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MDE-4871 CFN III Manager’s Manual for Windows® XP Embedded - Version 3.6 · August 2010 Glossary-3
Glossary
Browser
Short for Web browser, a software application used to locate and display Web pages. Graphical
browsers can display graphics as well as text. In addition, most modern browsers can present
multimedia information, including sound and video. Text browsers display only text, no
images.
Buffer
A temporary data-storage location for information.
Bug
An error in a program.
Byte
The storage space required for one character of information. In the CFN System, a byte is 8
bits.
Cable
A group of plastic-encased wires with a connector on each end, used to connect one electronic
device to another.
Card Number
For CFN System Proprietary Cards, the sub-field of the account number used for bit-mapped
lockout.
Card Number Lockout
See “Bit-mapped Lockout” .
Cathode Ray Tube
A vacuum tube resembling a television screen, used as a display device. Also refers to a
terminal with a CRT display.
CD-ROM
A compact disk, read-only memory. A form of storage characterized by high capacity (roughly
600 megabytes) and the use of laser optics rather than magnetic means for reading data.
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The computer’s “brain,” comprising all the required circuits for handling information or
instructions.
CFN3
The software application running on the Site Controller III unit. The application includes
commands, windows, and icons.