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-IDE is an [Acronym] for Integrated Drive Electronics
. It is a protocol for attaching devices to computer motherboards (another one is [SCSI]). It is the most commonly used in [x86] desktop machines running [Linux] or [Windows], and in cheap servers (ie not BigIron). The most typical devices include [HardDisk]s and CD-ROMS
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+__I__ntegrated __D__rive __E__lectronics
. It is a protocol for attaching devices to computer motherboards (another one is [SCSI]). It is the most commonly used in [x86] desktop machines running [Linux] or [Windows], and in cheap servers (ie not BigIron). The most typical devices include [HardDisk]s and [CDROM]S
.
[IDE] HardDisk's often support [SMART], which lets you query the hard disk for various bits of information, and get it to preform tests etc. If you're interested in playing with this, I recommend looking at smartmontools. (http://smartmontools.sf.net:/ [IIRC]).
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IDE] may also stand
for Integrated Development Environment
.
Popular IDEs are [KDevelop] and VisualStudio.
+__I__ntegrated __D__evelopment __E__nvironment. An
IDE gathers all of a programmer's tools together
for convenience. An IDE can can edit, compile, debug and run programs
. Popular IDEs are [Emacs],
[KDevelop] and VisualStudio.
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+(See [Acronym].)
