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Glossary
Editor
ASCII Editor with which characters can be entered in a file and edited.
Properties
Characteristics of an object (e.g., of a → Variable)
Input/output field
Also I/O field: for inputting or outputting variable values.
Start softkey
→ Softkey with which the first newly created → Dialog is started.
Event
Any action, which initiates execution of a → Method: Input of characters, actuation of
→ Softkeys, etc.
Focus
Part of the screen that is highlighted to identify the current → Element, e.g., where the cursor
is positioned.
Function
Sequence of operations programmed in → Methods as a function of → Parameters.
Help variable
Internal arithmetic variable to which no → Properties can be assigned and is not, therefore,
visible in the → Dialog.
Hotkeys
6 keys on OP 010, OP 010C and SINUMERIK keyboards with hotkey blocks. Pressing the
keys selects an operating area directly. As an option, 2 additional keys can be configured as
hotkeys.
HSx
Horizontal → Softkey x
Interpreter
The interpreter automatically converts the defined code from the → Configuration file into a
→ Dialog and controls its use.
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