Index | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| LAN: | Local Area Network |
| latency: | the time required to transfer an empty message between computers |
| layer: | a subsystem that provides multiple services, all of which are at the same level of abstraction, built on subsystems at a lower level of abstraction. |
| library: | a collection of useful algorithms |
| linear efficiency: | a measure of algorithm efficiency in which the run time is is proportionate to the number of elements being processed; O(n) |
| linear function: | a function whose control flow contains no loops |
| linear list: | a dynamic data structure in which each element except the last has a unique successor |
| linear loop: | a loop that contains no other loops, and whose
control variable is modified only via additive
operations (addition or subtraction); a loop whose execution is directly a function of the number of elements being processed |
| link: | an instance of an association; a relationship that connects two or more objects |
| link attribute: | a named data value held by each link in an association |
| local area network (LAN): | a network in which PCs and/or personal workstations in close proximity share resources |
| location transparency: | a type of transparency that enables information objects to be accessed without knowledge of their location |
| lock manager: | a module in a server program that is responsible for granting locks and maintaining a table of locks for the server's data items |
| logarithmic efficiency: | a measure of algorithm efficiency in which the run time is proportionate to the log of the number of elements being processed; O(log2n) |
| logarithmic loop: | a loop which contains no other loops, and whose control variable is modified via multiplicative operations (multiplication or division) |
| logic gates: | circuits that take one or more input signals and send out a single output signal |
| logical clock: | a incrementing counter used to timestamp events |
| loosely synchronized group: | a group of servers in which a primary server is used until it fails, then a secondary server takes over |