An operation that can be applied multiple times without changing the result beyond the initial application.

"HTTP methods like GET, PUT, and DELETE are designed to be idempotent, ensuring that the same request can be made repeatedly with the same effect."

A term used to describe a system or language that is capable of performing any computation that a Turing machine can, often used in the context of programming languages and computational models.

"Lambda calculus is Turing-complete, meaning it can express any computable function."

A short-lived fault in a system, such as a transient fault that corrects itself, making it difficult to troubleshoot.

"A glitch in the software caused it to freeze momentarily, but it resumed normal operation without any intervention."

A sequence of characters used to represent text.

"In programming, strings are used to store and manipulate text."

A technique used in computing to allow multiple users to share a single computer simultaneously by interleaving processes or tasks, providing the illusion of concurrent execution.

"Time-sharing systems allow multiple users to access the same computer resources concurrently."