The process of testing changes to computer programs to make sure that the older programming still works with the new changes. Regression testing is a normal part of the program development process. 

A way for a computer user or programmer to express how a computer program should look for a specified pattern in text and then what the program is to do when each pattern match is found. 

Regulatory reporting is one of the means through which the financial insitution controlling entities analyze the financial situation of the institution.

Reinforcement learning is the problem of getting an agent to act in the world so as to maximize its rewards.

A collection of data items organized as a set of formally-described tables from which data can be accessed or reassembled in many different ways without having to reorganize the database tables. 

A program that lets you create, update, and administer a relational database. The leading RDBMS products are Oracle, IBM's DB2 and Microsoft's SQL Server. 

A form of OnLine Analytical Processing (OLAP) that performs dynamic multidimensional analysis of data stored in a relational database rather than in a multidimensional database.

In Windows 2000, the RID is the part of a security ID (SID) that uniquely identifies an account or group within a domain.  

A deliberately simple and straightforward XML markup language for metadocument data, aka schemas, developed in response to the W3C XML Schema standard. RELAX NG is easy to learn, use, and master. 

A software engineering process intended to oversee the development, testing, deployment and support of software releases.

In agile software development, a release plan is an evolving flowchart that describes which features will be delivered in upcoming releases. Each story in a release plan has a rough size estimate associated with it.  

The ability to get access to a computer or a network from a remote distance. Remote access is also possible using a dedicated line between a computer or a remote local area network and the "central" or main corporate local area network. 

The RAS API is included in Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT systems. It makes possible to connect a remote client computer to a network server over a Wide Area Network (WAN) link or a Virtual Private Network (VPN).

A hardware device that ships with a backup software application pre-loaded.  The appliance is used to back up corporate data that is located outside the corporate data center. 

The process of backing up data created by remote and branch offices (ROBOs) and storing it securely. Businesses with ROBOs require backup and recovery solutions that can support the company's data protection policies and business service levels.

The deletion of data using a software that automatically deletes the contents of the device when it is reported to be stolen or lost.