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Opera (web browser)

Operating system

Operating system

Operating system (OS): overview, components, history and uses

An operating system manages hardware and software resources, provides common services to programs, and offers user interfaces. This article explains components, functions, types, h

Opportunity (rover)

Opportunity (MER-B) — NASA's Mars Exploration Rover 'Oppy'

Optical character recognition

Optical character recognition (OCR): technology, methods and applications

Optical disc drive

Optical fiber

Optimization (computer science)

OR gate

Oracle Database

ORCID

ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID)

Organic light-emitting diode

Organic light-emitting diode (OLED): principles, history, and applications

OS X El Capitan

OS X El Capitan (10.11) — Apple's performance‑focused macOS release

OS X Mavericks

OS X Mavericks (10.9) — Apple desktop operating system

OS X Mountain Lion

OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) — Apple’s 2012 Macintosh operating system

OS X Yosemite

OS X Yosemite (version 10.10)

Oscilloscope

Oscilloscope — Instrument for Displaying Electrical Signals

Output device

Output device (computer peripheral)

Oven

Oven: Types, Function, History and Uses

Overclocking

Overhead projector

Overhead projector: design, history, and educational uses

Pac-Man

Pac-Man: the iconic 1980 arcade maze game

Package management system

Padlock

Padlock: portable lock types, design, uses, history and security

Page cache

Page cache: in-memory caching of file data in virtual memory systems

Page replacement algorithm

Palm OS

Panasonic Q

Paparazzi Project

Paper clip

Paper mill

Paper towel

Parabolic trough

Parabolic Trough: Concentrating Solar Thermal Collector and Its Uses

Parallel ATA

Parallel ATA (PATA): legacy parallel storage interface for PCs

Parallel computing

Parallel port

Parallel port: history, design, standards and legacy

Parameter (computer science)

Partition editor

Partition editor — software for creating and managing disk partitions

Pascal

Pascal (programming language)

Passbook (application)

Passbook (Apple mobile application)

Password

Password (authentication credential)

PCLinuxOS

PCLinuxOS: a user-friendly rolling-release Linux distribution

PeaZip

Pebibyte

Pebibyte (PiB): the binary data size unit

Pedal

Pedal (foot-operated control)

Pen

Pen

Pen: history, types, components, uses, and cultural significance

Comprehensive overview of pens: origins, major types (reed, quill, dip, fountain, ballpoint, stylus), key parts, typical uses in writing and art, and how pens shaped communication

Pendulum clock

Pendulum clock

Penetrometer

Penetrometer

Penetrometer: instrument for measuring material resistance

A penetrometer is an instrument that measures the resistance of a material—commonly soil, pavement or fruit—to penetration. It is used in geotechnics, agriculture and planetary exp

Pentium

Pentium — Intel x86 microprocessor brand and product family