Virtual Machine) The Compact Virtual Machine (CVM) is an optimized Java virtual machine (JVM) that is used by the CDC.