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MIDI connector, MIDI format, minimize, modem, mouse, mouse pointer, Musical Instrument Digital

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Glossary MIDI Pronounced "middy." Musical Instrument Digital Interface. An interface that allows the computer to record sounds created by a synthesizer and then manipulate the data to produce new sounds, such as changing the key of a composition. See also interface and digital. MIDI connector A connector on the back of the computer for plugging in a synthesizer keyboard. MIDI format A file format used to store electronic music sounds. It can be identified by the file extension .mid. A sound card that supports MIDI files allows the computer to generate the synthesized musical sounds found in games, CD-ROMs, and presentation packages. minimize To shrink a running program window into an icon on the Windows taskbar. Click the icon to restore the program window. See also Microsoft Windows. modem A device in the computer that converts data from digital format to analog format so that it can be transferred through a standard telephone line to another computer. The modem in the receiving computer converts the data back to digital format. See also digital. mouse A device that you move across the top of your desk (or a mousepad) to move the pointer or cursor on the screen. Click to select an item, double-click to launch a program, and right-click to see a shortcut menu. mouse pointer The arrow on the screen that moves with the mouse. Users Guide 11

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Glossary
Users Guide
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MIDI
Pronounced “middy.”
Musical Instrument Digital
Interface. An interface that
allows the computer to record
sounds created by a synthesizer
and then manipulate the data to
produce new sounds, such as
changing the key of a
composition. See also
interface
and
digital.
MIDI connector
A connector
on the back of the computer for
plugging in a synthesizer
keyboard.
MIDI format
A file format used
to store electronic music sounds.
It can be identified by the file
extension .mid. A sound card
that supports MIDI files allows
the computer to generate the
synthesized musical sounds
found in games, CD-ROMs, and
presentation packages.
minimize
To shrink a running
program window into an icon
on the Windows taskbar. Click
the icon to restore the program
window.
See also
Microsoft Windows.
modem
A device in the
computer that converts data from
digital format to analog format
so that it can be transferred
through a standard telephone
line to another computer. The
modem in the receiving
computer converts the data back
to digital format.
See also
digital.
mouse
A device that you move
across the top of your desk (or a
mousepad) to move the pointer
or cursor on the screen. Click to
select an item, double-click to
launch a program, and
right-click to see a shortcut
menu.
mouse pointer
The arrow on
the screen that moves with the
mouse.