BNC | A type of network connector generally used with coaxial network cabling. |
| A BNC connector has two slots that lock onto two matching knobs on a |
| network interface card when the connector can be twisted. |
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BOOTP | Short for Bootstrap Protocol, an Internet protocol that enables a diskless |
| workstation to discover its own IP address, the IP address of a BOOTP |
| server on the network, and a file to be loaded into memory to boot the |
| machine. This enables the workstation to boot without requiring a hard or |
| floppy disk drive. The protocol is defined by RFC 951. |
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brightness | A measure of the overall intensity of the image. The lower the brightness |
| value, the darker the image; the higher the value, the lighter the image will |
| be. |
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browser | Short for Web browser, a software application used to locate and display |
| Web pages. |
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Chooser | The Chooser is part of the Mac OS that allows configuration of the |
| computer system to print on any printer with the appropriate software. |
| Users that are part of an AppleTalk network system can use the Chooser |
| to activate and select among devices (such as printers, file servers, or |
| other computers) connected to the network. |
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| A network architecture in which each computer or process on the network |
| is either a client or a server. Servers are powerful computers or processes |
| dedicated to managing disk drives, network traffic, and printers. Clients |
| are PCs or workstations on which users run applications. Clients rely on |
| servers for resources such as files and devices. |
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collapse | The process of reducing a sticky note to an icon. |
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collate | The process of printing a |
| selected, the HP LaserJet 3300 series product prints an entire set before |
| printing additional copies. Otherwise, the device prints the desired |
| number of copies of a page together before printing the following pages. |
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comma (,) | A comma in a dial sequence indicates that the fax machine will pause at |
| that point in the dialing sequence. |
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contrast | The difference between the dark and light areas of an image. The lower |
| the number value, the more closely the shades will resemble each other. |
| The higher the number, the more the shades will stand out from each |
| other. |
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container program | A program into which an OLE object is inserted. That program contains |
| the object. |
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crop | To remove part of an image. The portion of the image that is selected |
| remains, while the portion that is not selected is removed. |
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.dcx | A |
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| from the computer. A single DCX document can store up to 1,023 pages. |
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dedicated line | A single telephone line that is used exclusively for either voice calls or fax |
| calls. |
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