computer software that is backwards-compatible can operate with pieces of software of the same type that were made at an earlier time (计算机软件)向后兼容的,兼容旧版本的
a case-sensitive computer program is able to recognize the difference between the large forms of letters, A, B, C etc and their and small forms, a, b, c etc
[usually before noun]computingintelligent software is able to react and deal with changes or different situations in a way that is similar to human intelligence 智能的
an object-oriented computer language uses a system in which small parts of the program are considered as separate objects that can be put together to make the whole program 面向对象的(面向对象的计算机语言使用这样一种系统,即把程序的各个小部分看作互相分割的、可拼合成一个完整的程序的对象)
computingpeer to peer: P2P software allowscomputers to communicate directly with each other without going through a server点对点,端对端(点对点软件使计算机之间可以不通过服务器就能直接传递信息)
if a machine or manufacturing process runslights-out, it is controlled by a computer and does not need a human to be present in order to operate or supervise it
Factories that run lights out are fully automated and require no human presence on-site.
computingtemporary files and folders hold information that is needed only for a short time, and are often deleted (=removed or destroyed) automatically (文件和文件夹)临时的(指用来存储暂时需要的信息的文件或文件夹,用后往往自动删除)
universal serial bus: a way of connecting a printer, keyboard, or other piece of equipment to a computer using a special cable and without having to turn the computer off and on again
what you see is what you get: used for describingsystems in which what you see on the computer screen is exactly what will appear when you print it on paper 所见即所得的(指计算机显示屏上显示的将与打印在纸上的完全一致)