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MDE-4313 CFN Series CFN III Manager’s Manual for Windows NT · July 2004 Page Glossary-3
Glossary
COMMAND FILE A command file contains a list of Site Controller commands and data for
the commands. Command files for the SC III have the extension CMD.
When you type the name of the command file (without the extension), all
the commands in it are executed.
COMMAND MODE When the data terminal is in command mode, it will accept user
commands.
CONFIGURATION The configuration for a CFN site refers to the hardware and software
options that were selected for that site.
CONTROL
CHARACTER Character obtained by holding down the key marked CONTROL or ^
while pressing another key on the keyboard.
CPU See CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) .
CRASH When the Site Controller cannot complete or restart a program as the
result of a hardware or software malfunction.
CRON A user-defined command file or command that is to be executed at a
specific time or event. Cron is short for chronological.
CRT See CATHODE RAY TUBE .
CURRENT SALE The console can keep track of two sales for each pump. The current sale
for a pump is the sale that is displayed when you first press a P
n key.
See also PREVIOUS SALE .
CURSOR A visible mark or character (sometimes flashing) on a CRT monitor
indicating where the next character you type will appear.
DATA Information in the form of characters or words.
DATABASE A large, organized collection of information that can be retrieved by the
Site Controller or other computer. The transaction information is a
database.
DEFAULT The actions the CFN System automatically takes or the configurations it
initially uses, unless and until you tell it otherwise.
DEPARTMENT KEY The product keys on the console can be used for departments, such as
deli, grocery, or miscellaneous non-taxable.
DIP SWITCH Stands for dual in-line package switch. DIP switches are mounted on the
printed circuit boards of some CFN System components. DIP switch
settings can be changed to configure some functions.
DIRECTORY Files on a SC III hard disk, RAM disk or floppy disk can be organized in
directories. Directories have been compared to drawers in a file cabinet,
but a CFN3 directory can have other directories (subdirectories) under it.
DISK A flat circular device with a magnetic surface upon which Site Controller
II programs and data are stored. Though the disk itself is circular, it is
enclosed in a square casing, so you cannot see its circular shape.
DISK-BASED
COMMAND A disk-based command is a CFN3 command that is on a hard or floppy
disk instead of being part of the Site Controller’s operating system. Disk-
based commands work just like other, system-based, CFN3 commands,
but the command must be on the SC III’s hard disk (if there is one) or a
floppy disk with the command on it must be in the SC III’s disk drive to
execute the command.
DISK DRIVE A device for reading and writing magnetic data on a floppy or hard disk.
The SC III may have one or two floppy disk drives. SC IIIs also have a
hard disk drive.
DISKETTE See FLOPPY DISKETTE .
DISK FILE A file saved on disk. It may contain text, data, batch commands, or
executable programs.
DOCUMENTATION The manuals; the printed descriptions and instructions for the CFN
System hardware and software.
DOT-MATRIX
PRINTER A printer in which each character is formed from a pattern of dots made
by moving pins. The standard printers for the Site Controller I, II and III
are dot-matrix printers.