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Glossary
This glossary explains terms and abbreviations used
in the manual. The glossary contains terms and
definitions from the I HM Vocabulary for Oata
Processing, Telecommunications, and Office Systems,
GC20-1699; that book includes entries (preceded
here by an asterisk,
*)
from the American National
Dictionary for Information Processing. Refer to the
index or to the IBM Vocabulary if you do not find
here the term for which you are looking.
adapter card. A supplementary hardware part,
added to the system unit of the work station, that
expands basic function.
all points addressable (APA).
(1)
Pertaining to
the ability to display each pel on a display screen
independently. (2) Pertaining to the ability to
manipulate each pel on a display screen
individually.
alphanumeric.
(l) Pertaining to a character set
thdt contains letters, digits, and usually other
characters, such as punctuation marks. (2) Relating
to letters of the alphabet, numbers, and usually
characters such as punctuation marks.
alphanumeric layer. Alphanumeric information
that may be displayed in addition to graphics
information.
APA. All points addressable.
APL (a programming language). A
general-purpose language for diverse applications
such as commercial data processing, system design,
mathematical and scientific computation, data base
applications, and the teaching of subjects such as
mathematics.
application. (1) The use to which a data
processing system is put. (2) The type of work that
you do or get the work station to do for you.
application program.
(l)
A program that is
written by or for a user and that applies to a user's
work, for example, a charting application program
or a payroll application program. (2) A program
written by or for your organization and applying to
the task that you do at the work station, for
example, a charting application program or a
payroll application program.
area. A closed figure that can be filled with a
pattern or a color.
attribute. In the Graphics Control Program, a
characteristic that controls the appearance of a
graphics primitive.
background color.
(1)
The color of the window
"writing surface." (2) The color used as background
for graphics primitives.
BASIC. Beginner's all-purpose symbolic
instruction code. (l) A high-level, widely used
computer programming language. Some BASIC is
resident in the personal computer part of your work
station. (2) A widely used computer programming
language.
binary synchronous communication (BSC). (1)
Communication using binary synchronous line
discipline. (2) A uniform procedure, using a
standardized set of control characters and control
character sequences, for synchronous transmission
of binary-coded data between stations.
blinking. A means of highlighting the cursor or
some part of displayed information (such as a
character) by alternately displaying and suppressing
it.
business graphics. The methods and techniques
for presenting commercial and administrative
information in chart form.
cell size. The maximum physical boundary of a
single symbol and its background.
character. A letter of the alphabet, a numeral, or
any of the punctuation marks or special symbols
(such as
%
and#) created by a key on your
keyboard, and the blank created by the spacebar.
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