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Backspace	Ruckschritttaste	A keyboard key that moves the cursor to the left which deletes any previously typed characters.
Backup	Sicherstellung	A resource that is used when the primary resource fails or corruption of a file occurs.
Badge Reader	Marke Leser	A devise used to read encoded information on a small plastic card, i.e. the badge, which may contain a photograph or other information in addition to what is encoded.
Band	Band	A set of adjacent tracks on an optical or magnetic disk.
Band Printer	Verbinden des Druckers	An impact line printer where the timing marks and the font characters are etched on a steel band.
Bandwidth	Bandbreite	A measure of the amount of information a channel is capable of carrying, usually the range of frequencies passed by the channel. unit of measurement in frequency units, i.e. hertz (Hz).
Bar Code	Strichcode	A printed machine-readable code consisting of parallel bars of varied width and spacing.
Bar Code Scanner	Strichcode Scanner	A devise used for scanning bar code.
Basic	Grundlegend	A simple high level programming language developed in the 1960's
Batch Processing	Stapelbetrieb	A method of organisation for a computer system that processes a series or batch of commands at one time without user intervention.
Belt Printer	Gurten Sie Drucker um	Used to describe printers in which the font is carried on plates or fingers attached to the flexible belt.
Benchmark	Bezugspunkt	A measurement standard used to compare the performance of different computers and equipment.
Beta	Beta	A software product in the final stages or development, released to selected users for field testing.
Binary	Binär	The language of all computers in which all numbers, letters and special characters are represented by 1 and 0. It is called base two notation.
Bit	Bit	The smallest unit of information in a digital computer. It has a value of 0 or 1 that represents yes/no and either/or choices. Eight bits are called a byte.
Bitmap	Bitmap	A method of storing graphics information in memory in which a bit is devoted to each pixel.
Bits Per Second	Bits Pro Sekunde	A measure of speed of data transmission, especially in connection with the performance of modems.
Blank Character	Leerzeichen	A character that creates a blank space when displayed on screen or printed.
Block	Block	A selection of information that can be dealt with by one series of commands
Bold	Mutig	A style of text which emphasises a character by making it darker and heavier than normal type.
Browse	Blättern	To display records in a manner suitable for fast on-screen review and editing.
Buffer	Puffer	An electronic memory storage device where data passing in or out of the computer is temporarily stored. For example temporary storage between a computer and a printer.
Bug	Wanze	A Software or Hardware error
Bulletin Board	Schwarzes Brett	A computer service used to exchange information by means of posting notices on various topics.
Bundle	Bündel	To sell one indivisable packege containing the hardware and software components of a computer system.
Bus	Bus	A channel through which data passes.
Button	Knopf	An area on-screen in a graphical user interface computer that is used to select a particular command. Pointing the mouse at the button and then clicking will select the command.
Byte	Byte	A fixed number of bits used by the computer to represent an alphabetical character, numerical digit or a special character.

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