... Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Microsoft Computer Dictionary 5th ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-7356 -14 95-4
1. Computers Dictionaries. 2. Microcomputers Dictionaries.
AQ76.5. M52267 2002
004'.03 dc 21 200 219 714
Printed and ... network. See also
Ethernet (definition 1) , fiber optics, star network.
10 Base-FB n. See 10 Base-F.
10 Base-FL n. See 10 Base-F.
10 Base-FP n. See 10 Base...
... displayed
when the pointer is placed on the main category.
-3 -2 -1 1 2 3
3
2
1
-1
-2
-3
( -1, 3)
x
y
Origin
(3, 1)
(2, -3)
(-3, -1)
bits per pixel blackout
63
B
bits per pixel n. Also known as ... scene.
billion n. 1. In American usage (as is usual with micro-
computers), a thousand million, or 10
9
. Computer termi-
nology uses the prefixes giga- for 1 billion and nano- for...
... Quarterly Sales Summary
Sales
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$2000
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Introduction
Introduction
The Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition is
designed to be a comprehensive ... bearing on more com-
mon computer terminology or because they are of histori-
cal significance.
Changes in the Fifth Edition
The fifth edition of the Microso...
... server (definition 2).
Data value
Mask
Resulting value
11 010 1 01
AND 0 011 111 1
00 010 1 01
mainframe MAN
326
M
mainframe n. A type of large computer system (in the
past often water-cooled), the primary ... operator (AND, OR, XOR, or
NOT) to combine the mask and the data value. For exam-
ple, the mask 0 011 111 1, when used with the AND opera-
tor, removes (masks off) the two upperm...
... American National Standards Institute.
See also ANSI.
Table U .1 A Truth Table Showing the Results of Unions.
AORB =C
11 1
10 1
01 1
00 0
top-down design tower
524
T
top-down design n. A program ... digit from 9, which is 1 less
than the base (9 – 2 = 7, 9 – 5 = 4) and then adding 1 (74 +
1 = 75) or by subtracting 25 from the next higher power of
10 , which is 10 0 (10 0 – 25...
... that fits 10 characters to the linear inch. See also
pitch. 2. As used by typographers, a unit of measure equal
to 12 points or approximately 1/ 6 inch. See also point
1
(definition 1) .
ISO/OSI ... been carried
out. See also pipe (definition 1) , pour.
piracy n. 1. The theft of a computer design or program.
2. Unauthorized distribution and use of a computer
program.
.pit n....
... Standards Institute.
See also ANSI.
Table U .1 A Truth Table Showing the Results of Unions.
AORB =C
11 1
10 1
01 1
00 0
510
T
T
T prefix See tera
T1 or T -1 n. A high-speed communications line that ... complement.
TrueType n. An outline font technology introduced by
Apple Computer, Inc., in 19 91 and by Microsoft Corpora-
tion in 19 92 as a means of including high-grade fon...