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arithmetic operator. A symbol used to perform arithmetic calculations in
Multiplan. See also comparison operator.
baud rate. The speed of data transmission. One of 6 communications
setting items most computers require.
boilerplate. Any character or characters (such as $, %, /, and so forth),
other than standard text, number, or date/time format characters, you
include in fields of the FORM record. Boilerplates allow you to clearly
identify the nature of your data; for example, $ distinguishes dollar
amounts from decimal fractions in hundredths.
bottom margin. The number of blank lines from the last text line to the
bottom edge of the page. See also first line indent; hanging indent; indent;
left margin; margins; right margin; top margin.
break. A place where you deliberately stop the text and a new start
follows. Examples of breaks are word breaks, line breaks, paragraph
breaks, and page breaks. See also hard break; soft break.
buffer. A storage area inside your portable computer, which stores
incoming text that has already scrolled off the screen, so that you may
review it (sometimes called a review buffer).
byte. A unit of storage equivalent to I character.
calculator window. An area, or window, of the screen in which you can
perform simple calculations using the Calculator function
(I
CTRL
I[fl]).
cancel. To instruct your computer to ignore a command by pressing [ESC]
before it is carried out. See also terminate.
cell contents. The text, value, or formula that you enter in a cell, as well as
any formatting characters (such as $ or
%)
that you specify. If the cell
contains a formula, the screen displays the value produced by the formula.
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