Toshiba AT105-T1032 User Guide - Page 119

Direct Current DC, disk drive

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119 Glossary cursor-An on-screen symbol (usually a flashing vertical line) that indicates the position where characters will appear when you enter data. D default-The setting selected by a program when the user does not specify an alternative setting. device-A component attached to the tablet. Devices may be external (outside the tablet's case) or internal (inside the tablet's case). Printers, disk drives, and modems are examples of devices. device driver-A program (called a "driver") that permits the tablet to communicate with a device. Direct Current (DC)-The type of power usually supplied by batteries. DC flows in one direction. Compare Alternating Current (AC). disable-To turn the option off. See also enable. disk drive-The device that reads and writes information and programs on external media or hard disk. It rotates the disk at high speed past one or more read/write heads. document-Any file created with an application and, if saved to disk, given a name by which it can be retrieved. See also file. download-(1) In communications, to receive a file from another source through a network. (2) To send font data from the tablet to a printer. See also upload. drag-To touch and hold an item for a moment and then, without lifting your finger, move the item until you reach the target position. driver-See device driver. E emulation-A technique in which a device or program imitates another device or program. enable-To turn on an option. See also disable. executable file-A 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, .exe, or .apk extension. expansion device-A device that connects to a tablet to expand its capabilities. Other names for an expansion device are port expander, port replicator, docking station, or network adapter.

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Glossary
119
cursor
—An on-screen symbol (usually a flashing vertical line) that
indicates the position where characters will appear when you enter
data.
D
default
—The setting selected by a program when the user does not
specify an alternative setting.
device
—A component attached to the tablet. Devices may be external
(outside the tablet’s case) or internal (inside the tablet’s case).
Printers, disk drives, and modems are examples of devices.
device driver
—A program (called a “driver”) that permits the tablet to
communicate with a device.
Direct Current (DC)
—The type of power usually supplied by batteries.
DC flows in one direction. Compare
Alternating Current (AC).
disable
—To turn the option off. See also
enable
.
disk drive
—The device that reads and writes information and programs
on external media or hard disk. It rotates the disk at high speed past
one or more read/write heads.
document
—Any file created with an application and, if saved to disk,
given a name by which it can be retrieved. See also
file
.
download
—(1) In communications, to receive a file from another source
through a network. (2) To send font data from the tablet to a printer.
See also
upload
.
drag
—To touch and hold an item for a moment and then, without
lifting your finger, move the item until you reach the target
position.
driver
—See
device driver
.
E
emulation
—A technique in which a device or program imitates another
device or program.
enable
—To turn on an option. See also
disable
.
executable file
—A 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, .exe, or .apk extension.
expansion device
—A device that connects to a tablet to expand its
capabilities. Other names for an expansion device are port expander,
port replicator, docking station, or network adapter.