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Glossary
CODDector A plug, socket, or jack which allows the
connection of one hardware component to another .
cursor See
pointer.
Delete Volume A Volume Manager command that
allows you to erase a volume from the Mac Disk; selected
from the Mac Disk menu.
desk acce880ries Mini-applications chosen from the
Apple menu. Examples: the Calculator, Control Panel, and
Scratchpad.
desktop Consists of the menu bar and the screen
on which icons appear after startup; the working
environment of the· Macintosh.
dialog box A message or request for information
requiring some user response; usually requires you to
select a control button such as
OK
or
Cancel.
disk platters
Flat rigid recording surfaces, coated with
magnetic material, inside the sealed portion of a hard
disk drive.
document
A
body of information created using an
application such as MacWrite
f~1
or
ivlacPaint
T~;
the
equivalent of a
( j
file" in the vocabulary of other computer
systems.
double-clicking A shortcut method of opening a
window by pressing the mouse button tvvice.
dragging Moving an item by moving the mouse with the
mouse button depressed; for example
I
n10ving an icon
from one window to another.
drivers
Special computer programs that command or
udrive" a hardware device such as the Mac Disk.
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