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Daisyworld
  • Robotics

An imaginary planet, populated with artificial life, created by James Lovelock and Andrew Watson to illustrate the influence of a coupled climate-vegetation feedback related to the different albedo of different vegetation types.

dApp
  • Blockchain

Decentralized applications or dApps are autonomously operated digital applications that run on decentralized computing, Blockchain or a peer-to-peer network of computers rather than on a single computer.

Dashboard
  • Salesforce

Dashboards in Salesforce are a graphical representation of reports to help visually understand the changing business conditions and make decisions based on real-time data. These components provide a snapshot of key metrics and performance indicators of the organization at a glimpse.

 

Data encryption
  • ECRS

The process of converting data from plaintext to ciphertext. The user can encrypt the data with an encryption key and the decrypt the data with a decryption key.

 

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
  • ECRS

A set of tools and processes to detect and prevent users from sending sensitive or important information outside of the corporate network. This includes software products that help network administrators control the data that users can transfer.

Decentralised Autonomous Organisation (DAO)
  • Blockchain

A software/entity run on blockchain that is collectively owned and managed by individual members with no central leadership with the foundational rules coded in.

Decryption
  • Blockchain

The reverse process of encryption. The method of converting encrypted data into its original form.

Degrees
  • Robotics

A measurement of an angle. A complete rotation is 360 degrees and a right angle is 90 degrees.

Degrees of freedom
  • Robotics

The number of independent modes in which a robot can operate.

DevSecOps
  • ECRS

DevSecOps (stands for development, security & operations) is a seamless integration of security testing throughout the software development and delivery life cycle. It integrates application and infrastructure security seamlessly into agile and DevOps processes and tools.

Differential Motion
  • Robotics

A way to track and explain motion for different points of the robot

Digital Commodity
  • Blockchain

A fungible digital form of personal property with some form of relative value that can be possessed and transferred person-to-person without relying on an intermediary.

Digital Forensics
  • ECRS

A branch of forensic science that involves the recovery, investigation, examination and analysis of material found in digital devices, often in relation to mobile devices and computer crime.

Digital identity
  • Blockchain

An online or networked identity adopted or claimed in cyberspace to represent an external agent –an individual, organization or device.

Digital Signature
  • Blockchain

Electronic and encrypted stamp of authentication on digital messaging or documents like emails and macros.

Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)
  • ECRS

A malicious attempt to disrupt the normal traffic of a targeted server, service, or network by overwhelming the target or its infrastructure with a huge of internet traffic.

Distributed ledgers
  • Blockchain

Databases or ledgers consensually shared across a network that is present across multiple sites, countries or establishments.

DLT: Distributed Ledger Technology
  • Blockchain

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) refers to the protocols and supporting infrastructure that allow computers in different locations to propose and validate transactions and update records in a synchronised way across a network.

Double Spent
  • Blockchain

A potential flaw in a digital cash scheme where the same money is spent more than once. This happens when the digital file in the digital token is duplicated or falsified.