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escape: 1) To cancel the task currently in progress. 2) A code (ASCII
code 27, generated by the ESC key) telling the computer that what
follows are commands, not data. Used with peripheral devices such
as printers and modems.
execute: 1) To run a program or macro. 2) To interpret and carry out an
instruction in a computer program.
executable file: A computer program that is ready to run. Application
programs and batch files are examples of executable files. Names of
executable files usually end with a .BAT, .COM or .EXE extension.
expanded memory: Memory that occupies part of the area between 640
KB (the end of base memory) and 1 MB. This memory is used
according to the standard developed jointly by Lotus, Intel, and
Microsoft (LIM), known as the Expanded Memory Specification
(EMS). The abbreviation LIM-EMS refers to this standard.
extended memory: Memory beyond 1MB. Windows 95/98 and NT, OS/2
and some MS-DOS programs use extended memory.
extension: See file name extension.
external device: Any device connected to a port on your computer.
Examples of external devices are printers, tape backup units, and
external modems.
F
file: A collection of related information, saved on disk with a unique
name (such as the information required for a program or document).
file allocation table (FAT): The section of a disk that keeps track of the
location of files stored on the disk.
file name: A set of characters that uniquely identifies a file within its
folder or directory. It consists of two parts: the actual name and the
file name extension. In Windows for Workgroups and DOS, the first
part of the name is limited to eight characters. In Windows 95,
Windows 98 and Windows NT, a file name can be up to 255
characters. See also file name extension.
file name extension: The characters at the end of a file name, starting with
a period. They indicate the type of file. In Windows and DOS,
extensions consist of three characters apart from the period.
Examples are .EXE for program files, .HLP for help files, .BMP for
bitmap files, .INI for initialization files.
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