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| Accuracy | Degree of freedom form errors measured from zero-usally expressed as one error, two erors, etc. |
| Centering | Placing text so that half of the text is on each side of the center point. |
| Cursor | Lighted point on a display screen where the next character of space can be entered. |
| Default | Preset condtion in software that controls margin, line spacing, and tab settings. Operators may override default settings. |
| Directory | List of files stored on a disk. |
| Disk | Magnetic medium used in saving, storing, and opening files. |
| Disk Drive | Unit that houses a disk. |
| Document | Text, especially formatted, such as a numbered list, memo, letter, report, outline, title page, or reference page. |
| Editing | Arranging, changing, and correcting existing text; editing includes proofreading but is not limited to it. |
| Error | Any mis-stroke of a key; also any variation between source copy and displayed or printed copy; departure from acceptable format. |
| File | Information stored on a disk under an assigned name. |
| Font | Appearance of printed characters; a font consists of the typeface name (such as Courier), the style (such as bold or italic), and the size (such as 10 point) |
| Format | Style (arrangement, placement, and spacing) of a document; also to arrange a document in proper style or form. |
| Function Keys | Set of keys (F1, F2, etc.) used alone or with Shift, Ctrl, and Alt keys to issue software commands. |
| GWAM | Measure of the rate of keying speed: Gross Words A Minute = total standard 5-stroke words keyed divided by the time required to key those words. |
| Insert Mode | Software feature that allows text to be keyed into existing text; the default software mode. |
| Line Spacing | Numer of blank lines between lines of text; usually single spacing (SS, no blank lines, double spacing (DS, 1 blank line), or quadruple spacing (QS, 3 blank lines). |
| Key | To strike keys for printing or displaying copy; also called enter, keyboard, input, and type. |
| Keyboard | Arrangement of keys on a device attached to a computer or typewriter; also the act of keying or typing. |
| Margins | Space on a page to the left and right of a line of text, above the first line of text, and below the last line of text; left and right margins are expressed in inches |
| Menu | List of options on a display screen from which operating features are selected. |
| Monitor | TV-like screen used to display information; also called CRT, display screen, and VDT. |
| Numeric Keypad | Arrangement of figure keys and special keys, such as +, -, and =, on the right side of most keyboards; used for keying all number copy. |
| Open | Display a document on screen after it has been stored (saved) on a disk. |
| Print | Produce (using a computer printer) a paper (hard) copy of a document. |
| Proofreading | Process of comparing copy on a display screen or paper to the original copy and correcting (or marking for correction) errors; one of the editing steps. |
| Rate | Speed of doing a task; see gross words a minute (GWAM) and net-production rate a minute (N-PRAM). |
| Return | Software feature that moves the cursor to the left margin of the next line; inserted automatically (soft) when text exceeds the line length, inserted manually (hard) to force software to begin a new line. |
| Save | Software feature that allows a document to be stored on a disk under an assigned name. |
| Scroll | Software feature that makes room for more lines of copy by causing the first line to disappear off the top of the display screen. |
| Software | Instructions, or programs, that tell a computer what to do. |
| Spell Check | Software feature that checks a document for misspelled words against a dictionary included in the software. |
| Status/Bar Line | Bar on line containing menu descriptions, prompts to actions, or information about the document on screen, such as type font and cursor position. |
| Tab | Causes the cursor (or print POINT) |
| Technique | Keyboard operator's form or keying style. |
| View | Displays a page, part of a page, or multiple pages of a document sot that eh operator can see a document before printing it. |
