In computer terms define white space, hard space and soft space?
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Essentially, though this is not definitive (for that, see Wikipedia), white space is any kind of space character. A space character indicates that there is a space between characters. For example, the space character (0x20 - the one you get when you press the keyboard) indicates that a distance by placed between one character and the next.\n\nA hard space forces there to be a visible space in a given location. The space (0x20) is not really a hard space for two reasons:\n1. It can fold into a line space at the end of a line; and\n2. Extraneous spaces are often disregarded (as in SGML)\n\nA non-breaking space character (nbsp entity in HTML) will never fold (break) or get disregarded, by definition. Therefore, it is a hard space.\n\nLine spaces can be considered hard spaces because they force a change in the flow of text and cannot be compressed into single characters (or expanded into multiple characters).\n\nAll non-hard spaces are soft spaces.
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area - the surface within a set of lines\n\nforce - strength or energy exerted or brought to bear
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Go to Google and search for\n\n define:paracompact\n\n(no spaces on either side of the ':')\n\nIt will show you the following excerpt from\n\n http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracompact\n\n> In mathematics, a paracompact space is a\n> topological space in which every open cover\n> admits an open locally finite refinement.\n> (Paracompact spaces are often required to\n> be Hausdorff, but we will not make that\n> assumption in this article.)\n\nRead the wikipedia article for definitions of the relevant terms.
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Try using a thesaurus with the key words of the definition. I would start with m-w.com (Merriam-Webster)
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The study of organizing data.  It implies Computers.
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con·fig·u·ra·tion Pronunciation (kn-fgy-rshn)\nn.\n1.\na. Arrangement of parts or elements.\nb. The form, as of a figure, determined by the arrangement of its parts or elements. See Synonyms at form.\n2. Psychology Gestalt.\n3. Chemistry The structural arrangement of atoms in a compound or molecule.\n4. Computer Science\na. The way in which a computer system is set up: changed the configuration by resetting the parameters.\nb. The set of constituent components, such as memory, a hard disk, a monitor, and an operating system, that make up a computer system.\nc. The way that the components of a computer network are connected.
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Computer, machine that performs tasks, such as calculations or electronic communication, under the control of a set of instructions called a program. Programs usually reside within the computer and are retrieved and processed by the computer’s electronics. The program results are stored or routed to output devices, such as video display monitors or printers. Computers perform a wide variety of activities reliably, accurately, and quickly.\n\nPeople use computers in many ways. In business, computers track inventories with bar codes and scanners, check the credit status of customers, and transfer funds electronically. In homes, tiny computers embedded in the electronic circuitry of most appliances control the indoor temperature, operate home security systems, tell the time, and turn videocassette recorders (VCRs) on and off. Computers in automobiles regulate the flow of fuel, thereby increasing gas mileage, and are used in anti-theft systems. Computers also entertain, creating digitized sound on stereo systems or computer-animated features from a digitally encoded laser disc. Computer programs, or applications, exist to aid every level of education, from programs that teach simple addition or sentence construction to programs that teach advanced calculus. Educators use computers to track grades and communicate with students; with computer-controlled projection units, they can add graphics, sound, and animation to their communications (see Computer-Aided Instruction). Computers are used extensively in scientific research to solve mathematical problems, investigate complicated data, or model systems that are too costly or impractical to build, such as testing the air flow around the next generation of aircraft. The military employs computers in sophisticated communications to encode and unscramble messages, and to keep track of personnel and supplies.\n\nThe physical computer and its components are known as hardware. Computer hardware includes the memory that stores data and program instructions; the central processing unit (CPU) that carries out program instructions; the input devices, such as a keyboard or mouse, that allow the user to communicate with the computer; the output devices, such as printers and video display monitors, that enable the computer to present information to the user; and buses (hardware lines or wires) that connect these and other computer components. The programs that run the computer are called software. Software generally is designed to perform a particular type of task—for example, to control the arm of a robot to weld a car’s body, to write a letter, to display and modify a photograph, or to direct the general operation of the computer.\n\nWhen a computer is turned on it searches for instructions in its memory. These instructions tell the computer how to start up. Usually, one of the first sets of these instructions is a special program called the operating system, which is the software that makes the computer work. It prompts the user (or other machines) for input and commands, reports the results of these commands and other operations, stores and manages data, and controls the sequence of the software and hardware actions. When the user requests that a program run, the operating system loads the program in the computer’s memory and runs the program. Popular operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows and the Macintosh system (Mac OS), have graphical user interfaces (GUIs)—that use tiny pictures, or icons, to represent various files and commands. To access these files or commands, the user clicks the mouse on the icon or presses a combination of keys on the keyboard. Some operating systems allow the user to carry out these tasks via voice, touch, or other input methods.\n\nTo process information electronically, data are stored in a computer in the form of binary digits, or bits, each having two possible representations (0 or 1). If a second bit is added to a single bit of information, the
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Pick from these...\n\ncontrols the backing store and peripherals such as disk drives and printers \ncontrols the loading and running of programs \norganises the use of memory between programs \norganises processing time between programs and users \norganises priorities between program and users \nmaintains security and access rights of users \ndeals with errors and user instructions
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Hardware are the parts of your computer that you can see and touch. E.g.: CPU, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and any other thing you might use with your computer.\nSoftware is another word for computer programs. Computer programs include both the operating system (such as Windows), and other programs such as Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, Games, etc.
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The way in which a computer system is set up: changed the configuration by resetting the parameters. \nThe set of constituent components, such as memory, a hard disk, a monitor, and an operating system, that make up a computer system. \nThe way that the components of a computer network are connected. \n\nBasically the word means: Arrangement of parts or elements.
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There\nIs\nNo\nMap\nOf\nThe\nUniverse.\n\nThe universe is, in theory, an infinite size. Meaning it has no end or beginning, kind of like American Idol or Myspace.
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A storage unit that is organized by a specific name on a computer
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vacuum\ncontinuum\nperpetuum\ncarduus
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boot: The process of starting or restarting a computer\n\nclipboard: A file or an area in memory where cut or copied text and graphics can be temporarily stored before being moved to another location\n\nbyte: A sequence of adjacent bits, usually eight, operated on as a unit by a computer.\n\napplication: A computer program with a user interface\n\ndata: Numerical or other information represented in a form suitable for processing by computer.
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A general-purpose machine that processes data according to a set of instructions that are stored internally either temporarily or permanently. The computer and all equipment attached to it are called hardware. The instructions that tell it what to do are called "software." A set of instructions that perform a particular task is called a "program" or "software program."
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Space is a 'fundamental' property of nature, which is a fancy way of saying that there is nothing more basic than Space as a medium of measurement.  Space is defined only as a relative porportion of distance when you compare at least two, very real, objects.  In this sense, space is not exactly nothing.\n\nAs a matter of fact, space as we now understand it, is filled completely with a very low level of energy called 'background radiation' which is most definitely something, even if it is very, very spread out.\n\nOne seemingly very odd property of Space is that it apparently is growing very fast, faster than the speed of light even, especially where it is the least 'filled up' with stuff.
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A description of a class of objects in space.  For example, the locations and numbers of jaguars in a rainforest.