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What is Choice Install Definition An option users can select or deselect as part of the installation process to specify whether a product component is to be installed compare
What is Chain Inheritance Explain The hierarchy of objects that AppleScript searches to find the target for a command or the definition of a term why
What is Rectangle Bounding Image What is The smallest rectangle that completely encloses the filled or framed parts of a block of text. See also typographic bounding rectangle how better
What is Condition Ignore Meaning A state that triggers a breakpoint only if the condition is true when
What is O I Abbreviation between two parts of a computer system, usually between system memory and a peripheral device. (2) The software- or hardware-based audio determines
What is Mechanizm Imaging How to The system used to render text or graphics comparing to
What is Module O I Help A module used by the printing system to provide a way to communicate with a printer using a standard interface for a transport type depends on
What is Filter Ip Crossword time it enters the protocol stack. By its very nature, an IP filter can only filter in-band communication which
What is Ipc Examples programming interfaces that enables a process to communicate data or information to another process. Mechanisms for IPC exist in the difference
What is Ieee Encyclopedia Engineers. An organization of electronics professionals that has established many technology and audio-related standards. Pronounced “eye when
What is Method Input Information about script systems that converts phonetic or syllabic characters, entered from a keyboard, into ideographic or other complex representation of pros and cons
What is Iso Tutorial International Organization for Standardization in English, that formulates and promotes industrial and commercial standards, including similarities
What is Pane Customization Install Error the Installer application if the package being installed allows the user to customize the installation by choosing the product components how much
What is Ir Answer locating information based on a well-defined information need. An information retrieval system consists of a corpus, one or more indexes of how many
What is Interlacing Means what A video mode that updates half the scan lines on one pass and goes through the second half during the next pass compare
What is initializing a script object Description from the properties and handlers listed in a script object definition. AppleScript creates a script object when it runs a script or why
What is Window Inactive Definition other windows. Although some of its controls can be activated (click-through) and it can be a drag-and-drop target, an inactive window is how better
What is Initialize Explain audio unit for use. (2) In AppleScript, to create a script object from the properties and handlers listed in a script object definition when
What is Host Installation What is The computer onto which a package is to be installed determines
What is Format Image Interleaved Meaning alpha) channel, one after the other, for every pixel. In contrast to planar image formats which encode an entire image using one color at a comparing to
What is Ide Abbreviation program that typically combines text editing, compiling, and debugging features in one package in order to assist developers with the depends on
What is Identifier How to that identifies a value or handler. Identifiers are used to name variables, handlers, parameters, properties, and commands which
What is View Browser Image Help The Image Kit view class (IKImageBrowserView ) that is optimized for browsing images. The user term is image browser difference
What is Order Input Crossword written or entered from a keyboard. The input order of a line of text can differ from its display order. Compare display order when
What is Statement If Examples or more Boolean expressions whose results determine whether to execute other statements within the if statement pros and cons
What is Initialize Encyclopedia In Core Audio, to configure an audio unit for use similarities
What is Method Input Ink Information about that takes the user input and then draws the appropriate data on the screen. In effect, converting physical pen strokes into electronic how much
What is Transform Identity Tutorial An affine transform that, when applied to input coordinates, always returns the input coordinates how many
What is Thread Service Interrupt Error handling I/O that is triggered by an interrupt, but does not run in an interrupt context. Also called an I/O service thread compare
What is Genre Icon Answer A group of icons that share similar visual design characteristics used to designate a particular category of items why
What is Audio Immersive Means what Sound reproduction or generation that seems to surround a listener. See also surround sound how better
What is Kext Interface Description A network kernel extension that provides routines specific to a particular family of interfaces, such as ARP equivalence routines when
What is List Property Information Definition configuration information for bundles such as kernel extensions. A file named Info.plist (or a platform-specific variant of that filename determines
What is I/O service thread Explain See interrupt service thread comparing to
What is Well Image What is A rectangular, recessed area that displays an icon or picture and that serves as a drag-and-drop target depends on
What is Interrupt Meaning currently scheduled process and temporarily diverts the flow of control through an interrupt handler routine. Interrupts can be caused by which
What is Internationalization Abbreviation software product, including its online help and documentation, to facilitate localization. Internationalization of software typically difference
What is Sequence Image How to usually represented by video over time. Image sequences may also be generated synthetically, such as from an animation sequence when
What is Mode Immediate Help commands at the time an application issues them. To prevent commands from being issued immediately, an application can use a display list pros and cons
What is Button Icon Crossword rectangular edge around it; the clickable region is the graphic (for example, the toolbar buttons in System Preferences windows similarities
What is Interleaving Examples of data streams representing discrete channels into a single stream that retains the capacity to be converted back to separate channels. A how much
What is Width Imposed Encyclopedia A control feature that forces a specific width onto the glyphs of a style run, regardless of its text content or other style properties how many
What is Index Information about sequential collection of the terms in one or more documents. In addition to terms, Search Kit indexes contain context information that compare
What is Image Tutorial A group of related pixels, often represented with a rectangular array of values why
What is Catalog O I Error entries for all available drivers on a Darwin system. Driver matching searches the I/O Catalog to produce an initial list of candidate how better
What is Isync Answer A tool for synchronizing address book and calendar information when
What is Item Means what document, or URL to be operated on. (2) In AppleScript, a value in a list or record. An item can be specified by its offset from the determines
What is Phrase Ink Description ink data created by the recognition system, based on the timing and spacing of the user’s handwriting. In Roman languages, an Ink phrase is comparing to
What is Indicator Definition The part of a control that visually represents its value. For example, on a scroll bar control, the scroller is the indicator depends on
What is Requirement Installation Explain volume of an installation must meet in order for the installation to take place. The two types of installation requirements are system which
What is Subcontainer Specified Implicitly What is specified in an AppleScript script by context, rather than by an explicit reference. For example, explicitly specifying a word object in a difference
What is Builder Interface Meaning An application that helps you easily create application menus, windows, dialogs, palettes, and other standard Aqua interface elements when
What is Receipt Installation Abbreviation A token that Installer uses to determine whether a component has already been installed on an installation volume pros and cons
What is Instruments How to debugging tool. Instruments lets you gather a configurable set of metrics while your application is running, providing you with similarities
What is Package Installation Help extension. Installation packages (also known as packages) contain products or product components (known as the package’s payload) and how much
What is Communication Interprocess Crossword See source control how many
What is Server Ink Examples The component of Ink technology that manages the recognizer, the language model, and the Ink window compare
What is Interpolation Encyclopedia The calculation of intermediate values relative to known beginning and ending values why
What is Unit Instrument Information about In Core Audio, an audio unit of type'aumu' that takes sound bank data and MIDI control data as inputs, and outputs digital audio how better
What is Instance Tutorial Java and Objective-C, an object that belongs to (is a member of) a particular class. Instances are created at runtime according to the when
What is Structure Ifnet Error A data structure containing function pointers and data related to a particular network interface determines
What is Database Package Installer Answer System-level database of all the installation packages installed by the Installer application comparing to
What is Relationship Inverse Means what A relationship that goes in the reverse direction of another relationship. Also known as a back relationship depends on
What is Window Info Description applications that presents information about and provides settings for a particular entity. In Interface Builder, an Info window has which
What is Text Ink Definition In the Ink technology, words written in electronic ink difference
What is Queue Audio Input Explain See audio queue when
What is Inversion What is In graphics, an operation that produces original coordinates from transformed ones pros and cons
What is Source Input Meaning thread. Input sources can be port-based or manually triggered and must be attached to the thread’s run loop similarities
What is Layer Interface Abbreviation A layer above the driver layer containing interface KEXTs, interface filters, and protocol plumbers how much
What is Plist Info How to See information property list how many
What is Property Installation Help that specifies an installation requirement or an installation process detail, such as whether relocation is allowed compare
What is Retrieval Information Crossword See signal-to-noise ratio why
What is Guides Writing Ink Examples In the Ink technology, the lines (alternating solid and broken) that appear when a user is writing directly into an application how better
What is Data Line In Encyclopedia Data that’s included directly in a Mach message, rather than referred to by a pointer. Compare out-of-line data when
What is Attribute Inheritance Information about to which a parent process and its child process share pages in the parent process’s address space. A memory page can be inherited as copy determines
What is 1394 Ieee Tutorial See FireWire comparing to
What is Searching Exclusion Inclusion Error simply includes documents that match the query and excludes documents that don’t. Inclusion/exclusion searches tend to be faster than depends on
What is Buffer Image Answer Video images. Pixel buffers, Core Video OpenGL buffers, and OpenGL textures derive from the CVImageBuffer type which
What is Index Inverted Means what terms, as keys, mapped to references to the documents they appear in. The index is sorted by its keys. “Inverted” means that the documents difference
What is Result Exclusion Inclusion Description See inclusion/exclusion searching when
What is Form Reference Index Definition In AppleScript, a reference form that specifies an object by describing its position with respect to the beginning or end of a container pros and cons
What is Operation Install Explain Installation activity performed by an executable file that is invoked at a specific point during the installation process similarities
What is Window Ink What is The Ink toolbar plus the Ink pad. The window allows the user to control various aspects of Ink and to enter Ink input how much
What is Identification Meaning that a person or entity is the same one it communicated with previously. Identification is in general faster than authentication and does how many
What is Kit Image Abbreviation A programming interface that supports browsing, viewing, and editing images and browsing and controlling Core Image filters compare
What is Record Information Item How to A data structure of type LSItemInfoRecord , used by Launch Services to return information about an item why
What is Instrument Help the Instruments application. Instruments collect performance information about an application or an entire system how better
What is Executable Operation Install Crossword Installer during an installation, before or after copying a package’s payload to the installation destination when
What is Application Instruments Examples See Instruments determines
What is Ipl Encyclopedia basic synchronization on uniprocessor systems in traditional BSD systems, set using thesplmacro. Interrupts with lower priority than the comparing to
What is Identity Information about A digital certificate together with an associated private key depends on
What is Object Interface Tutorial nib file that is created for your application at load time. Interface objects can consist of both visual objects (such as windows, views which
What is Input Inline Error enter text directly into a document. In inline input, entry and conversion of characters take place at the current line position—where the difference
What is Metrics Ideal Answer Resolution-independent measurements used to describe how a glyph is drawn. Compare screen metrics when
What is Toolbar Ink Means what The toolbar that appears at the top of the Ink window pros and cons
What is Handler Run Implicit Description the top level of a script except for property definitions, script object definitions, and other handlers. A single script object can similarities
What is Point Insertion Definition data is to be inserted or deleted. An insertion point is specified by a single caret position. Compare caret . (2) In AppleScript, the how much
What is Form Reference Id Explain In AppleScript, a reference form that specifies an object by the value of its ID property how many
What is Unit Image What is for distribution as anNSBundle object. Image units contain one or more filters for manipulating image date. See also SIMD compare
What is Registry O I Meaning collection of driver objects, each of which represents an I/O Kit entity. As hardware is added to or removed from the system, the I/O why
What is Matrix Identity Abbreviation matrix that specifies no change in the coordinates of the source image. The resulting image corresponds exactly to the source image. See how better
What is Iff How to chunk-based file format for storing media content. Developed by Electronic Arts, Inc., and the technical inspiration for Apple’s AIFF when
What is O I Image Help provides opaque data types for reading data from an image source and writing data to an image destination determines
What is Integer Crossword A positive or negative number without a fractional part comparing to
What is Sleep Idle Examples has been no device or system activity for the period of time the user specifies in the Energy Saver pane of System Preferences. See also depends on
What is Program Developer Ios Encyclopedia A program that allows you to develop iOS applications, test them on devices, and distribute them to your customers through the App Store which
What is Pad Ink Information about The part of the Ink window that provides a simple note pad interface where handwritten input is converted into editable text difference
What is Center Dev Ios Tutorial all the resources needed to develop iOS applications. Access to this developer center requires an ADC membership. See also user focus when
What is Group Index Error indexes; the target of a search. An index group corresponds to one or more aspects of the corpus of documents you want to search. For pros and cons
What is Volume Installation Answer The volume (or mountpoint) onto which an installation package is to be installed similarities
What is Index Vector Inverted Means what terms mapped to document URL objects representing the documents that the terms appear in, as well as document URL objects mapped to the how much
What is Inheritance Description ability of a superclass to pass its characteristics (methods and fields) on to its subclasses, allowing subclasses to reuse these how many
What is Statement Ignoring Definition specific set of attributes to be ignored when AppleScript performs operations on text strings or sends commands to applications compare
What is Destination Installation Explain The directory in which Installer places a package’s payload why
What is Action Installation What is an installation. PackageMaker defines several installation actions, including Quit Application and Show File in Finder how better
What is Password Internet Meaning as a web or FTP server. Internet password items on the keychain include attributes such as the security domain and IP address when
What is Interface Abbreviation client accesses a service. An interface provides a level of abstraction that hides the implementation details of the service from the determines
What is Filter Interface How to interface Unicode decomposition . An interface filter alters in-band and out-of-band communication specific to a given interface comparing to
What is Data Interleaved Help dissimilar data that are grouped together, such as vertex data and texture coordinates. Interleaving can speed up data retrieval depends on
What is Object Text Ink Crossword An opaque object that contains information about an Ink phrase which
What is Adpcm Ima Examples ADPCM. A lossy, 16-bit audio compression format that provides 4:1 compression. The format is sometimes referred to as IMA or IMA4. See also difference
What is Mask Image Encyclopedia A bitmap that specifies an area to paint, but not the color. An image mask acts like a stencil to specify where to place color on the page when
What is Map Input Information about A QuickTime data structure that describes where to find information about tracks that are targets of a modifier track. See modifier track pros and cons
What is Inactive Tutorial In iOS, used to describe an audio session state in which playback or recording cannot proceed. Compare active similarities
What is Application Simulator Ios Error runtime environment and user experience in OS X for testing iOS applications in early stages of development how much
What is Iec Answer Commission. An international standards organization, founded in 1906, that collaborates with ISO on defining a wide variety of perceptual how many
What is Band In Means what interface that contains actual data destined for the endpoint (for example, send and recv calls). Compare out-of-band compare
What is I/O Kit framework Description and makes the I/O Registry, user client plug-ins, and other I/O Kit services available from user space. It lets applications and other user why
What is Experience Install Definition The tasks a user needs to perform in order to install a product on their computer how better
What is Kit O I Explain environment in Darwin that provides a model of system hardware. Each type of service or device is represented by one or more C++ classes in when
What is Area Mousing Instant What is stylus input is interpreted as mouse input; the system “instantly” interprets the stylus as a mouse in these special places and ink is not determines
What is Ink Meaning In the Ink technology, raw data that represents the input drawn by the user with the stylus comparing to
What is Framed Internally Abbreviation audio format where information about the sizes of the frames is included in the audio data stream. Compare externally framed . See also depends on
What is Format Image How to An image encoding standard that specifies the number of color channels and number of bits per channel which
What is Area Imageable Help The part of the paper to which a printer can draw without the image being clipped difference
What is Panel Edit Image Crossword The Image Kit edit panel class (IKImageEditPanel ), which is optimized for editing images. The user term is Image Edit window when
What is Impedance Examples opposition a circuit presents to an AC (alternating current) signal at a given frequency. Impedance includes both a resistive (frequency pros and cons
What is Handler Interrupt Encyclopedia occurs. Interrupt handlers typically deal with low-level events in the hardware of a computer system, such as a character arriving at a similarities
What is Track Image Information about Any track in a QuickTime movie that contains visual images. The term particularly applies to video tracks that contain VR data how much

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