Toshiba Satellite 1805 Series User Manual page 241

disk drive — The device that reads and writes information and programs
on a diskette or hard disk. It rotates the disk at high speed past one or
more read/write heads.
diskette — A thin, flexible disk in a protective jacket that stores
magnetically encoded data. Diskettes can be removed from the
computer and come in two sizes: 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch. Your
computer uses 3.5-inch diskettes. See also double-density diskette,
high-density diskette.
document — Any file created with an application and, if saved to disk,
given a name by which it can be retrieved. See also file.
double-click — To press the TouchPad control button or mouse button
rapidly twice without moving the TouchPad or mouse. Refers to the
primary TouchPad control button or left mouse button, unless
otherwise stated.
double-density diskette — A 3.5-inch diskette that can hold up to 720
KB of information (half the capacity of a high-density diskette). See
also diskette, high-density diskette.
download — (1) In communications, to receive a file from another
computer through a modem or network. (2) To send font data from the
computer to a printer. See also upload.
drag — To hold down the TouchPad control button or mouse button
while moving the cursor to drag a selected object. Refers to the
primary TouchPad control button or left mouse button, unless
otherwise stated.
driver — See device driver.
DVD — An individual digital versatile (or video) disc. See also
DVD-ROM.
DVD-ROM (digital versatile [or video] disc read-only memory) — A
very high-capacity storage medium that uses laser optics for reading
data. Each DVD-ROM can hold as much data as several CD-ROMs.
Compare CD-ROM.
E
emulation — A technique in which a device or program imitates another
device or program.
enable — To turn on a computer option. See also disable.
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