FAT

File allocation table.

Full extended attribute.

File, Edit, View, Selected, Help menu system

In IBM personal computers, a table used by DOS to allocate space on a disk for a file and to locate and chain together parts of the file that may be scattered on different sectors so that the file can be used in random or sequential manner. In contrast with High Performance File System (HPFS) which will perform faster on a large disk with less fragmentation.

Selectable menu items found at the top of a window.

Shared Services file-system API's.

A Workplace core shared service that provides a file system framework for multiple logical and physical file systems.

In Workplace architecture, software that supports storing data on a storage device. File systems manage the physical locations of data on the storage devices for applications. File systems also manage I/O operations and control the format of the stored data.

During dictation, a word that has been recognized and will not be changed by the word-usage model when subsequent words are recognized. Contrast with infirm word.

A methodology for decreasing the need for the reproduction of user failures by capturing the data associated with a failure as soon as it is detected. The FFDC methodology includes defensive programming, code instrumentation, event tracing, and logging facilities supported by FFST tools.

A set of functions that applications can use for problem determination. FFST functions include logging and displaying errors and messages, formatting and routing generic alerts, and generating data dumps.

A characteristic of a file or directory that enables it to be used in certain ways.

A bit map that defines the shape of the individual characters in a character set.

A control window, owned by the frame window, that accepts simple input from the user and notifies the frame window or client window when it receives input.

The window used as a base when constructing a primary window or composite window. The frame window coordinates the action of frame controls and the client window, enabling them to act as a single unit.

A software package used to provide application programmers with a consistent, easy-to-use set of services. A framework exports an API for a set of functions that can be provided by multiple software vendors.

Code that performs the functions the applications associated with a set of service provider interfaces (SPIs). A framework exports an API to client applications. It translates to a service provider interface (SPI) that can be supported by multiple service providers. This translation enables applications to work with service providers from multiple vendors and frees programmers from the need to use a different set of interfaces each time a new product of a given class is introduced.

A container that "follows" the user from work area to work area; holds objects and actions that need to be accessed across work areas (printer, shredder, Shut Down, Lockup).

File Server operations.

A data structure that contains an extended attribute's name and value. Used when querying, adding, deleting, and changing EAs.

A path specification that begins with either a drive specifier (x:) or a path separator character (\) preceded by zero, one, or two periods.

(1) A specific purpose of an entity, or its characteristic action. (A) (2) A machine action such as a carriage return or a line feed. (A) (3) A subroutine that returns the value of a single variable and that usually has a single exit; for example, subroutines that compute mathematical functions, such as sine, cosine, logarithm, or that compute the maximum of a set of numbers. (T)