Nuclear power proposed as renewable energyWhether nuclear power should be considered a form of renewable energy is an ongoing subject of debate. Statutory definitions of renewable energy usually exclude many present nuclear energy technologies, with the notable exception of the state of Utah. Dictionary-sourced definitions of renewable energy technologies often omit or explicitly exclude mention of nuclear energy sources, with an exception made for the natural nuclear decay heat generated within the Earth.
Dynamic recompilationIn computer science, dynamic recompilation is a feature of some emulators and virtual machines, where the system may recompile some part of a program during execution. By compiling during execution, the system can tailor the generated code to reflect the program's run-time environment, and potentially produce more efficient code by exploiting information that is not available to a traditional static compiler. Most dynamic recompilers are used to convert machine code between architectures at runtime.
NégawattLe négawatt est une unité théorique de puissance (exprimée en watts) mesurant une puissance économisée. Cette économie est le résultat de la sobriété énergétique (changement de comportement) ou d'une efficacité énergétique améliorée (changement de technologie). Cette notion est due à Amory Lovins, fondateur du Rocky Mountain Institute, qui imagina un marché secondaire de l'électricité dans lequel les économies des uns sont vendues aux consommations énergétiques des autres, à l'image des procédés d'effacement.
Energy liberalisationEnergy liberalisation refers to the liberalisation of energy markets, with specific reference to electricity generation markets, by bringing greater competition into electricity and gas markets in the interest of creating more competitive markets and reductions in price by privatisation. As the supply of electricity is a natural monopoly, this entails complex and costly systems of regulation to enforce a system of competition.
Regulated marketA regulated market (RM) or coordinated market is an idealized system where the government or other organizations oversee the market, control the forces of supply and demand, and to some extent regulate the market actions. This can include tasks such as determining who is allowed to enter the market and/or what prices may be charged. The majority of financial markets such as stock exchanges are regulated, whereas over-the-counter markets are usually not at all or only moderately regulated.
Microsoft AzureMicrosoft Azure (Windows Azure jusqu’en 2014) est la plate-forme applicative en nuage de Microsoft. Son nom évoque le « cloud computing », ou informatique en nuage (l'externalisation des ressources informatiques d'une entreprise vers des datacenters distants). Il s'agit d'une offre d'hébergement (applications et données) et de services (workflow, stockage et synchronisation des données, bus de messages, contacts...). Un ensemble d'API permet d'utiliser et d'accéder à cette plate-forme et aux services associés.
