Time utility function — Time/utility functions were introduced by E. Douglas Jensen in 1977 as a way to overcome the limited expressiveness in classic deadline constraints in real time systems. Time/utility function time constraints (or TUFs) and utility accrual (UA)… … Wikipedia
Time-Limited Error Recovery — (TLER) is a name used by Western Digital for a hard drive feature that allows improved error handling in a RAID environment. In some cases, there is a conflict whether error handling should be undertaken by the hard drive or by the RAID… … Wikipedia
Utility computing — is the packaging of computing resources, such as computation, storage and services, as a metered service similar to a traditional public utility (such as electricity, water, natural gas, or telephone network). This model has the advantage of a… … Wikipedia
Time-based pricing — refers to a type offer or contract by a provider of a service or supplier of a commodity, in which the price depends on the time when the service is provided or the commodity is delivered. The rational background of time based pricing is expected … Wikipedia
Utility furniture — refers to furniture produced in the United Kingdom during and just after during World War II, under a Government scheme which was designed to cope with shortages of raw materials and rationing of consumption. Introduced in 1942, the Utility… … Wikipedia
Time Machine (software) — Time Machine Скриншот работы Time Machine Тип Утилита резервного копирования Разработчик Apple Inc. ОС … Википедия
Utility location — Utility locator in use. Perry, OK, 2011 Utility location is the process of identifying and labeling public utility mains which are underground. These mains may include lines for telephones, electricity distribution, natural gas, cable television … Wikipedia
Time-sharing — refers to sharing a computing resource among many users by multitasking. Because early mainframes and minicomputers were extremely expensive, it was rarely possible to allow a single user exclusive access to the machine for interactive use. But… … Wikipedia
Time's Up! — is a grassroots environmental group that seeks to promote a more sustainable, less toxic New York City. For 20 years, it has been committed to improving the environment by empowering individuals to become active in their community. In New York… … Wikipedia
Utility pigeon — Utility pigeons are domesticated pigeons bred for a source of meat called squab. Squabs have been used as a food by many nations for centuries. [cite book |last=Levi |first=Wendell |title= The Pigeon|year= 1977|publisher= Levi Publishing Co,… … Wikipedia