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floating-point operation, flop
an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
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retrieval
(computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory
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storage
(computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk
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fragmentation
(computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk
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stovepiping
retrieval of information from unconnected databases; the situation that exists when it is necessary to climb out of one database in order to climb down into another; sometimes used for protection against wandering hackers
