10-letter words containing s, i, d, o
- windows nt — (operating system) (Windows New Technology, NT) Microsoft's 32-bit operating system developed from what was originally intended to be OS/2 3.0 before Microsoft and IBM ceased joint development of OS/2. NT was designed for high end workstations (Windows NT 3.1), servers (Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server), and corporate networks (NT 4.0 Enterprise Server). The first release was Windows NT 3.1. Unlike Windows 3.1, which was a graphical environment that ran on top of MS-DOS, Windows NT is a complete operating system. To the user it looks like Windows 3.1, but it has true multi-threading, built in networking, security, and memory protection. It is based on a microkernel, with 32-bit addressing for up to 4Gb of RAM, virtualised hardware access to fully protect applications, installable file systems, such as FAT, HPFS and NTFS, built-in networking, multi-processor support, and C2 security. NT is also designed to be hardware independent. Once the machine specific part - the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) - has been ported to a particular machine, the rest of the operating system should theorertically compile without alteration. A version of NT for DEC's Alpha machines was planned (September 1993). NT needs a fast 386 or equivalent, at least 12MB of RAM (preferably 16MB) and at least 75MB of free disk space. NT 4.0 was followed by Windows 2000.
- windows xp — (operating system) The version of the Microsoft Windows operating system that, when it was released on 2001-10-25, finally merged the Windows 95 - Windows ME strain with the Windows NT - Windows 2000 one. XP comes in two main versions: Windows XP Professional Edition and a simplified subset for home users, Windows XP Home Edition.
- windowsill — the sill under a window.
- windstorms — Plural form of windstorm.
- winsorized — Simple past tense and past participle of winsorize.
- wisdomless — the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight.
- woodshrike — any of several species of shrike, including the common woodshrike, Tephrodornis pondicerianus, and the large woodshrike, Tephrodornis gularis
- wordsmiths — Plural form of wordsmith.
- worldlines — Plural form of worldline.
- worldlings — Plural form of worldling.
- worldviews — Plural form of worldview.
- worshipped — reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
- wrist-drop — paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand causing it to droop, due to injuries or some poisons, as lead or arsenic.
- writedowns — Plural form of writedown.