| A | B |
|---|
| Accuracy | degree of freedom from keying errors |
| Centering | placing text so half of the text is on each side of the center point |
| Control | power to cause hands and fingers to make correct keyboarding motions, the ability to slow down |
| Cursor/Insertion Point | point on display screen where the next character or space is entered |
| Default | preset condition in software for margins, line spacing, etc. |
| Document window | area on display screen where text is keyed |
| Editing | proofreading, arranging, changing, and correcting existing text |
| Error | any misstroke of a key or variation between source copy and displayed or printed copy |
| Font | appearance of printed text; consists of the typeface name, the style, and the size |
| Format | arrangement, placement, and spacing of a document |
| GWAM | gross words a minute, measure of the rate of keying speed |
| Icon | picture that represents a command, program, or document |
| Insert Mode | software feature that allows text to be keyed into the existing text; default software mode |
| Line spacing | # of blank lines between rows of text |
| Key | to strike keys for printing or displaying copy |
| Margins | space on a page to the left, right, top and bottom |
| Proofreading | comparing keyed text to the original and correcting errors |
| Rate | speed of doing a task |
| 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 |
| Technique | keyboard operator's form or keying style |
