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Avidemux

A free video editor for PC (Windows, Linux, MacOS, and BSD). It provides simple features for converting from one file format to another, cropping videos, cutting the start and end of a video, selecting which audio channels to export, and applying filters to the whole video.
Video Editor

Type of application capable of editing videos, including cropping videos, cutting videos (removing the start and end, for example), adding filters, text, watermarks, a logos to videos, adding music to videos, saving videos from one format to another, and so on.
Why Programmers Count Starting from Zero?

Why zero-based indexes are so common in programming languages.
Tab

The multiple meanings of the term "tab" in a computer.
Text Editor

Type of application for editing text files.
Source Code

Type of text code written by a programmer or developer that describes the algorithm to be executed by a computer program, or controls the program by configuring it somehow or by describing some data used by it.
Text Box

User interface element that (typically) looks like a rectangle and lets you write text to be used by an application or form when it has keyboard focus.
Text Cursor

A user interface element that displays where the text you type in your keyboard will be inserted in a text editor.
Keyboard Focus

The ability of an user interface element to interpret input coming from the keyboard.
Google Books Ngram Viewer

Definition
Utility provided by Google that lets you statistics and trends of word usage in books.
Character

A single letter, number, or punctuation in a text. In a computer, normally any text is just a sequence of characters, also called a character string.
Types of Applications and Programs

Reference
A list of types of applications, programs, and other software.
How to Hide Files and Folders in a Workspace in VSCode

Using the files.exclude and search.exclude files and directories in a workspace in Visual Studio Code.
Daemon

Definition
A program that runs in the background, and stays running all the time, providing utilities for other programs or waiting for a request from the Internet or a local network.
Run in the Background

When a program or application is executed by the CPU, but it isn't displaying a window on screen and doesn't appear in the taskbar.
Run

To start a program or application, so that the CPU starts following its algorithm.
Alternatives for Google

What are the best alternatives for Google, the search engine.
SEO

Search Engine Optimization, which means optimizing websites and webpages to rank high on Google (mainly) and also on other less used search engines.
Mysterious Reddit Users with Inaccessible Profiles

While trying to block an user on Reddit, I see "Something went wrong. Just don't panic" or "page not found. the page you requested does not exist."
How to Install Windows Fonts in Linux Mint

Tutorial
Tutorial: learn to install Arial, Comic Sans, Impact, Times New Roman, and Webdings on Linux Mint.