Technology
Articles about devices, tools, digital systems and innovation.
Sharpie
Shift key
Shift key (keyboard modifier)
Modifier key used to produce uppercase letters and alternate symbols, used in selection, shortcuts and accessibility. Originated with typewriters; variants include Shift Lock and C
Shotgun
Shotgun: design, ammunition, types, history and uses
Shovel
Shutter
Shutter: architecture, optics, organ, and film
Shutter (photography)
Shuttle
Shuttle (weaving tool): types, history and function
A shuttle is a hand or machine tool that carries weft yarn through the warp shed to form woven cloth; types, construction, history and modern variations explained.
Sickle
Sickle (curved agricultural hand tool)
Side effect (computer science)
Side-scrolling video game
Silicon controlled rectifier
Silly Putty
Silly Putty — origins, properties, uses, and cultural impact
SIM card
SIM card: function, types, history, and practical considerations
SIMATIC
SIMATIC — Siemens industrial automation system and PLC family
Simulation
Simulation: concepts, methods, history, and applications
Simulation video game
Simultaneous multithreading
Simultaneous multithreading (SMT): overview, operation, history and uses
Single event upset
Single Event Upset (SEU): causes, effects, and mitigation
Single-player video game
Siren (noisemaker)
Siri
Skunk Works
SkyOS
SkyOS: a privately developed desktop operating system
Slack (software)
Slack: team communication and collaboration platform
Slackware
Slackware — a conservative, minimalist GNU/Linux distribution
Slide projector
Slide projector: design, history, and uses
An optical device that enlarges and projects photographic slides onto a screen. Covers components, operation, historical role, modern replacements, safety and practical distinction
Slide rule
Slide rule (slipstick): an analog calculator for scientific use
Slingshot
Slot machine
Smart card
Smart card (integrated circuit card)
Smart grid
Smart Technologies
Smart Technologies (SMART Technologies Inc.)
Smartphone
Smartwatch
Smartwatch (wearable computerized wristwatch)
Smoke detector
Snapchat
SNES Mouse
Sniper scope
Sniper scope (riflescope): design, history, uses, and distinctions
Software
Computer Software: Types, History, and Development
Software as a service
Software bug
Software bug: definition, causes, detection, and impact
Software Development Kit
Software extension
Software extension: purpose, design, history, and common uses
Software release
Software release life cycle
Software suite
Software versioning
Software versioning: schemes, purposes, and practical practices
Solar cell
Solar cell: principles, types, history, and practical uses