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Vikram Gupta Vikram Gupta
Updated on February 07, 2023

What Is Freeware?

Freeware refers to software that requires no paid licenses to use the application, no fees or donations, no restrictions on how many times you can download or open the program, and no expiration date.

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Vikram Gupta Vikram Gupta
Updated on February 07, 2023

What Is a Repository?

Repositories offer remote access to code modules as well as software packages to promote collaborative use. Here’s how they work and how to create your own.

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Artturi Jalli Artturi Jalli
Updated on February 07, 2023

What Is XML?

XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is a markup language that stores and transports data online. Here’s why and how we use XML.

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Sara A. Metwalli Sara A. Metwalli
Updated on February 06, 2023

What Is CI?

CI (continuous integration) refers to the practice of tracking, testing and reporting new changes made to any body of code. Here’s why it’s important.

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Abdishakur Hassan Abdishakur Hassan
Updated on February 06, 2023

What Is Extrapolation?

Extrapolation is a statistical technique used in data science to estimate values of data points beyond the range of the known values in the data set.

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Chris Dowsett Chris Dowsett
Updated on February 03, 2023

What Is MongoDB?

MongoDB is an open-source, document-oriented NoSQL database designed to handle large amounts of data and provide fast performance.

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David Koff David Koff
Updated on February 02, 2023

CLI Commands: An Introduction With Examples

CLI commands are a quick and efficient way for users to accomplish computing tasks. Our expert offers an introduction to their use.

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Giorgos Myrianthous Giorgos Myrianthous
Updated on February 01, 2023

What Is a Data Set?

Data sets are the basis for many of the techniques performed in data science and machine learning. Here, our expert explains what you need to know.

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Debby Nirwan Debby Nirwan
Updated on January 31, 2023

C++ Basics: Understanding Lambda

C++ Lambda is a convenient way to define a functor that can help us to simplify the code.

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Alexandre Zajic Alexandre Zajic
Updated on January 30, 2023

What Is Akaike Information Criterion (AIC)?

AIC is a test with a single number score that determines which machine learning model is best for a given data set. Here’s what you need to know.

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