V
video capture card

A stand-alone device that is often used to save a video stream to the computer for later manipulation or sharing.

virtual memory

A general term for a type of computer technology where hard disk space is used to supplement a computer's physical memory. The memory controller uses a swap file on the hard drive to offload the least recently used contents of RAM to make room for additional applications and data.

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

A secure network where computers that are not local to the network appear to be local. Used frequently to securely connect LANs together across a WAN or for network users to remotely access the network.

virus

A small, deviously genius program that replicates itself to other computers, ...

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