ubiquitous computing
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ubiquitous computing
Computers everywhere. Making many computers available
throughout the physical environment, while making them
effectively invisible to the user. Ubiquitous computing is
held by some to be the Third Wave of computing. The First
Wave was many people per computer, the Second Wave was one
person per computer. The Third Wave will be many computers
per person. Three key technical issues are: power
consumption, user interface, and wireless connectivity.
The idea of ubiquitous computing as invisible computation was first articulated by Mark Weiser in 1988 at the Computer Science Lab at Xerox PARC.
http://ubiq.com/hypertext/weiser/weiser.html.
The idea of ubiquitous computing as invisible computation was first articulated by Mark Weiser in 1988 at the Computer Science Lab at Xerox PARC.
http://ubiq.com/hypertext/weiser/weiser.html.
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pervasive computing
The use of computing devices in everyday life, not only at a desk. Also called "ubiquitous computing," it includes laptops, tablets, smartphones, wearable devices, appliances and sensors. Pervasive computing implies that people are not necessarily aware of every information-gathering unit surrounding them. See pervasive workplace and Internet of Things.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.