software feature
distinguishing characteristic of a program
notification system
combination of software and hardware that provides a means of delivering a message to a set of recipients
mention
means by which a blog or social media post references or links to a user's profile
Beta Features
beta features in Wikimedia projects
goto
statement invoking one-way transfer of program control in many languages
audio player software
software which could play audio files or audio data
desktop metaphor
computer interface conceptual model
ad blocker
software that can remove or alter advertising content from a web page, website, or a mobile app
code folding
tool of editors for programming, scripting and markup
virtual console
terminals that are run on only the physical machine via software but not on a physical terminal
privacy mode
privacy feature in some web browsers
contact list
a collection of contact details
code browser
for navigating source code
Metropolis light transport
application of the Monte Carlo method to image rendering
turn-by-turn navigation
GPS feature
dislike button
software feature used to express displeasure with content
Client-Side Decoration
GUI design concept that allows a program's interface to adapt to a user's system
Apple Look Around
feature in Apple Maps
I'm Feeling Lucky
function of the Google search engine
rendering
process of generating an image from a model
error recovery control
feature of hard disks which allow a system administrator to configure the amount of time a drive's firmware is allowed to spend recovering from a read or write error
recommender system
information filtering system to predict users' preferences
static program analysis
program analysis performed without actually executing programs
formula editor
a computer program that is used to typeset mathematical works or formulae
distributed social network
Internet social networking service that is decentralized and distributed across distinct providers
Gold plating
poor practice in project management
report generator
computer software used to generate reports
waveform viewer
software application used for waveform visualization
Spectral rendering
computer graphics rendering technique
Facebook like button
feature of the social networking website Facebook
statistical package
software for statistical analysis
Night Shift
the iOS (iPhone) software feature introduced with iOS 9.3
crypto-agility
the ability of an information security system to switch to alternative cryptographic primitives and algorithms without making significant changes to its infrastructure
Dynamic Island
Apple’s feature introduced in 2022
file sharing
practice of distributing or providing access to digitally stored information
compatibility mode
software mechanism in which a software either emulates an older version of software, or mimics another operating system in order to allow obsolete or incompatible software or files to remain compatible with the computer's newer hardware or software
ghost
feature included in time attack or time trial modes in video games, allowing the player to review their previous rounds
wake-on-LAN
mechanism to wake up computers via a network
home server
computing server located in a private residence providing services to other devices inside or outside the household through a home network or the Internet
digital audio editor
computer application for manipulating digital audio
computer algebra system
mathematical software with the ability to manipulate mathematical expressions in a way similar to the traditional manual computations of mathematicians and scientists
Backup and Restore
Microsoft Windows feature for backing up and retrieving data
motion detection
process of detecting a change in the position of an object relative to its surroundings or a change in the surroundings relative to an object
motion detection
process of detecting a change in the position of an object relative to its surroundings or a change in the surroundings relative to an object
address bar
where to display and enter URLs in a web browser
bus mastering
system for multiple bus access
word wrap
feature of continuing on a new line when a line is full
software obfuscation
creating difficult-to-understand computer code