Unified endpoint management Definitions
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AppBuilder
AppBuilder is an application development tool that takes advantage of reusable HTML5/Java Script to let developers create cross-platform applications that work seamlessly on iOS, Android or Windows Phones.
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application manager (app manager)
An application manager (app manager) is programming for overseeing the installation, patching and updating and perhaps access of software applications.
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application performance monitoring (APM)
Application performance monitoring (APM) is software designed to help IT administrators ensure that the applications users work with meet performance standards and provide a quality user experience.
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client-side extension (CSE)
A client-side extension (CSE) is an integral component of enterprise group policy administration that applies Group Policy to users or endpoint systems.
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device driver
A device driver is a program that controls a particular type of device that is attached to your computer. There are device drivers for printers, displays, CD-ROM readers, diskette drives, and so on.
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Enterprise Device Alliance (EDA)
The Enterprise Device Alliance (EDA) seeks to help administrators integrate iOS and Android devices into existing Windows environments.
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kiosk mode (Windows assigned access)
Kiosk mode is specialized function that allows Microsoft Windows to provide a single application for users signing on as guests or generic authorized users while preventing access to other files, data and functionality of the operating system and computer.
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message passing interface (MPI)
The message passing interface (MPI) is a standardized means of exchanging messages between multiple computers running a parallel program across distributed memory.
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Microsoft Windows 8 Modern
Microsoft Windows 8 Modern (formerly called Metro) is the Microsoft user interface initially released with the Windows 8 operating system.
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Windows Remote Desktop
Windows Remote Desktop is a program that allows the user to connect to a computer in another location and interact with it as if it were local. (Continued)