O'Reilly, Tim the founder of O'Reilly & Associates, which has the reputation of publishing the
best Linux/UNIX books
object-oriented A method of software development that groups related functions and data into
reusable chunks
Objective C An object-oriented superset of ANSI C by Brad Cox, Productivity Products. Its
additions to C are few and are mostly based on Smalltalk. Objective C is
implemented as a preprocessor for C. Objective C syntax is a superset of
standard C syntax, and its compiler accepts both C and Objective C source code
(filename extension ".m")
OLAP On-Line Analytical Processing
OO Object Oriented, any programming language or other system which is based on the
concept of grouping related routines and data structures together in 'objects'
Open Sound System a device driver for accessing sound cards and other sound devices under various
UNIX operating systems. OSS has been derived from the Linux Sound Driver. The
current version supports almost all popular sound cards and sound devices
integrated on computer motherboards.
open source Term coined in March 1998 following the Mozilla release to describe software
distributed in source under licenses guaranteeing anybody rights to freely use,
modify, and redistribute, the code. The intent was to be able to sell the
hackers' ways of doing software to industry and the mainstream by avoid the
negative connotations (to suits) of the term "free software"
OpenGL an immediate mode graphics programming API originally developed by SGI based on
their previous proprietary Iris GL, and became in industry standard several
years ago. OpenGL provides a complete feature set for 2D and 3D graphics
operations in a pipelined hardware accelerated architecture for triangle and
polygon rendering. In a broader sense, OpenGL is a powerful and generic toolset
for hardware assisted computer graphics
operating system The foundation software of a machine; that which schedules tasks, allocates
storage, and presents a default interface to the user between applications
option An argument on a command line, usually preceded by a minus sign, that modifies
the functioning of the command-also known as a flag or a switch. For example,
the -x option on the command line vi -x allows the vi editor to read an
encrypted file
OSEK a German standard for an open architecture for distributed vehicle control units
OSF Open Software Foundation, backers of MACH and other projects
OSI Open Systems Interconnection - a network model including protocols developed by
an ISO standards committee with the intent to standardize network communications
OSPF An internet routing protocol, this stands for Open Shortest Path First. This is
a relatively new protocol with many enhancements over RIP and other older
systems
OSPF A network routing protocol
owner The user who creates a file and therefore has privileged access to it
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