Today’s Tech Lingo: Temporary File

Today’s Tech Lingo is about words, or phrases, or terms use in computer world na kailangan mong matutunan at balang araw ay magagamit mo din sa iyong quest for more knowledge.

“Temporary File”

According sa Wikipedia:

Temporary file is a file that might be created by a program when it cannot allocate enough memory for its tasks or the program is working on data bigger than architecture’s address space. Modern operating systems employ virtual memory, however programs that use large amounts of data(ex. movie editing) may need to create temporary files.

Some programs create temporary files and then leave them behind – they do not delete them. This can happen because the program crashed or the developer of the program simply forgot to add the code needed to delete the temporary files after the program is done with them. The temporary files left behind by the programs accumulate over time and can take up a lot of disk space. A recent series of system utilities, called temporary file cleaners or disk cleaners, have appeared to address this issue.

Usual filename extensions for temporary files are .TMP

And for me to add:

Ang temporary file ay file na nakakasikip sa hard disk, panandalian sigurong kailangan pero hindi din dapat patagalin sa system. In short, dapat mo itong burahin kung kinakailangan.

Why did I choose this word? Well because I will discuss some other things related to this in the near future, God willing.

How about you? How do you define Temporary File in laymans term? Share your comments.

Vinvin

Define Everything

I grew up with a very unique english dictionary in our house. It was about 12 inches ang height, 8 inches and width and 6 inches ang kapal. It was bought in the US and practically almost anything na kailangan naming tignan na word ay nakikita namin duon.

When I was in grade 5, we were taught in school kung paano mabilis maghanap ng word sa english dictionary. It was a requirement para sa amin na laging magdala and I remember, I was using a good copy of a Merriam Webster, about the size of a pocketbook yet mga 2 inches ang kapal. It was reliable and very handy. And eversince, naging buddy buddy na sa akin ang dictionary.

Dictionary helps you in many ways. Sa pagbabasa, kapag hindi mo naintindihan ang word, puede mong tignan dito. Sa pag-improve ng vocabulary, sa pagiging precise sa word na gagamitin sa composed mong sulat or paragraph , or sa pagcheck ng spelling, etc. Pero one thing is for sure, it is a tool for our brain.

But as time change, it is introduced in a more different way…

Now, as a person na laging babad sa computer. I have to find ways to make things easier and proficient. These days, bihirang bihira na akong gumamit ng printed dictionary.

What has changed?

Now I am using Microsoft Encarta on my very PC. I have been using it since 1995. But it was about 2002 nang gamitin ko ito constantly. It is an encyclopedia and dictionary in one. Now, I am currently using the latest version and my dictionary is just a click away in my taskbar. Basta may kailangan akong iconfirm or iverify, I can easily launch it.

Pero did you know na mayroon ding dictionary sa internet? And yes free…

What I always used before was dictionary.com, pero my favorite Webster did appear sa internet. Those two are what I commonly used pero as time goes by, I have concluded na mas naging reliable para sa akin ang Encarta. Sa interface and sa usability, excellent ito. Pero either way pupuedeng makasanayan mo ang online or offline.

Pero beyond that, here is one of the coolest way to know about online dictionaries…

Kung nagmamadali ka, just type in the word sa google and put define sa unahan. And presto, it gives you meaning sa word na kailangan mo with many sources to choose from.

Ex. define robot

Web definitions for Robot
	Any browser program that follows hypertext links and accesses Web pages but is not directly under human control. Example: search engine spiders, the harvesting software programs that extract e-mail addresses or other data from Web pages.

define human

Web definitions for human
	characteristic of humanity; “human nature”

define tweaking

Web definitions for Tweaking
	This is a term used to describe changing settings, adding programs, etc. in order to make your computer run faster or more efficiently. Visit my Tweaking Tips.

… kung hindi ka kuntento sa una niyang bigay na meaning, you can choose sa marami pa sa buong page na galing sa iba-ibang sites.

So there you go, I hope this has become helpful para sayo. Enjoy.

Until then, God bless.

Vinvin