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Code that calls from one segment into another segment.

An arc that is tangential to the end points of two adjacent lines. See also polyfillet.

A special class of adapter device drivers that do not manage the hardware directly, but monitor the stream of commands between a device manager and an adapter device driver. See Device Manager and adapter device driver.

See bus master adapter.

A characteristic of a file or directory that enables it to be used in certain ways. See also archive flag, hidden flag, and read-only flag.

See linear address.

Standard window layouts provided by the Presentation Manager.

Functions that prevent a DOS session from executing (VDHFreezeVDM) until the matching thaw function (VDHThawVDM) is called. The freeze occurs when the specified DOS session leaves kernel mode.