Contributions to date:
3g - Short form of 'third generation', the third generation of mobile telecommunications technology
alsa - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture, provides kernel driven sound card drivers
bios - Basic Input/Output System, a type of firmware used during the booting process
compositing - Process of combining an image with a background to create the appearance of partial or full transparency
credentials - Username and password. Used to control access to information or other resources
decrypt - The process of decoding data that has been encrypted into a secret format
desktop environment - Provides a complete graphical user interface (GUI) for a system
developer - A computer programmer who writes software
driver - A computer program that operates or controls a device that is attached to a computer
encrypt - The process of encoding messages or data in such a way that only authorized parties can read it
ext2 - Second extended filesystem is a file system for Linux
ext3 - Third extended filesystem, a journaled file system for Linux
ext4 - Fourth extended filesystem is a journaling file system for Linux, developed as the successor to ext3
filesystem - Used to control how data is stored and retrieved
firmware - Software that resides in hardware as read only
free software - Software that the users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve
fstab - File Systems Table file is a system configuration file /etc/fstab that lists and mounts storage devices at start up
gnu - GNUS Not Unix a collection of software that is <b>free software and built around linux kernel
gpt - GUID Partition Table, is a partitioning scheme
grub - Provides a user the choice to boot one of multiple operating systems installed on a computer
ip address - Internet Protocol Address, 4 blocks of numbers assigned to each device participating in a computer network
kernel - A layer of software that is a bridge between computer hardware and applications
legacy - A term for out of date hardware and/or software still in use
linux - A Kernel developed by Linus Torvalds and a global community of contributors
mbr - Master Boot Record is a special type of boot sector at the very beginning of a partitioned drive
nas - Network Attached Storage, 1 or more external hard drives connected to a network via a computer
ntfs - New Technology File System, a Windows filesystem capable of storing larger files and volumes than <b>fat32
package - A program compressed into one file for installation on a linux based operating system