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Glossary
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DOWN The condition of a CFN System or system component that is shut off or
not working.
DOWNLOAD To transfer data from another computer to your Site Controller.
EDIT To make changes in an established file. The CFN3 application has
editors—programs that allow you to edit files.
ELECTRONIC MAIL Computer messages sent from one user to another. You can send mail
from one SC III to another, and have it print on the log printer, if desired.
Also known as E-mail or e-mail.
ENTER KEY The key on the console that you press to complete a numeric entry. On
some computer keyboards, the key is called RETURN instead of
ENTER.
EXECUTE To carry out or perform an operation. When you type the name of a
command at the prompt and press ENTER, you are telling the Site
Controller to execute that command.
FALLBACK PRICE One price level (usually level 0) is designated as the fallback price level.
The fallback price level is used if prices for other price levels have not
been entered, or if another price level has not been selected for the sale
yet.
The fallback price is the price loaded for the fallback price level.
FIELD One piece of information from a record. For example, the transaction
number and the account number are fields in the transaction record. See
RECORD.
FILE Related information treated as a unit and stored in memory for the Site
Controller I, or on a disk for the SC III. On the Site Controller I, data for
pumps, tanks, totals, and so on is stored in special files. On the SC III,
these are called
TABLE s. See also USER FILE , COMMAND FILE , and
DISK FILE .
FILL A sale is approved for a fill if an amount is not specified before
authorization is requested. The amount of a fill depends on the various
limits in effect for that sale.
FLOPPY DISKETTE A circular plastic storage medium that is soft, flexible, and permanently
enclosed in a square, rigid, plastic protective sleeve. Information is
stored and retrieved on the smooth magnetic surface of the disk by a
head similar to those used in tape recorders. SC III uses 3.5-inch floppy
disks.
FUEL POINT
READER (FPR) Optional program and hardware for automated fleet fueling. Prevents
unauthorized dispensing while automatically recording vehicle
information.
GRAPHICAL USER
INTERFACE A program interface that takes advantage of the computer's graphics
capabilities to make the program easier to use.
GUI See GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE . Pronounced goo-ee.
HARD DISK A disk that is similar to a floppy disk, but rigid and built into its computer.
All SC IIIs have hard disks.
HARDWARE The physical equipment that makes up a computer system.
HOST The computer that your Site Controller may be connected to. The host
can be at a remote location with the connection over a direct connect or
dial-up phone line, or the host can be at the same location as the Site
Controller with the connection made by only a cable.
HTML Short for Hypertext Markup Language, the authoring language used to
create documents on the World Wide Web. Gasboy’s On-line
documentation uses HTML.
ID NUMBER See USER ID .
INPUT Data for a Site Controller command.