10 definitions by mistweb

Kilo

If we're not taling computers, then it's got a small k and means a thousand of whatever follows, eg 1 km = 1000 m, 1 kg = 1000 g etc.

If we are talking about computers or other binary systems, then it refers to 1024 times, and it gets a capital K, e.g 1 Kb = 1024 b, 4KB = 4096 B etc.

Honest, confusing but true.

by mistweb October 13, 2003

baud

bits per second; rate of information transfer, hence 'baud-rate'; see Information theory; also kilo-baud (kb)- thousands of baud, mega-baud (Mb) - millions of baud.

A 56 kb modem can send data at 56,000 bits per second down the wire.

by mistweb October 13, 2003

BiCapitalization

Some people would say camel case, but actually camels only have humps in the middle likeThis. People are now calling bi-capitalisation PascalCase, cos in the old days we used to use it for names of things in the computer language called Pascal.

The integer variable NumberOfDogs should be set to zero here.

by mistweb October 13, 2003

shebang

lot

The whole shebang = The whole lot

by mistweb October 13, 2003

bit

Binary digIT - the least amount of information there is, i.e. yes or no, true or false, on or off. Eight bits make a byte

What is the bit-rate of that modem? How many bits per second does it handle?

by mistweb October 13, 2003

malarky

Bull shit, see Malarkey

by mistweb October 13, 2003

fair game

OK to shoot. Comes from animal hunting - yuk.

Microsoft are such a bunch of wankers that their servers are fair game for hackers and virus writers

by mistweb October 13, 2003