Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Justified

When a text is justified all the words in all lines are spaced-out such that the first word alligns with the left margin and the last word with the right margin.

Internal rate of return

The internal rate of return is used to measure and compare the probability of investments.

interest rate

The interest rate is expressed as an percentage of the prinicipal.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Insertion point

An insertion point is a blinking line that tells where the next typed character is going to be.

Input mask

An input mask is defined by a developer that governs what a user is allowed to enter in as input in a textbox. It can be a template.

Information bar

The information bar is the place on the Internet that gives information about security, downloads, blocked pop-up windows, and any other activites.

Indent

When you indent it means to move in from the margin.

Hypertext Markup Language (HMTL)

Hypertext Markup Language is a computer language used for making electronic documents for the web or offline uses.

Hyperlink

A hyperlink is a link from a hypertext file to another location or file.

HTML format

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is a text or image formatting language used to make web pages.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Horizontal (category) axis

The horizontal axis is the axis on a spreadsheet that goes from left to right.

Heading

A heading is a title, subtle, or topic of a paragraph.

Header

In a document a header is text written on the top of the page.

Hanging indent

Hanging ident is a paragraph that has all the lines in the paragraph indented except for the first line.

Handouts

Handouts are documents which contain news or information about something.

Group

A group on a computer can be a user's group which shares information, ideas and many develop system software.

Gridlines

Gridlines are the vertical and horizontal lines on a spreadsheet.

Grayscale

A grayscale is a image that in which the value of each pixel is a single sample.

Graphical User Interface

Graphical user interface is a type of user interface that allows people to interact with programs in more ways than typing.

Gallery

A gallery is something on the computer that can hold and show pictures and videos.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Function

A function is a software algorithm that performs a task.

Formula bar

Formula bar in Excel spreadsheetThe formula bar shows the data and formula of the active cell. The formula bar is located above the work area of the spreadsheet.

Forms

Forms are formatted screen displays made for an application such as forms software.

Formatting marks

Formatting marks are like marks in a paragraph to show if you spelled a word wrong, or if the sentence was a fragment for example.

Foreign key field

Foreign key is a field in a relational table that matches the primary column in another table.


Footnote

A footnote is at the bottom of the page that adds explanation.

Footer

A footer is a text at the bottom of the document that usually contains the page number.

Find

To find means to search for something.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Filter by Form

Filter by Form is a quicker way to use multiple criteria to filter.

Filter

A filter is a program or section of a code that is made to see if each input or output request fits the criteria to be forwarded or processed.
This is the filter icon.

Fill handle

A fill handle is the dot at the bottom of each cell while its active.

File extension

A file extension is the last three or four characters after the period that make an entire file name.

Field placeholder

A field placeholder is placed in the input field only if the field is empty, and not focused.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Field list

A field list contains all the names of the field components in the dataset.

Field area

Field area is the space where the field is located at.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Field

A field is the where certain data is located in a database record.

Extrapolation

Extrapolation is the value of the function outside the range of known values.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Endnote

A endnote is a annotation at the end of a document.

Encrypt document

An encrypted document is a document that's been changed from plain text to cipher text to hide the content of the document.

Embedded chart

An embedded chart is when the chart is drawn on the same worksheet as the data.

Drag-and-drop

To drag-and-drop means to pull and to place.

Drag

To drag something on the computer screen means to take it from one place and place it in another.

Document

A document is a something written that provides information.

Dialog boxes

A dialog box is a temporary window that contains a set of choices whenever the program needs information from the user.

Design view

A design view is the view of a table and marco objects that enables you to create or change the object.

Default printer

A default printer is the automatic destination for print request when no printer name is used.

Datasheet view

The datasheet view is a row and column view of a table.

Database

Database is an organized body of related information.

Data type

Data type is identifying data from various types of data.