Toshiba 8000 Tecra 8000 Users Guide - Page 268
Microsoft LIM, known as the Expanded Memory Specification, Memory beyond 1MB. Windows 95 and NT, OS/2
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244 Glossary enable: To turn on a computer option. erase: See delete. error-correcting code: Code designed for transmission of electronic data, that encodes data in such a way that transmission errors may be detected and corrected by examination of the encoded data on the receiving end. Error-correcting code is used in most modems and in some RAM. In the latter case, circuitry is used that generates checksums to correct errors greater than one bit. escape: 1) To cancel the task currently in progress. 2) A code (ASCII code 27, generated by the ESC key) telling the computer that what follows are commands, not data. Used with peripheral devices such as printers and modems. execute: 1) To run a program or macro. 2) To interpret and carry out an instruction in a computer program. executable file: A computer program that is ready to run. Application programs and batch files are examples of executable files. Names of executable files usually end with a .BAT, .COM or .EXE extension. expanded memory: Memory that occupies part of the area between 640 KB (the end of base memory) and 1 MB. This memory is used according to the standard developed jointly by Lotus, Intel, and Microsoft (LIM), known as the Expanded Memory Specification (EMS). The abbreviation LIM-EMS refers to this standard. extended memory: Memory beyond 1MB. Windows 95 and NT, OS/2 and some MS-DOS programs use extended memory. extension: See filename extension. external device: Any device connected to a port on your computer. Examples of external devices are printers, tape backup units, and external modems. F file: A collection of related information, saved on disk with a unique name (such as the information required for a program or document). file allocation table (FAT): The section of a disk that keeps track of the location of files stored on the disk. Part III: Appendixes
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