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• replication
  The process of copying the contents of one cell, or a range of cells, to another.
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• reply
  To respond to an email.
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• reply all
  To respond to everyone to whom the original email was addressed.
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• report
  The presentation of selected data from a database. A report is usually printed in the form of a table. Reports may be defined in advance so that the user does not have to set up the report definition each time it is needed.
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• report
  This lists of the result of a virus scan.
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• report format
  Report layout or report format specifies which parts of the data are to be output and in what position. Often this is a list of fields to be printed as the columns of the report.
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• request for comment (RFC)
  These are the standards upon which the internet is based, including all of its common protocols, and which are described in numbered documents known as requests for comment (RFCs).
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• reserved word
  Any word in the vocabulary of a programming language which can only have the meaning which is defined in the language.
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• reset
  To restart a device, to put it back to its original state, e.g. a computer.
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• reset
  To change something back to its original state. Often used in forms on websites. Also can be a programming term, for example, to reset a flag.
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• reset
  To reset a flag is to change it back to its original state.
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• resize
  The process of changing the size of a window, or of a graphical image.
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• resolution
  Resolution is the term for the clarity of text and graphics as they appear on a monitor screen or printed on paper. Low resolution images have coarse dots, and a
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• resolve
  To resolve something is to find its solution, e.g. resolving a function.
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• resolve
  The term used to describe the process by which domain names are matched with corresponding internet protocol (IP) numbers. This is process is carried out by name servers, which determine which IP numbers correspond to a particular domain name.
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• restart
  To reboot a computer.
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• restore
  Replacing corrupt or lost data using copies from a backup system. This generally involves copying the last full backup back onto the system, followed by the differential backup or any incremental backups.
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• retrieve
  To get something from where it is stored, retrieve, to retrieve a record from a database.
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• return
  Also called enter, this key is normally used to send a command to the computer, or to start a new paragraph in word processing. It is also used to select an option or make a choice.
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• return
  When a subprogram (or routine, or function) has completed its task it must transfer control back to the calling program, which can only continue from its calling position. This is generally done by a return (or exit) statement in the subprogram. A subprogram may have more than one return instruction.