AT&T 6300 Programmer's Manual page 684

Glossary
absolute
coordinate
form
access mode
active page
address
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point
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GLOSSARY
In graphics, specifiying the location of a pixel
with respect to the origin of the specified
coordinate system.
A technique that is used to obtain a specific
logical record from, or place a specific logical
record into, a file.
The screen buffer which has information
.
.
written to it. It may be different from the
visual page whose information is being
displayed.
Location in storage.
The technique of displaying a sequence of
images so that you can see the objects moving
on the screen (see the GET and PUT graphics
statements).
A value that is passed from the main program
to a
f~nction
or a subroutine.
A collection of variables of the same type under
one name. You can distinguish them by the
value(s) of one or more subscripts.