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| Action Center | A central place to view alerts and take action, for example to view and install updates and view important messages about security and maintenance settings on your computer. |
| Aero | The term that refers to the desktop experience that features a translucent glass design for windows, attractive graphics, taskbar previews of open windows. |
| Browsing | The term used to describe the process of using your computer to view Web pages. |
| Burn | The process of writing files on a CD or DVD. |
| Common Folders and Features | The right side of the Start menu that provides quick access to the folders and features you use most often. |
| Desktop | Serves as a surface for your work, like the top of an actual desk, and is the main screen area that you see after you turn on your computer. |
| Desktop Gadget | Another term for a gadget. |
| Ease of Access Center | A centralized for accessibility settings and programs that can make your computer easier and more comfortable for you to use. |
| Feeds | Frequently updated content published by a Web site. |
| Gadget | A mini-program that offers information and provides easy access to tools that you use frequently. |
| Magnifier | A screen enlarger that magnifies a portion of the screen in a separate window; helpful for computer users with low vision and for those who require occasional screen magnification for such tasks as editing art. |
| Notification | A small pop-up window providing information about status, progress, and the detection of new devices. |
| Notification Area | Displays notification icons and the system clock; sometimes referred to as the system tray. |
| Now Playing Mode | A simplified player view that enables you to play music in the background while you are performing other tasks. |
| Portable Device | Any mobile electronic device that can exchange files or other data with a computer or device. |
| Problem Steps Recorder | A Windows 7 feature that captures the steps you perform on your computer, including a text description of where you clicked and a picture of the screen during each click. |
| Programs List | The left side of the Start menu that dispays recently used programs on the bottom, programs that you have pinned to the Start menu at the top, and a button to display all the programs on your computer. |
| Really Simple Syndication | A syndication format popular for aggregating updates to blogs and news sites. |
| Rip | The process of copying digital media content from an audio CD. |
| Screen Saver | A moving picture or pattern that displays on your screen after a specified period of inactivity- that is, when the mouse or keyboard has not been used. |
| Screenshot | The term used for and image of the contents of a computer screen. |
| Search Box | An area on the Start menu from which you can search for programs, files, folders, and e-mail messages. |
| Shut Down Button | Displays the desktop by making any open window transparent or minimized. |
| Spyware | Software that sends information about your Web surfing habits to a Web site without your knowledge. |
| Start Menu | A list of choices that provides access to your computer's programs, folders, and settings when you press the Start button. |
| Status Area | Another term for the notification area. |
| Sync | The process of maintaining digital media files on your portable device based on specific rules. |
| System Tray | Another name for the notification area on the taskbar. |
| Taskbar | The area of the desktop that contains the Start button, optional program buttons, and buttons for all opem programs; by default, it is located by the bottom of the desktop, but you can move it. |
| Theme | A compination of pictures, colors, and sounds on your computer; inclides a desktop background, a screen saver, a window border color, and a sound scheme. |
| Wallpaper | Another term for the desktop background |
| Windows Media Player | A feature in Windows 7 that provides an easy-to-use way for you to play digital media files, organize your digital media collection, burn CDs of your facorite music, rip music from CDs, sync digital media files to a protable device, and shop for digital media content form online stores. |
