Glossary
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P
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect. High-performance expansion bus
architecture commonly found in PCs.
plot 1. Trace (data line) on a graph representing the data in one row or column
of an array.
2. To display a new set of data while deleting any previous data on the
graph.
point Structure that contains two 16-bit integers that represent horizontal and
vertical coordinates.
postback The process in which a Web page sends data back to the same page on the
server.
property Attribute that defines the appearance or state of an object. The property can
be a specific value or another object with its own properties and methods.
For example, a value property is the color (property) of a plot (object),
while an object property is a specific Y axis (property) on a graph (object).
The Y axis itself is another object with properties, such as minimum and
maximum values.
property editor A control used to configure properties for Windows Forms controls at run
time.
property pages Window or dialog box that displays current configuration information and
allows users to modify the configuration.
R
range Region between the limits within which a quantity is measured, received,
or transmitted. The range is expressed by stating the lower and upper range
values.
S
scalar Number that a point on a scale can represent. The number is a single value
as opposed to an array.
scale Part of graph, chart, and some numeric controls and indicators that contains
a series of marks or points at known intervals to denote units of measure.