Gary Destruction's definitions

hal

Acronym for Hardware Abstraction Layer. The HAL is used by NT-based Operating Systems to handle hardware. This prevents the OS from having direct access to hardware.

The HAL is one of the main reaons that NT-based OS's are more stable than Win9.x.

by Gary Destruction November 19, 2003

paradox

1. Something or someone that exists or behaves in contradiction to itself or himself
2. Application from the Corel Office Suite

1. He fought a battle that he was ultimately opposed to.
2. Some companies use Corel Paradox for their databases

by Gary Destruction June 19, 2003

Opteron

A 64-bit processor created by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). It is capable of handling 32-bit applications with no compromise in performance.

The AMD(R) Operton(TM) is the latest edition to the growing family of processors from Advanced Micro Devices.

by Gary Destruction September 8, 2003

NT 4 Workstation

See NT

by Gary Destruction July 21, 2003

anarchy

1. From the political left, anarchy is a state of complete freedom characterized by unity, peace and equality all in the absense of a governing force.

2. From the politcal right, anarchy is a state of complete chaos and disorder. Anarcho-capitalism is an example of right-winged anarchy.

3. Politics: A radical form of direct democracy

1. Some people believe that anarchy could work.

2. Street punks believe in right-winged anarchy (chaos)

3. Depsite being an alleged lack of authority, some anarchists believe in anarchy as direct democracy.

by Gary Destruction September 1, 2003

kernel

The core of an Operating System

An OS kernel is often responsible for handling driver requests, filesystem operations, I/O requests and other system functions.

by Gary Destruction May 30, 2004

Operating systems

See operating system

by Gary Destruction June 23, 2003