On the fly
In relation to computer technology, "on the fly" describes activities that develop or occur dynamically rather than as the result of something that is statically predefined. For example, the content of a page that is sent to you from a website can be developed (and varied) "on the fly" based on dynamic factors such as the time of day, what pages the user has looked at previously, and specific user input. The web server calls an application programme to produce the "on-the-fly" page that is to be returned. There are several techniques for on the fly page development, including the use of cookie (information previously stored about you that is located in a special file on your hard disk), and Microsoft's Active Server Page.
Point Size
In typography, a point is the smallest unit measure, being a sub-division of the larger pica. It is commonly abbreviated as pt. The traditional printer's point, from the era of hot metal typesetting and presswork, varied between 0.18 and 0.4mm, depending on various definitions of the foot.
Today, the traditional point has been supplanted by the desktop publishing point (also called the Postscript point), which has been rounded to an even 72 points to the inch (1 point = 127⁄360 mm = 0.353 mm). In either system, there are 12 points to the pica.
DL Envelope
Many of us will use the term ‘DL envelope’ without a moment's thought, but what does the term ‘DL’ actually mean? Well, DL is the ISO envelope size of 110mm x 220mm which accepts a 1/3 A4 folded letter. The term ‘DL’ takes its name from the German ‘Din Lange’ meaning ‘standard length’.
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Cloud Computing
If you’ve not heard the term “Cloud Computing”, then you’re sure to hear plenty about it in 2010. To get au fait with the term, try digesting this definition:
Cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. These services are broadly divided into three categories: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). The name cloud computing was inspired by the cloud symbol that's often used to represent the Internet in flow charts and diagrams.
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In short, consumers have access to hosted services on demand without the need for expensive hardware or pre-installed software – all you need is a personal computer and access to the Internet.
The Oxford comma (also known as the serial comma and the Harvard comma) is the comma used immediately before a grammatical conjunction (usually and, or, and sometimes nor) preceding the final item in a list of three or more items. For example, this three-country list can be punctuated as either “Portugal, Spain, and France” (with the Oxford comma) or as “Portugal, Spain and France” (without the Oxford comma).
PDF: Invented by Adobe Systems, Portable Document Format (PDF) lets you capture and view robust information - from almost any application, on any computer system - and share it with virtually anyone, anywhere. Individuals and businesses around the world trust and rely on PDF to communicate their ideas and vision.