update

1. A manipulation involving adding, modifying, or deleting data to bring a file or database up-to-date. 2. A relatively minor release or version upgrade to an existing software product that adds minor features or corrects bugs. An update generally is denoted by a decimal fraction notation in the version number, such as 6.1 as an update to 6.0. See also bug, bug fix, patch, and upgrade.

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• ATM reference model
• ATM reference model
• A-to-D (Analog-to-Digital)
• Atom Publishing Protocol (APP)
• ATSC
• ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee)
• Attached Resource Computer Network (ARCNET)
• attachment unit interface (AUI)
• attendant access
• attenuation
• attenuation-to-crosstalk ratio (ACR)
• attenuator
• ATU-C (ADSL Transmission Unit-Centralized)
• ATU-R (ADSL Transmission Unit-Remote)
• audio
• audio
• Audio Messaging Interchange Specification (AMIS)
• Audio Messaging Interchange Specification (AMIS)
• audiotex
• audiotext
• AUI (Attachment Unit Interface)
• authentication
• authorization
• authorization code
• auto dialer (automatic dialer)