AT&T Unix Owner's Manual page 372

Glossary
backup
baud rate
bit
boldface
character
Clipboard
Close
command
communication
line
computer
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A spare copy of data or software. you
keep in case the original is damaged
or lost.
The rate at which data is transmitted
over communication lines. Typical
rates are 300, 1200, and 9600 bits
per second.
Contraction of the words
~inary
dig~. A bit is represented by a
binary number system (O's and l's),
and is the smallest unit of
information used by a computer.
Heavy printing to distinguish i t from
other type.
A letter, number, or symbol.
An
Office object you use for
temporary storage, especially for
moving or copying information from
one file to another.
A command that removes a window from
the screen.
An
instruction that tells the
computer to perform a function or
carry out an activity.
The physical means of connecting one
location to another for transmitting
and receiving data.
A machine that processes information
by accepting data, performing
operations on the data, and supplying
the results of these operations.