Apple IIgs - Manual (Page 75)

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key word: A word you designate when you're entering data (information) into certain kinds of
data base applications. Later, when you want to retrieve that information, you type the key
word.
kilobyte: See K.
label: A strip of paper you stick on a disk to identify it.
language card: An interface card with 16K RAM that can be connected to a 48K Apple II Plus so
the computer can operate in Integer BASIC (the first dialect of BASIC available for the Apple
II computer) and Applesoft BASIC.
laser printer: A printer that produces typeset-quality printing using laser technology.
Left Arrow: A key you can press (in most applications) to move the cursor one character to the
left. In some applications, as the cursor moves to the left, it erases characters.
letter quality printer: See daisy wheel printer.
LF: See line feed.
light pen: A peripheral device shaped like a pen that sends instructions to the computer when
you point to choices on the screen. It works only with applications designed to receive input
from the light pen.
line break: The end of a line of text on the screen or on a printed page. You can force a line
break by pressing Return, or you can let the application break lines for you.
line feed: Abbreviated LF. An advance to the next line.
LISP: A programming language.
load: To read data or programs into the computer from a disk.
Logo: A computer language that encourages learning through discovery. Easy and fun to learn,
but powerful enough for serious programming.
log on: To establish contact with a computerized information service or other remote computer.
low resolution: A graphics mode that can display information using a rectangular array of 40
horizontal by 48 vertical blocks.
machine language: The binary language of 1's and 0's that is the only language the computer
understands. All other programming languages, like BASIC, have to be translated into this
binary code before the computer can understand them.
macro: A command defined by you (user-defined) that tells the application to carry out a series
of commands when you type the macro.
mail-merge application: An application that takes names and addresses from a data base and puts
them into form letters.
main circuit board: A large circuit board that holds RAM, ROM, the microprocessor, custom
integrated circuits (chips), and other components that make the computer a computer.
main menu: The first menu you see in keyboard-based applications. It presents the application's