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GLOSSARY
APPENDIX D
The following is a glossary of basic terms that are used in this and other ADVANTAGE manuals.
ACCESS
APPLICATION
PROGRAM
APPLICATION
SUPPORT
PROGRAM (ASP)
AUTOREPEAT
BACKUP
BYTE
CHARACTER
CRT
CURSOR
DAISY-WHEEL
PRINTER or
LETTER QUALITY
PRINTER
DATA
ADVANTAGE User Manual
The process of obtaining data from a diskette, or placing data in storage
on a diskette.
A program written to perform a specific task such as word processing
or maintaining a general ledger.
The operating system used by North .Star Application Programs. The
operating system performs important functions that are invisible to the
user, such as reading data from a diskette into the internal memory, and
placing messages on the screen.
The automatic repeat of a character key is activated by holding down
the key for the desired number of repetitions.
Additional copies of a system or data diskette that protect you against
information loss due to power transients, equipment malfunction, or
operator error.
A group of binary digits that the computer operates upon as a unit.
The ADVANTAGE uses an eight bit byte.
Any letter, number or special symbol that is displayed on the screen,
placed in memory or stored on a diskette.
Cathode Ray Tube-the video monitor, or screen, which displays the
dialogue between the computer and the operator.
The small highlighted pattern that indicates the current typing position
on the video screen.
See FULL CHARACTER PRINTER
Any information that can be processed by computer.
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