gigascale integration

(GSI). ULSI (ultra large scale integration) packs millions of components onto a computer chip. Gigascale integration is a long-term goal of making chips with billions of components on them.

integration

Putting diverse hardware and/or software components together to work as a system.

integration testing

Putting together software and/or hardware components and testing to see that they work together until a whole integrated system is assembled.

large-scale integration

(LSI). The use of integrated circuits with more than 100 logic gates. Fourth-generation computers have large-scale integration.

small-scale integration

(SSI). The use of integrated circuits with less than 100 logic gates, as in the early third-generation computers.

system integration

Assembling many components so they can work together as a system.

systems integration

Assembling complete systems out of many components, and integrating them so all work together.

Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language

(SMIL). A language developed by the W3C Synchronized Multimedia (SYMM) Working Group, that makes possible the broadcast of television-like content on the Web, and lowers the bandwidth needed for this kind of transmission. SMIL makes the production of audio-visual materials easy; users do not have to learn a programming language and can work with a simple text editor. SMIL uses XML syntax, and makes it possible to combine video, audio, text, graphic images, and hyperlinks.

very large scale integration

(VLSI). The use of integrated circuits with 100,000 to a million logic gates.

ultra large scale integration

(ULSI). The use of integrated circuits with more than a million logic gates.

Integration Testing

Tests performed on multiple applications or systems simultaneously. Integrated tests confirm whether computer programs function properly as they interact with other programs.

Universal Description, Discovery and Integration

UDDI - An initiative developed by IBM, Microsoft and tohers for a universal business registry of Web services.