ALSO CALLED: Microsoft Windows CE and Windows Consumer Electronics DEFINITION: Windows CE is based on the Microsoft Windows operating system but is designed for including or embedding in mobile and other space-constrained devices. Although Microsoft does not explain the "CE," it is reported to have originally stood for "Consumer Electronics." Windows CE is used in
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WINDOWS CE DEFINITION (continued): … several brands of handheld computers and as part of cable TV set-top boxes built for TCI. It competes with EPOC and also with similar operating systems from 3Com (for its PalmPilot) and other companies. Like the full-scale Windows systems, Windows CE is a 32-bit multitasking, multithreading operating system. Microsoft emphasizes that the system was "built from scratch" while taking advantage of Windows architectural concepts and … Windows CE definition sponsored by SearchWinIT.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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