In computer science, a fiber is a particularly lightweight thread of execution. Like threads, fibers share address space. However, fibers use cooperative...
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Myofiber, or muscle fiber, strands of muscle tissue Nerve fiber, strands of nervous tissue Fiber (computer science) Fiber (mathematics) Fiber laser (or fibre...
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or computer graphics. Many of the models used to simulate fibers were developed by researchers in the field of rheology. Rheologically speaking fiber suspensions...
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Fiber to the x (FTTX; also spelled "fibre") or fiber in the loop is a generic term for any broadband network architecture using optical fiber to provide...
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continuation Monad Ruby Unlambda C++ R Goto Continuation-passing style Fiber (computer science) David Madore, "call/cc mind-boggler" Yin Wang, "Understanding...
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process Coroutine Java virtual machine Global interpreter lock Fiber (computer science) GNU Portable Threads Protothreads Sintes, Tony (April 13, 2001)...
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multiple processors or functional units. Continuation Coroutine Fiber (computer science) Micro-thread (multi-core) Protothread Helmut Grohne (2006). "libmuth...
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and instant messaging applications. Computer networking may be considered a branch of computer science, computer engineering, and telecommunications,...
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This glossary of computer science is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in computer science, its sub-disciplines, and related fields, including...
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fiber, or optical fibre, is a flexible glass or plastic fiber that can transmit light from one end to the other. Such fibers find wide usage in fiber-optic...
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Async/await Light-weight process Coroutine Global interpreter lock Fiber (computer science) GNU Portable Threads Protothreads Rudell, Harald (2022-03-19)...
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Portable Threads Green threads (Java) Light Weight Kernel Threads Fiber (computer science) Task (computing) Task parallelism Futures and promises POSIX Threads...
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Futures and promises (redirect from Future (computer science))
In computer science, future, promise, delay, and deferred refer to constructs used for synchronizing program execution in some concurrent programming languages...
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Fiber volume ratio is an important mathematical element in composite engineering. Fiber volume ratio, or fiber volume fraction, is the percentage of fiber...
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Leonard Bosack (category American computer businesspeople)
degree in computer science from Stanford University, he became Director of Computer Facilities for the university's Department of Computer Science. He became...
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Computing (redirect from Computer technology)
aspects. Major computing disciplines include computer engineering, computer science, cybersecurity, data science, information systems, information technology...
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In mathematics, and particularly topology, a fiber bundle (Commonwealth English: fibre bundle) is a space that is locally a product space, but globally...
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polymers. The prominent change in materials science during the recent decades is active usage of computer simulations to find new materials, predict properties...
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Thread (computing) (redirect from Threads (computer science))
In computer science, a thread of execution is the smallest sequence of programmed instructions that can be managed independently by a scheduler, which...
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Quantum computing (redirect from Quantum computer science)
A quantum computer is a computer that exploits quantum mechanical phenomena. On small scales, physical matter exhibits properties of both particles and...
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"VCS", or Video Computer System). By 1979, the scene was set for the Golden Age of Arcade Games. The 1970s were also the start of fiber optics. In 1970...
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could happen is by combining an optical computer with the ternary logic system. A ternary computer using fiber optics could use dark as 0 and two orthogonal...
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TOSLINK (category Fiber-optic connectors)
standardized optical fiber connector system. Generically known as optical audio, the most common use of the TOSLINK optical fiber connector is in consumer...
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MPO (section Science and technology)
Multi-fiber Push-On, a type of optical fiber connector Multiset path ordering, a well-ordering in term rewriting (computer science) Matrix Product Operator, a type...
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(2003). Fiber optics illustrated dictionary. CRC Press. p. 441. ISBN 978-0-8493-1349-3. "Heathkit EC - 1 Educational Analog Computer". Computer History...
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Optical computing (redirect from Optical computer)
electrons used in conventional computers (see optical fibers). Most research projects focus on replacing current computer components with optical equivalents...
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Optical amplifier (redirect from Fiber amplifier)
technology of choice for the fiber optic backbones of the Internet (e.g. fiber-optic cables form a basis of modern-day computer networking). Almost any laser...
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List of computing and IT abbreviations (redirect from Computer and IT acronyms)
386—Intel 80386 processor 486—Intel 80486 processor 4B5BLF—4-bit 5-bit Local Fiber 4GL—Fourth-Generation Programming Language 4NF—Fourth Normal Form 5GL—Fifth-Generation...
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Fiber-optic communication is a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of infrared or visible light through an...
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Christian Science Monitor: "Senator Gore calls NREN the "information superhighway" - a catalyst for what he hopes will become one day a national fiber-optic...
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