Acronym for abnormal end of task. It refers to software crashes or lossage. Derives from an error message on the IBM 360.

The path chosen by a database management system to retrieve the requested data.

A company which provides its customers a service whereby they can access the Internet. The user normally connects to the access provider's computer via a modem using a dial-up connection.

A persistent security assault by someone trying to gain restricted access by altering data. There are multiple techniques, decryption for example, which can be used to lead the attack.

Active server pages are a set of software components that run on a Web server and allow Web developers to build dynamic Web pages.

Activity-based costing (ABC) is an information system that maintains and processes data on a firm's activities and products. It identifies the activities performed, traces cost to these activitie [..]

Activity-based management (ABM) is the use of the activity-based costing tool by process owners to control and improve their operations. Because process analysis is conducted in the building of an act [..]

Also called clickthroughs. The number of times a user "clicks" on an online ad, often measured as a function of time (ad clicks per day).

Any query that cannot be determined prior to the moment the query is issued. A query that consists of dynamically constructed SQL, which is usually constructed by desktop- resident query tools.

An end-user tool that accepts an English-like or point-and- click request for data and constructs an ad hoc query to retrieve the desired result.