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disk file
display
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dump
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external
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filename
filespec
filter
Glossary
A disk
area
that
keeps
track
of your files.
Each
disk
may
have
several
directories,
each of which may contain several subdirec-
tories or files or both.
A disk
area
in
which you store information.
Text or graphics
that
appears on the video
screen of your computer.
The mechanical portion of your computer's
magnetic storage device.
A
command
parameter
that
is
to
be
replaced before the command can execute
successfully. The replacement parameter or
value can come from a program or from
operator input.
Send
data
or information to a device.
You
could dump a screen (text on
the
monitor)
to a disk or dump a buffer to a printer.
Text on
the
screen
that
indicates a problem.
See Section VI
for
a description of error
messages.
An appendage to a filename, 1-3 characters
long,
that
provides
further
identification.
Extensions often indicate a type of file such
as maillist.bas where .bas is
the
extension
and
indicates a
BASIC
file.
Procedures or utilities not resident
in
mem-
ory.
External
commands
must
be loaded
from disk into
the
computer before they can
be executed.
The name given to a file.
It
may be 1-8
characters long.
A
filename
plus
its
extension,
such
as
MEMOS.bas.
A function
that
performs a specific opera-
tion on
data
(such as sorting or searching)
as
it
flows
between 2 devices (such as disk
and a printer), or between files.
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