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Power Apps
Provides a rapid low code development environment for building custom apps for business needs. It has services, connectors, and a scalable data service and app platform (Microsoft Data verse) to allow simple integration and interaction with existing data. Power Apps enables the creation of web and mobile applications that run on all devices.
Power BI
Is a business analytics service that delivers insights for analyzing data. It can share those insights through data visualizations which make up reports and dashboards to enable fast, informed decisions. Power BI scales across an organization, and it has built-in governance and security allowing businesses to focus on using data more than managing it.
Power Automate
Lets users create automated workflows between applications and services. It helps automate repetitive business processes such as communication, data collections, and decision approvals.
Power Virtual Agent
Enables anyone to create powerful chatbots using a guided, no-code graphical interface, without the need for data scientists or developers.
Paste
A companion to the command “Copy”, “Paste” allows the user to deposit data from the clipboard into a software program. However, this command doesn’t work on its own and must be used along with Copy or Cut command to transfer the data from the clipboard.
Perl
Perl (Practical Extraction and Report Language), is a scripting language with a syntax similar to C/C++. Web programmers frequently use it to develop scripts for Web servers and for reading and examining through text files.
Path
Much like in the real world, where paths are trails that head towards a determined location, in software a path specifies the location of a file or folder in a computers storage. Paths also include several directories that specify the path to a file or folder, which is why paths are also referred to as “directory paths”.
PascalCase
PascalCase is a naming format used by software developers where the first letter of each word in a compound word is capitalized. This format is usually used to name functions, classes, and other objects when writing source code.
Parameter
In coding, a parameter is a value given to a function. Most modern-day coding languages allow functions to have various parameters. While there are variations in the composition of a function declaration between coding languages, a standard function with two parameters might look like this:
function graphXY (x, y)
{
…
}
Piracy
Piracy refers to the act of an individual installing and using a commercial software without having paid for it. The word “piracy” is used in the traditional word “pirate,” which refers to the sea criminal that robs from others. That said, anyone with a computer can be a software pirate since it is as easy as copying or downloading a program that the person didn’t pay for.
Plug-In
A plug-in is an extra element to a software program that increases its functionality. An example of a functional plug-in is Photoshop’s Eye Candy, which allows the user to add additional filters to manipulate photographs and images.
Pop-Up Window
A pop-up window is a kind of window that launches without the user’s consent, some of which appear when the user visits a website or closes one. Usually, pop-up windows appear in advertisements produced using JavaScript code.
PowerPoint
PowerPoint is a program created by Microsoft for seminars or lectures and allows users to develop basic and complex presentations. This program is included in Microsoft’s Office Suite, which also includes Microsoft Word and Excel.
PowerShell
Microsoft created the software automation tool PowerShell. It comes with a programming language and a command-line shell. To fix DOS’s flaws, Microsoft released PowerShell for Windows in 2006. Microsoft released versions of the technology for Windows, Linux, and macOS in 2016 and made it open-source and cross-platform.
Processing
Processing is an open-source coding language created for the graphic arts community. This language uses basic syntax to develop illustrations, interactive programs, and animations.
Program
A program, as a noun, refers to a software that operates on a computer and is made of off complex code that can run right away from the computer’s operational system.
Programming Language
A programing language is defined as a series of instructions used to develop a software program. Coders or programmers code in what is known as “high-level” languages. This code is then compiled into a “low-level language”, that is identified by the computer hardware.
Proprietary Software
Proprietary software refers to a software program that isn’t open sourced or freely licensed. Some examples of proprietary software include file formats, software programs, and operating systems.
Public Domain
When a work or a product isn’t protected by copyright, it is established to be public domain. There are various ways an item can become public domain, such as the copyright protection expired, released by the author or it was never established. A work that is public domain can be freely accessed and distributed without breaking the law.
Python
Python is an easy to implement high-level programming language. It is known for its versatility, because it is an open-source coding language and can run on Mac, Windows and Unix systems, as well as .NET and Java virtual machines.