The Computer Folks Glossary
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| QIC (quarter-inch cartridge) | A cartridge tape that measures a quarter of an inch wide, and is used by microcomputer tape drives. |
| Query by example (QBE) | A type of database interface in which the user fills in a field with information related to the desired information, in order to initate a search. |
| Query language | A set of command words that the user uses to direct the computer to create database, locate information, sort records, and change the data in those records. |
| Quick Time | A format used to encode, compress, store, and play back digitized video. |