Virtual Network Computing, kurz VNC, ist eine Software, die den Bildschirminhalt eines entfernten Rechners auf einem lokalen Rechner anzeigt und im Gegenzug Tastatur- und Mausbewegungen des lokalen Rechners an den entfernten Rechner sendet. Damit kann man auf einem entfernten Rechner arbeiten, als säße man direkt davor. VNC implementiert das …

The bomb symbol is not used in Mac OS X, but a test application called Bomb.app, specifically written to cause a non-fatal crash, is included with Xcode and uses a rendition of the bomb symbol as its icon. In the original Mac OS, the system call to display a "bomb box" was called DSError, for "Deep Shit".

General concepts. Icon (semiotics), a sign characterised by iconicity, the resemblance to what it signifies Pictogram, a type of graphic sign; Icon (computing), an image used in a graphical user interface Cultural icon, something or someone that is seen as representative of a given culture . Pop icon, a celebrity, character, or object whose exposure in pop culture constitutes a defining ...

Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers (or workstations) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and to create a database for manufacturing. Designs made through CAD …

Typesetting is the composition of text by means of arranging physical type (or sort) in mechanical systems or glyphs in digital systems representing characters (letters and other symbols). Stored types are retrieved and ordered according to a language's orthography for visual display. Typesetting requires one or more fonts (which are widely but erroneously confused with and …

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is an open standard that operating systems can use to discover and configure computer hardware components, to perform power management (e.g. putting unused hardware components to sleep), auto configuration (e.g. Plug and Play and hot swapping), and status monitoring.First released in December 1996, ACPI …

Icon (concept) Ralph Griswold: SNOBOL 1977 Euclid: Butler Lampson at Xerox PARC, Ric Holt and James Cordy at University of Toronto: 1977 Applesoft BASIC: ... Stanley Cohen, et al. at Speakeasy Computing Corporation Speakeasy-3 1982? Draco: Chris Gray Pascal, C, ALGOL 68: 1982 PostScript: Warnock: InterPress: 1982 Turing: Ric Holt and James ...

A skeuomorph (also spelled skiamorph, / ˈ s k juː ə ˌ m ɔːr f, ˈ s k juː oʊ-/) is a derivative object that retains ornamental design cues (attributes) from structures that were necessary in the original. Skeuomorphs are typically used to make something new feel familiar in an effort to speed understanding and acclimation. They employ elements that, while essential to the original ...

In computing, a pointer or mouse cursor (as part of a personal computer WIMP style of interaction) is a symbol or graphical image on the computer monitor or other display device that echoes movements of the pointing device, commonly a mouse, touchpad, or stylus pen. It signals the point where actions of the user take place. It can be used in text-based or graphical user …

A graphical widget (also graphical control element or control) in a graphical user interface is an element of interaction, such as a button or a scroll bar.Controls are software components that a computer user interacts with through direct manipulation to read or edit information about an application. User interface libraries such as Windows Presentation Foundation, Qt, GTK, and …