AT&T Unix Owner's Manual page 374

Glossary
disk drive
edit
emulate
error message
field
file
Filecabinet
file folder
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A device that reads and writes
information on a disk. The disk in a
floppy disk drive can be removed and
replaced; a hard disk drive is sealed
and its disk cannot be removed.
To make changes, including additions
and deletions, to the format or
content of data.
The ability to imitate the functions
of another system and thereby be
compatible with programs that expect
those functions. The UNIX PC's
display screen emulates a VT-IOO
terminal during data communications,
for example.
A response from a program indicating
that a problem has arisen or
something unexpected has happened
that requires your attention.
An
area in a form that you fill in
with your choice or response. For
example, you fill in a file name
field with the name of a file.
A collection of data organized as a
unit and identified by a name. All
of the work you store in the computer
is kept in files.
An
Office object in which you can
store work, including files and
folders.
A named container used to store files
and other folders.