- 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.
In Mac OS X applications, the view object that acts as the root for all other views in the window. In iPhone OS applications, the portion of an iPhone window that displays the application’s custom content. Each content view may be represented by one or more actual views and typically presents a single screen’s worth of application content.
Industry:Software; Computer
A lightweight reference to files and folders in Mac OS Standard (HFS) and Mac OS Extended (HFS+) file systems. An alias allows multiple references to files and folders without requiring multiple copies of these items. Aliases are not as fragile as symbolic links because they identify the volume and location on disc of a referenced file or folder; the file or folder can be moved around without breaking the alias. See also symbolic link.
Industry:Software; Computer
(1) In OpenGL, a set of OpenGL state variables that affect how drawing is performed for a drawable object attached to that context. Also called a rendering context. (2) In the Mac OS X printing system, a pointer to a custom data structure that contains state information shared among the functions in a printing dialogue extension.
Industry:Software; Computer
A control for displaying data in a list. The primary list may by accompanied by additional columns that display secondary attributes about that items in the list. Hierarchies are presented through the use of disclosure triangles.
Industry:Software; Computer
A condition that the target computer or volume of an installation must meet in order for the installation to take place. The two types of installation requirements are system requirements and volume requirements.
Industry:Software; Computer
An alternate form of a glyph whose use depends on the glyph’s placement in a word.
Industry:Software; Computer
Features that are applied to a glyph depending on the glyph’s position relative to adjacent glyphs. Compare noncontextual features.
Industry:Software; Computer
A menu that appears when the user presses the Control key and clicks an interface item. A contextual menu provides convenient access to frequently used commands associated with the item.
Industry:Software; Computer
The volume (or mountpoint) onto which an installation package is to be installed.
Industry:Software; Computer
Said of graphics whose edges appear jagged; can be remedied by performing anti-aliasing operations.
Industry:Software; Computer
