A way to rent hardware, operating systems, storage and network capacity over the Internet. It allows the customer to rent virtualized servers and associated services for running existing applications or developing and testing new ones.

A World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) group that defines rating systems and rating information for Web-based content that could help parents and teachers decide what their children or students should be allowed to access on the Internet . 

A protocol that specifies a way to determine if a Web site's security policies meet a user's privacy requirements. P3P includes a machine-readable vocabulary and syntax used to describe Web site security policies and consumers' privacy preferences. 

The Platformer Starter Kit is a near-complete, self-contained game solution that includes both game code and game assets. The game is a standard 2D platformer with levels, enemies, and collectable gems. The starter kit is intentionally left incomplete which makes it easier and quicker to understand the structure of the game, and how the pieces fit together to provide a rich gaming experience. Some of the noted features of Platformer Starter Kit includes Cross-platform support for Windows, Zune, and Xbox 360, Control of the player character using either the keyboard or gamepad, Simple physics modeling (falling and jumping) and dynamic collision checking. Production-level sprite sheets, sound effects, and other game assets. High and low resolution assets, and an additional content project containing audio assets.

Play is an open source framework to build web applications in Java & Scala. It is based on lightweight, stateless and web-friendly MVC architecture. Built on Akka, Play provides predictable and minimal resource consumption (CPU, memory, threads) for highly-scalable applications.

A printer that interprets commands from a computer to make line drawings on paper with one or more automated pens. Unlike a regular printer , the plotter can draw continuous point-to-point lines directly from vector graphics files or commands. 

A capability developed by Microsoft for its Windows 95 and later operating systems that gives users the ability to plug a device into a computer and have the computer recognize that the device is there. 

A set of software components that adds specific functionalities to larger software applications. It may also enable customizing the functionality of an application.

PMI-RMP is a Risk Management Certification awarded by PMI (Project Management Institue) for professionals with expertise and competency in assessing and identifying project risks, mitigating threats and capitalizing on opportunities, while still possessing a core knowledge and practical application in all areas of project management.

Pocket, previously known as Read It Later, is an application for managing a reading list of articles from the Internet. It is available for iOS and Android as well as multiple web browsers and commonly used computer operating systems. The application allows the user to save an article or web page to read later. The article is then sent to the user's Pocket list (synced to all of their devices) for offline reading. Pocket removes clutter from articles and allows the user to adjust text settings for easier reading.

Podcasting is online audio content delivered and consumed at the  convenience of the user. Unlike radio which allows you to follow as per the broadcaster, podcasts give you the flexibility to listen to whatever, whenever and whereever you like. Podcasts are delivered via an RSS Feed.

Point of sale (also called POS or checkout) is the place where a retail transaction is completed. It is the point at which a customer makes a payment to the merchant in exchange for goods or services. At the point of sale the retailer would calculate the amount owed by the customer and provide options for the customer to make payment. The merchant will also normally issue a receipt for the transaction.

An access point from one place to the rest of the Internet. A POP necessarily has a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address. The number of POPs that an ISP or OSP has is sometimes used as a measure of its size or growth rate. 

A system which collect large volumes of barcode/POS data every day.  Barcode data are information from barcodes automatically gathered as a consumer's purchases are put through a check-out. After processing, the data can be very useful for marketing.

Information that is automatically gathered as a consumer's purchases are put through a check-out. Typically, the information gathered would identify which customer bought what products, at what prices, and when and where the transaction took place.

A protocol for communication between two computers using a serialinterface, typically a personal computer connected by phone line to a server.