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A network appliance that distributes in-bound and out-bound traffic to and from multiple Internet Service Provider (ISP) links. Link load balancers are typically located between gateway routers and the firewall.
LinkedIn
A social networking site designed specifically for the business community. The goal of the site is to allow registered members to establish and document networks of people they know and trust professionally.
LinkedIn Ouath
A LinkedIn API to implement authorization.
LinkedIn Share API
An API that gives users the ability to share rich contents to their professional network.
Linspire
Linspire, formerly known as Lindows, is a low-cost commercial Linux-based operating system with a user interface similar to earlier versions of Microsoft Windows operating system.
A Unix-like operating system that was designed to provide personal computer users a free or very low-cost operating system comparable to traditional and usually more expensive Unix systems. It is very efficient and fast-performing system.
A boot loader (a small program that manages a dual boot) for use with the Linux operating system. Most new computers are shipped with boot loaders for some version of Microsoft Windows or the Mac OS.
Linux logo (Tux)
Tux, the penguin, is the generally accepted official logo for the Linux operating system. Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, chose Larry Ewing's design simply because he likes penguins.
Linux Standard Base (LSB project)
An ongoing effort to standardize the structure of Linux and related operating systems. The intent is to increase compatibility among systems that use different versions of Unix and to make them more compatible with non-Unix systems as well.
LISA iTKO
ITKO's LISA product suite is designed to improve the effectiveness of application development teams, especially those involved in custom applications, SOA, and cloud computing.
List processing (LISP)
A programming language that was designed for easy manipulation of data strings. It is a commonly used language for Artificial Intelligence (AI) programming. It is one of the oldest programming languages still in relatively wide use.
List server (Mailing list server)
A program that handles subscription requests for a mailing list and distributes new messages, newsletters, or other postings from the list's members to the entire list of subscribers as they occur or are scheduled.
ListView
ListView is a view group that displays a list of scrollable items. The list items are automatically inserted to the list using an Adapter that pulls content from a source such as an array or database query and converts each item result into a view that's placed into the list.
Litestep
A Windows Shell replacement for Windows 9x and up, licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). It replaces the Windows Shell which provides access to the graphical user interface on Windows based computers.
Little-endian
A term that describes the order in which a sequence of bytes are stored in computer memory. It is the order in which the "little end" (least significant value in the sequence) is stored first.
Live Chat Plugin
Live Chat Plugin (also called live chat, live help) is a popular term for online chat applications designed specifically to provide online assistance to users of a website. Such software is used to provide instant help to visitors on a website. Live chat is mainly used for text based communication, however software providers bundle services like voice, helpdesk, CRM systems along with text chat.