AB roll / e bi rəυl / noun (in a multimedia application ) a sequence of two video or music segments that are synchronised so that one fades as the second starts ABS / e bi es / noun a programming instruction that returns the magnitude of a number without the number’s sign The command ABS(-13) will return the answer 13. Abnormal end / b nɔ m ( ə ) l end / noun same as abend abnormal termination / b nɔ m ( ə ) lt m ne ʃ ( ə ) n / noun same as abend abort / ə bɔ t / verb to end a process in the event of a malfunction occurs by switching the computer off manually or by an internal feature The program was aborted by pressing the red button. Distortion of a television picture caused by a corrupt signal or incorrect adjustment ablation / ə ble ʃ( ə) n / noun a method of writing data to an optical storage device in which a laser burns a hole or pit, representing digital bits of data, into the thin metal surface of the storage device COMMENT: A laser burns a hole or pit (which represents digital bits of data) into the thin metal surface of the storage device. Preface This dictionary provides the user with a comprehensive range of the vocabulary used in the field of computing.ĭistortion of a light beam or image caused by defects in the optical system 2. British Library Cataloguing-in-PublicationData A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library eISBN-13: 978-1-4081-0225-1 Text processing and computer typesetting by Bloomsbury Printed and bound in Italy by Legoprint Text Production and Proofreading Lesley Brown, Stephen Curtis, Howard Sargeant, Megan Thomson, Katy McAdam, Joel Adams, Daisy Jackson, Charlotte Regan. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the permission of the publishers.
Collin, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2002 This edition © copyright Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2004 All rights reserved. Originally published by Peter Collin Publishing Fifth edition published 2004 Fourth edition published 2002 Third edition published 1998 Second edition published 1994 First published in Great Britain 1988 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 38 Soho Square, London W1D 3HB © Copyright S.M.H.
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