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Glossary

This glossary provides definitions of terms used in the Amiga manuals.

acceleration

action gadget

active

Advanced Graphics Architecture (AGA)

alias

AmigaDOS

AppIcon

application

AppWindow

archive

  1. (n) A backup copy of a file or files.
  2. (v) To copy files to disk or tape for backup purposes.

argument

argument passing

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)

aspect ratio

assign

attributes

autoscroll

backdrop

backup

back up

baud rate

binary

bit

bitplane

block

  1. A contiguous series of bytes (usually 512) treated as a single logical unit in RAM or permanent storage media.
  2. A user-marked area of a text file.

boot

bootable

Bridgeboard

brush

buffer

bug

busy pointer

byte

cache memory

catalog

CD-ROM

check box

chip

Chip RAM

clear

  1. To change a bit or flag to its 0, off, or disabled state. Opposite of set.
  2. To erase a screen or window display.

CLI (Command Line Interface)

click

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