function
that
advances the typing position
to
the same character
position
on
a predetermined line
of
the
next form
or
page.
form feed character. A control character
that
causes
the
print
or
display position
to
move
to
the
next predetermined first line
on
the
next
form,
the
next page,
or
the equivalent.
format.
The
arrangement
or
layout
of
data
on
a
data
medium.
FPLS.
Field-programmable logic sequencer.
frame. (1)
In
SDLC,
the
vehicle for every command, every
response,
and
all information
that
is
transmitted using
SDLC
procedures.
Each
frame begins
and
ends with a flag. (2) In
data
transmission,
the
sequence
of
contiguous bits
bracketed
by
and
including beginning
and
ending flag sequences.
g.
Gram.
G. (1) Prefix giga; 1,000,000,000. (2)
When
referring
to
computer
storage capacity, 1,073,741,824.
(1,073,741,824=
2 to
the
30th
power.)
gate. (1) A combinational logic circuit having
one
output
channel
and
one
or
more input channels, such
that
the
output
channel
state
is completely determined
by
the
input
channel
states. (2) A signal
that
enables the passage
of
other
signals
through
a circuit.
Gb.
1,073,74!,824
bytes.
general-purpose register. A register, usually explicitly addressable
within a set
of
registers,
that
can
be
used
for
different purposes;
for example, as
an
accumulator, as
an
index register,
or
as a
special handler
of
data.
giga (G). Prefix 1,000,000,000.
gram (g). A unit
of
weight (equivalent
to
0.035 ounces).
graphic. A symbol produced
by
a process such as handwriting,
drawing,
or
printing.
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