Pick Glossary
Pick Term | 'English' Equivilent | Description |
Record or Item | Data Item | Data (File in WIndows) |
Attribute or Field | Attribute | A field of data e.g. Name |
Multivalue | Set of values within an attribute/field | Pick Specific |
Subvalue | Set of values within a Multivalue | Pick Specific |
WHO | Who am I or Who is Session x | Port and Account Logged In |
WHAT | What am I | System base Information |
WHERE | ||
LISTU | ||
LIST-GFE-LOG | ||
POVF | ||
SYSPROG | ||
SYSTEM | ||
4mm DAT tape drive | 4mm DAT tape drive | A type of tape drive that uses DAT (Digital Audio Tape) technology to store large quantities of data in a small tape cartridge. |
8mm tape drive | 8mm tape drive | A type of tape drive that uses eight millimetre videotape technology to store large quantities of data in a small tape cartridge. 8mm cartridges are slightly larger and hold more data than 4mm DAT cartridges. |
A-item | Pick Specific | A data definition item used by the ACCESS processor to define the structure of data in the data section of a file. |
Abort | The termination of a computer function in the event of a hardware or software malfunction. | |
ABS | Pick Specific | Absolute Binary Segment. An area of disk-drive frames containing the system object code that the machine executes |
ACCESS (INFO/ACCESS) | Pick Specific | The information retrieval language of the MultiValue system. |
Access time | Pick Specific | The time taken to reference a piece of information. |
Account | Pick Specific | A group of files and verbs defined by a Master Dictionary (MD). A user gains access to an account when logging on. |
Address | Address | A way of referencing a memory location or a part of a disk. |
ADF | ADF | Adapter Description File. A MS-DOS file that resides on the Reference diskette. It contains information about the boards in the slots of the machine. |
Administrator | Administrator | Maintains the system for the benefit of users. Administration may take place at the operating system level, the applications level, or both |
Administration Utility | Administration Utility | The utility used to administer tasks such as configuration, and setting environment variables. |
Algorithm | Algorithm | A set of rules for solving a task. |
Alphanumeric | Alphanumeric | A string of characters which can contain any combination of letters, numbers and symbols. |
AM | Pick Specific | Abbreviation for Attribute Mark. |
AMC | Pick Specific | Attribute mark count, or attribute number. |
ANSI | ANSI | An acronym for American National Standards Institute. |
Applications | Applications | Software programs that perform specific tasks such as accounting, stock control, etc. |
Argument | Argument | The particular occurrence of a parameter. |
Array (or Matrix) | Pick Specific | A whole set of variables identified by a single name. |
ASCII | ASCII | ‘American Standard Code for Information Interchange.’ One of the standards used to represent alphanumeric characters. |
Asynchronous | Asynchronous | A means of communication between terminals and the computer, sometimes referred to as ‘async.’ |
Attribute | Pick Specific | A structure that contains one or more data values. Attributes can be subdivided to comprise MultiValues and multiple subvalues. An attribute is analogous to a "field" used on other systems. |
Attribute mark | Pick Specific (See also SVM) | A system delimiter used to separate attributes. It is ASCII value 254 (hexadecimal FE). |
Authorization | Pick Specific | The process by which the mvBase Server confirms the quantity of licenses and the maximum number of simultaneous connections. |
Background | Background Task | The foreground task has the highest priority in a situation where several tasks are run concurrently at a terminal. The other tasks are known as background tasks. |
Back up | Backup | The means of copying the database to be able to recover its contents in the event of a hardware or software malfunction. |
Backup Media (or Medium) | Backup Media | Any device, such as a tape drive or diskette, disk, cd, dvd, physical or virtual that servers for data backup - this includes the operating asystem |
Base | Pick Specific | that serves for data backup.e frame ID of the first group of a file. It is specified by Attribute 2 of a File Definition item. |
Base FID | Pick Specific | The first of a block of frames making up a file. (FID represents the File IDentifier) |
BASIC | BASIC | BatchAn abbreviation of ‘Beginners All-PurpBaudose Symbolic Instruction Code,’a pBinaryopular and easy-to-learn programming language. BASIC consists of a language compiler and a run-time package. mvBase uses a customized version of BASIC called mvBASIC. |
Batch | Batch | A method of processing data in which work is grouped together in batches for processing, rather than each item being worked on individually in an interactive way. |
Baud | Baud | The capacity of a communications line, often synonymous with bits per second. Terminals and printers typically operate at a speed of 9600 baud. |
Binary | Binary | Contraction of the words ‘binary digit.’ |
Bit | Bit | This is the lowest level of data storage in the computer, each bit being represented as either a ‘0’ or a ‘1’. |
Boolean | Boolean | A system of mathematical logic dealing with classes, propositions, on-off circuits, etc. |
Boot | Pick Specific | The process of loading the operating system into main memory to make the computer ready to use. |
Boot diskette, disk, usb, dvd, cd, etc. | Boot Disk | A diskette, disk, usb, dvd, cd, etc. that contains operating system software (or any software) that the computer uses to run itself. |
Bootstrap | Pick Specific | The process of starting a computer from powerup. |
Buffer | Buffer | A place where information can be stored temporarily. |
Bug | Bug | An error of programming logic. Originally caused by Jardware faults |
Byte | Byte | A character of data made up of eight bits. |
CD-ROM | ||
Channel | ||
Checksum | ||
Coldstart | ||
Command | ||
Concatenate | ||
Connect Time | ||
Connection | ||
Console | ||
Contiguous | ||
Control characters | ||
Controller | ||
Conversions | ||
Correlative | ||
CPS | ||
CPU | ||
CRT | ||
Cursor | ||