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34 relations: Berkeley Software Distribution, ChromeOS, Command key, Computer mouse, Desktop environment, Elementary OS, Emacs, GNOME 3, I3 (window manager), ISO/IEC 9995, KDE, KDE Plasma 5, Knight keyboard, Linux, Lisp machine, MacOS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Meta key, Model M keyboard, Modifier key, Multics, Openbox, Porting, Space-cadet keyboard, Start menu, Unity (user interface), Unix, Unix-like, User interface, Virtual machine, Windows 95, Windows key, Workstation, X Window System.
- Computer keys
Berkeley Software Distribution
The Berkeley Software Distribution or Berkeley Standard Distribution (BSD) is a discontinued operating system based on Research Unix, developed and distributed by the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) at the University of California, Berkeley.
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ChromeOS
ChromeOS, sometimes styled as chromeOS and formerly styled as Chrome OS, is a Linux distribution developed and designed by Google.
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Command key
The Command key (sometimes abbreviated as Cmd key),, formerly also known as the Apple key or open Apple key, is a modifier key present on Apple keyboards. Super key (keyboard button) and Command key are computer keys.
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Computer mouse
A computer mouse (plural mice, also mouses) is a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface.
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Desktop environment
In computing, a desktop environment (DE) is an implementation of the desktop metaphor made of a bundle of programs running on top of a computer operating system that share a common graphical user interface (GUI), sometimes described as a graphical shell.
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Elementary OS
elementary OS is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS.
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Emacs
Emacs, originally named EMACS (an acronym for "Editor Macros"), is a family of text editors that are characterized by their extensibility.
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GNOME 3
GNOME 3 is the third major release of the GNOME desktop environment.
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I3 (window manager)
i3 is a tiling window manager designed for X11, inspired by wmii and written in C. It supports tiling, stacking, and tabbing layouts, which are handled manually.
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ISO/IEC 9995
ISO/IEC 9995 Information technology — Keyboard layouts for text and office systems is an ISO/IEC standard series defining layout principles for computer keyboards.
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KDE
KDE is an international free software community that develops free and open-source software.
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KDE Plasma 5
KDE Plasma 5 is the fifth generation of the KDE Plasma graphical workspaces environment, created by KDE primarily for Linux systems.
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Knight keyboard
The Knight keyboard, designed by Tom Knight, was used with the MIT-AI lab's bitmapped display system.
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Linux
Linux is both an open-source Unix-like kernel and a generic name for a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds.
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Lisp machine
Lisp machines are general-purpose computers designed to efficiently run Lisp as their main software and programming language, usually via hardware support.
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MacOS
macOS, originally Mac OS X, previously shortened as OS X, is an operating system developed and marketed by Apple since 2001.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Meta key
The Meta key is a modifier key on certain keyboards. Super key (keyboard button) and Meta key are computer keys.
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Model M keyboard
Model M keyboards are a group of computer keyboards designed and manufactured by IBM starting in 1985, and later by Lexmark International, Maxi Switch, and Unicomp.
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Modifier key
In computing, a modifier key is a special key (or combination) on a computer keyboard that temporarily modifies the normal action of another key when pressed together. Super key (keyboard button) and modifier key are computer keys.
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Multics
Multics ("MULTiplexed Information and Computing Service") is an influential early time-sharing operating system based on the concept of a single-level memory.
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Openbox
Openbox is a free, stacking window manager for the X Window System, licensed under the GNU General Public License.
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Porting
In software engineering, porting is the process of adapting software for the purpose of achieving some form of execution in a computing environment that is different from the one that a given program (meant for such execution) was originally designed for (e.g., different CPU, operating system, or third party library).
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Space-cadet keyboard
The space-cadet keyboard is a keyboard designed by John L. Kulp in 1978 and used on Lisp machines at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which inspired several still-current jargon terms in the field of computer science and influenced the design of Emacs.
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Start menu
The Start menu (called Start screen in Windows 8, 8.1 and Server 2012) is a graphical user interface element that has been part of Microsoft Windows since Windows 95, providing a means of opening programs and performing other functions in the Windows shell.
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Unity (user interface)
Unity is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop environment originally developed by Canonical Ltd. for its Ubuntu operating system.
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Unix
Unix (trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multi-user computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, whose development started in 1969 at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.
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Unix-like
A Unix-like (sometimes referred to as UN*X or *nix) operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, although not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification.
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User interface
In the industrial design field of human–computer interaction, a user interface (UI) is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur.
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Virtual machine
In computing, a virtual machine (VM) is the virtualization or emulation of a computer system.
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Windows 95
Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of operating systems.
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Windows key
The Windows logo key (also known as Windows, win, start, logo, flag or '''super''' key) is a keyboard key which was originally introduced on Microsoft's Natural Keyboard in 1994. Super key (keyboard button) and Windows key are computer keys.
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Workstation
A workstation is a special computer designed for technical or scientific applications.
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X Window System
The X Window System (X11, or simply X) is a windowing system for bitmap displays, common on Unix-like operating systems.
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See also
Computer keys
- Access key
- Alt key
- AltGr key
- Any key
- Arrow keys
- Backspace
- Break key
- Bucky bit
- Caps Lock
- Command key
- Compose key
- Control key
- Control-Alt-Delete
- Control-C
- Control-K
- Control-V
- Control-X
- Control-Y
- Dead key
- Delete key
- End key
- Enter key
- Esc key
- Fn key
- Function key
- Gold key (DEC)
- Help key
- Home key
- Insert key
- Language input keys
- Macro key
- Menu key
- Meta key
- Modifier key
- Numeric keypad
- Option key
- Page Up and Page Down keys
- Power key
- Print Screen
- Shift key
- Space bar
- Status key
- Super key (keyboard button)
- System request
- Tab key
- Turbo button
- Windows key