Computing and software
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Virtual private networks
VPNs let people connect to work from home. Sorry it’s been so successful.
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Order-sorted algebra
First language to implement parameterized programming leads to numerous applications in computer science.
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Computer security theory of noninterference
SRI researchers develop one of the most influential theoretical approaches to the study of computer security.
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Random Sample Consensus (RANSAC) algorithm
Algorithm becomes widely referenced paradigm for computer vision.
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Risks forum
The single most comprehensive anthology of computer-related mishaps.
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Fracture Analysis System: FRASTA
Breaking down how things break down to build them better.
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ImageCalc software
Image processing system makes it possible to manipulate 3D object models overlaid on imagery.
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Natural Language Processing
PARC, which is now part of SRI, invented computational linguistic technologies based on understanding the structure of language.
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Internetworking
Today’s internet was born in a 1970’s van.
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Graphical User Interface (GUI)
PARC, which is now part of SRI, debuted the first GUI, which used icons, pop-up menus, and overlapping windows that could be controlled easily using a point-and-click technique.
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WYSIWYG
PARC, now part of SRI, coined the phrase to describe cut-and-paste bit-mapped editing: What You See Is What You Get (also known as “wizsy-wig”).
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Ethernet
An internal memo at PARC, now part of SRI, proposed a system of linking workstations, files, and printers together using a coaxial cable within a local area network.