tablet

(1) A special flat surface with a mechanism for indicating positions thereon, normally used as a locator. (I). (2) See also puck.

To briefly touch a touch-sensitive surface with a pointing device and then quickly remove it.

The location to which the information is destined.

The directory to which information is written. Contrast with source directory.

Trusted computing base.

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

A pattern to help the user identify the location of keys on a keyboard, functions assigned to keys on a keyboard, or switches and lights on a control panel.

A replacement for the existing "hooking" mechanism for record and playback. A message-passing architecture between the event/window services and another trusted server.

To switch between two modes; for example, to switch between selected and deselected mode.

A bar containing choices that represent tools. When you select a choice from the bar, the defined action for the choice occurs.

Synonym for hot spot.

Location plotted by a digitizer where contact is made with a touch-sensitive device.

Pertaining to a device such as a keypad or screen that generates coordinate data when a pointing device approaches or contacts the surface, thereby allowing a user to interact directly with a computer without entering commands from a keyboard.

Synonym for control ball.

A set of communication protocols that supports peer-to-peer connectivity functions for both local and wide-area networks.

An attribute value in a private object that tells the Registry Manager which interface (such as a shared library entry-point name) to call to get the value to be returned to the client in a public object. Used by the registry to get current state information dynamically from the service provider objects, rather than storing this data in the registry itself. When a framework is activated by a client, it searches the registry locating all instances of service providers for the particular framework. The framework then verifies the state of the service providers, one at a time, and, if required, requests that the state be brought online.

In computer security, all of the protection mechanisms within a computer system, including hardware, software, and firmware, the combination of which enforces a security policy. It creates a basic protection environment and provides additional user services required for a trusted computer system.