Technical Glossary -- (Kurt Smith)
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Kurt says:" A combo of ICT business and mobile phone terms. From my own entry and by incorporating some other glossaries. Anyone who has something similar let me know. Mobile phones in particular.
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featuresn. special characteristics of a product, usually leading to certain benefits | |
File FormatsA file format is a particular way to encode information for storage in a computer file. | ||
FillA shape created in Flash can be made using fill. Fill is used to colour-in the shape. Colours are chosen in the Colours section of the toolbox. | ||
FirewallA dedicated gateway machine with special security
precautions on it typically used to protect a network when it is
connected to an outside network, especially the Internet.
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FireworksMacromedia Fireworks (also known as FW for short) is a bitmap and vector graphics editor, developed by Macromedia and aimed at web designers (with features such as: slices, the ability to add hotspots etc.). It is designed to integrate easily with other Macromedia products, such as Dreamweaver and Flash, and is part of the Macromedia Studio 8 suite. | ||
FlashFlash is an authoring tool that allows you to create anything from a simple animation to a complex interactive web application, such as an online store. | |
Floor turtle/robot,"A device that can be programmed to move forwards and backwards and to turn, or to perform a task or sequence of tasks. Some are independent; others can be connected to a computer.", | |
FrameFrame (Frame-by-frame animation): Is an animation created by moving an object little-by-little over several consecutive frames and is used by working with the Timeline feature in Flash. Source: http://wps.aw.com/aw_webwizard/0,6065,184735-,00.html | ||
FrontpageMicrosoft FrontPage is a powerful Web design software tool that is available at retail locations everywhere. | |
FTP file transfer protocol | ||
FunctionA function object is a computer programming construct allowing an object to be invoked or called as if it were an ordinary function. The exact meaning may vary among programming languages | |