- Industry: Computer; Software
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Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers.
A software module for multiple-byte script systems that converts phonetic or syllabic characters, entered from a keyboard, into ideographic or other complex representation of text. Because multiple-byte script systems have too many characters to be entered directly from a keyboard, the input method uses a conversion technique, such as translating sequences of phonetic characters that are typed into a special input window. For example, the Japanese script system provides software for transcribing Kana (phonetic Japanese) into ideographic Kanji.
Industry:Software; Computer
In the power plane, a driver for a device that relies on another object for its power. Compare power parent. See also plane.
Industry:Software; Computer
The default font used in text and lists. This may be user adjustable, as it is in the Finder.
Industry:Software; Computer
To make a search index smaller by removing unused bits. Over time, as documents get added to and removed from an index, the index’s disc or memory footprint may grow due to fragmentation. Search Kit includes APIs to cheque for fragmentation and to compact an index. See also fragmentation.
Industry:Software; Computer
One of two numbers used to track minor version information in a framework. This number marks changes to the public interfaces. The compatibility version typically lags behind the current version. Compare current version.
Industry:Software; Computer
A menu, which main features are view options such as full screen and zoom and alignment assists such as grids and guides that allow the user to manage the layout of the currently open file and/or the running application.
Industry:Software; Computer
The object in an application designated to receive an AppleScript command.
Industry:Software; Computer
The microprocessor on which an application programme resides. When an application is running, the host processor may call other, peripheral microprocessors, such as a digital signal processor, to perform specialised operations.
Industry:Software; Computer
In AppleScript, to convert a script from the form typed into a script editor to a form that can be used by AppleScript. The process of compiling a script includes syntax and vocabulary checks. A script is compiled when you first run it and again when you modify it and then run it again, save it, or cheque its syntax.
Industry:Software; Computer
