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A feature accessible in Adobe Flash that makes it easy for users to animate the motion of an object. You can design a motion tween to move the object from one spot to another automatically rather than having to specify its location in each frame.

Short for “Model-View-Controller.” MVC is an application design model that consists of three parts: a model (data), the view (user interface), and the controller (processes that handle input). This model is usually employed for creating modern user interfaces since it provides the core building blocks for developing applications.

MySQL is an open-source interactive database management system based on the structure query language (SQL), which is used for inserting, eliminating, and altering information in the database.

A shorter way of saying “malicious software,” malware is defined as computer programs that are created to do harm or unwelcome actions on a computer system. Some examples of malware are viruses, worms, and spyware, causing data removal, gathering data without the user’s consent, etc.

Media compression reduces a file’s size to save disk space. Many algorithms are designed for media compression; however, these algorithms are made to compress a specific type of data, such as audio, image, and video.

Much like an oil leak, a memory leak slowly reduces the available memory in a system. While there are many reasons for a memory leak, a common one is a program that unintentionally increases the amount of memory it takes up as it runs. Memory leaks can result in program crashing or computer freezes.