IBM AT 5170 Technical Reference page 466

intensity. In computer graphics, the amount of light emitted at a
display point
interface. A device that alters or converts actual electrical
signals between distinct devices, programs, or systems.
interleave. To arrange parts of one sequence of things or events/'"""..,
so that they alternate with parts of one or more other sequences
of the same nature and so that each sequence retains its identity.
interrupt.
(1)
A suspension of a process, such as the execution
of a computer program, caused by an event external to that
process, and performed in such a way that the process can be
resumed. (2) In a data transmission, to take an action at a
receiving station that causes the transmitting station to terminate
a transmission. (3) Synonymous with interruption.
I/O. Input/output.
I/O area. Synonym for buffer.
irrecoverable error. An error that makes recovery impossible
without the use of recovery techniques external to the computer
program or run.
joystick. In computer graphics, a lever that can pivot in all
directions and that is used as a locator device.
k. Prefix kilo; 1000.
K. When referring to storage capacity, 1024. (1024
=
2 to the
10th power.)
Kb. 1024 bytes.
key lock. A device that deactivates the keyboard and locks the
cover on for security.
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