Apple Mac OS developers glossary letter F
- What is Font Definition have some element of design consistency such as the shapes of the counters, the design of the stem, the stroke thickness, or the use of compare
- What is Point Fixed Explain to represent its coordinates. QuickTime uses fixed points to provide greater display precision for graphical and image data what does it mean
- What is Search Text Full What is the documents whose content matches a search term. The search term can be a word or phrase or may be an elaborate expression using Boolean how works
- What is Form Reference Filter Meaning In AppleScript, a reference form that specifies all objects in a container that match a condition specified by a Boolean expression why
- What is Menu Format Abbreviation An optional menu that contains formatting commands determines
- What is Filter How to Image to process digital images. (2) In vImage, an image process that when applied to an image causes its appearance to change. Many comparing to
- What is Window Input Floating Help A window used for text entry by an input method depends on
- What is Atom Type File Crossword An atom of type 'ftyp', which defines which file specifications a file is compatible with which
- What is Schemat Point Fixed Examples selection using Shift-click, in which the user can extend the selection on either side of the insertion point. Compare addition model difference
- What is Framing Encyclopedia See stroke when
- What is Preview File Information about In QuickTime Player, a thumbnail picture from a movie that is displayed in the Open File dialog box. See also thumbnail picture pros and cons
- What is Specification Fetch Tutorial used to retrieve data from the database server into the client application, usually into enterprise objects similarities
- What is Fetch Error In Enterprise Objects applications, to retrieve data from the database server into the client application, usually into enterprise objects what better
- What is Object Framebuffer Answer rendering to a destination other than the usual OpenGL buffers or destinations provided by the windowing system. A framebuffer object (FBO how much
- What is Key Function Means what One of the keys with the letter F and a number, plus the Help, Home, Page Up, Page Down, Del, and End keys how many
- What is Timestamp Fetch Description An attribute of an EOEditingContext object that records the time of the most recent fetch of objects into that editing context what to do
- What is Firewire Definition Apple’s implementation of the IEEE 1394 standard serial bus for connecting digital devices such as cameras and hard drives compare
- What is Framebuffer Explain accessible part of video RAM (random-access memory) that continuously updates and refreshes the data sent to the devices that display what does it mean
- What is Filling What is contained within a path, using either a solid color or a pattern. Quartz has two rules that it can use to determine whether a point should how works
- What is Freebsd Meaning A variant of the BSD operating system why
- What is Framework Foundation Abbreviation useful primitive object classes, including support for Unicode strings, allocation and deallocation of objects, arrays and collections determines
- What is Rectangle Fixed How to A rectangle that uses fixed points to represent its vertices. QuickTime uses fixed rectangles to provide greater display precision comparing to
- What is Flash Help A vector-based graphics and animation technology. Flash data is exported by SWF files depends on
- What is Rate Frame Crossword recorded or displayed, in number of frames per second. Frame rates may be fractional. (2) In Core Audio, the number of frames played per which
- What is Frustum Examples The region of space that is seen by an observer and that is warped by perspective division difference
- What is Menu Function Encyclopedia In Xcode, a pop-up menu in the navigation bar that lists the identifiers in the current file when
- What is Atom Free Information about An atom of type 'free', which you can include in a QuickTime file as a placeholder for unused space pros and cons
- What is Fat Tutorial used in the MS-DOS file system. Also synonymous with the file system that uses it. The FAT file system is also used as part of Microsoft similarities
- What is Application Factored Error to perform specific tasks. Interprocess communication mechanisms are used to communicate between processes. In a factored application that what better
- What is Sample Point Fixed Answer uses a fixed-point numerical representation, such as 8.24 . Fixed-point samples support fixed-point arithmetic, which is a less computation how much
- What is Group S File Means what See file GID how many
- What is Standard Format Description standard. DVD Playback Services supports two format standards: the NTSC format used in North America and Japan, and the PAL format used in what to do
- What is File Types preferences pane Definition An Xcode preferences pane that lists all the folder and file types that Xcode handles and the preferred editor for each of those types compare
- What is Family Explain software abstractions that are common to all devices of a particular category. Families provide functionality and services to drivers what does it mean
- What is Name Font What is object about a font, such as its family name, style, copyright date, version, and manufacturer. Some font names are used to build menus in how works
- What is Fsaa Meaning that takes multiple samples at a pixel and combines them with coverage values to arrive at a final fragment why
- What is Action Finalization Abbreviation An action required after a completed installation process. The possible finalization actions are log-out, restart, and shutdown determines
- What is Firewall How to software) that prevents unauthorized access to a network by users outside the network. (A physical firewall prevents the spread of fire comparing to
- What is Mechanizm File Help manages the reading and writing of data on mounted storage devices of a certain volume format. A file system can also refer to the logical depends on
- What is Printer Formatting Crossword for” pop-up menu in the Page Setup dialog. The default formatting printer is the generic Any Printer. The printing system provides default which
- What is Uid File Examples to determine the object’s permissions . Each file system object has a user ID (the file UID, commonly referred to as the file’s owner), a difference
- What is Attribute Flattened Encyclopedia In WebObjects, an attribute that is added from one entity to another by traversing a relationship when
- What is full keyboard access mode Information about keystrokes move keyboard focus to more interface elements than is possible in default keyboard access mode pros and cons
- What is Center Focus Tutorial In Xcode, code in the text editor at the lowest scope. Code focus highlights a source file’s scope levels using a grayscale similarities
- What is Responder First Error object given the first opportunity to respond to events. The first responder object is determined dynamically at runtime based on several what better
- What is Bar Favorites Answer In the Xcode project window, an area below the toolbar that lets you save frequently accessed items and return to them quickly how much
- What is Fairplay Means what system built into Apple’s QuickTime technology and used by the iPod music player, the iTunes music application, and the iTunes store. These how many
- What is Id Font Description font management system. The font ID is assigned to a font at system startup; the specific value does not persist across system startups what to do
- What is Description Font Definition A table that contains data that fully describes a font compare
- What is Faulting Explain increase performance whereby destination objects of relationships are not fetched until they are explicitly accessed what does it mean
- What is Folder What is such a way that its contents are accessible (subject to the appropriate permissions) for browsing. Compare package how works
- What is Box Focus Meaning In Xcode, a box that code focus uses to delineate scopes why
- What is Policy Priority Fixed Abbreviation threads execute for a certain quantum of time, and then are put at the end of the queue of threads of equal priority determines
- What is Filtering How to A process that modifies an image by combining pixels or texels comparing to
- What is Fragmentation Help index size due to accumulation of unused capacity. Over time, as documents get added to and removed from an index, the index may become depends on
- What is Package File Crossword users as if it were a file. In other words, the Finder hides the contents of the directory from users. This opacity discourages users from which
- What is Selectors Feature Examples A means of defining particular font features in a feature type. See also feature type difference
- What is Flushness Encyclopedia See alignment when
- What is Variation Font Information about An algorithmic way to produce a range of typestyles along a particular variation axis pros and cons
- What is Run Font Tutorial A contiguous (in memory) sequence of characters having the same font similarities
- What is Attributes Font Error A group of flags that modify the behavior or identity of a font what better
- What is Fragment Answer for a single pixel; a fragment can also include texture coordinate values. A fragment is the result of rasterizing primitives how much
- What is Window Info File Means what In Xcode, the Info window for inspecting and editing settings for file, framework, and folder references how many
- What is Fill Description A drawing operation that paints the area within a path what to do
- What is Image Attachable Framebuffer Definition In OpenGL, the rendering destination for a framebuffer object compare
- What is Files Fat Explain See universal binaries what does it mean
- What is Frequency What is phenomenon or activity occurs per unit time. The frequency of a sound wave is determined by the number of wavelengths (or fractions thereof how works
- What is Features Font Meaning The set of typographic and layout characteristics that create a specific appearance for a glyph why
- What is Type Feature Abbreviation A group of font features in a style object that are applied to each style run based on font defaults. See also feature selectors determines
- What is Browser Filter How to The user term for the Image Kit filter browser panel class (IKFilterBrowserPanel), which allows users to browse Core Image filters comparing to
- What is Fault Help faults are the mechanism for initiating page-in activity. They are interrupts that occur when code tries to access data at a virtual depends on
- What is Flattening Crossword original data referred to by reference in QuickTime tracks into a QuickTime movie file. This can also be called resolving references which
- What is Family Font Examples A group of fonts that share certain characteristics and a common family name difference
- What is Type File Encyclopedia A four-character code associated with a file that characterizes its nature or the structure of its contents when
- What is Owner S File Information about object that manages the contents of a nib file. The File’s Owner is typically a controller object that maintains pointers to key objects in pros and cons
- What is Factory Tutorial A function in a printing plug-in that returns a pointer to an instance of the requested interface similarities
- What is Key Foreign Error in an entity that gives it access to rows in another entity. This attribute must be the primary key of the related entity. For example, an what better
- What is Out Fan Answer output signal to multiple inputs. Audio units cannot perform fan out of this sort. To feed multiple audio unit inputs, you direct an audio how much
- What is Instance Font Means what A setting identified by the font’s designer that matches specific values along the available variation axes and gives those values a name how many
- What is Fork File Description A section of a Macintosh file. See also data fork , resource fork what to do
- What is Menu File Definition A menu that contains commands that provide housekeeping tasks for files, such as Save As compare
- What is Owner S File Explain See file UID what does it mean
- What is Framework What is dynamic shared library with the resources that the library requires, including header files and reference documentation how works
- What is Finder Meaning The system application that acts as the primary user interface for file-system interaction why
- What is Fork Abbreviation and accessed individually under a common filename. The Macintosh Standard and Extended file systems store a separate data fork and a determines
- What is Descriptor File How to A per-process unique, nonnegative integer used to identify an open file (or socket comparing to
- What is Gid File Help object. Each file-system object has a user ID (the file UID, commonly referred to as the file’s owner), a group ID (the file GID, commonly depends on
- What is Ring Focus Crossword Highlighting around the onscreen area that is ready to accept user input which
- What is Reference Mechanizm File Examples A data object of type FSRef designating a file residing on a local or remote file-system volume difference
- What is Window Floating Encyclopedia Window Manager window except that is occupies a special layer so that it always remains in front of any application windows when
- What is Fog Information about fading colors to a background color based on the distance from the observer. Fog provides depth cues to the observer pros and cons
- What is Frame Tutorial sequence of images. (2) In text handling, the viewable area of a text object; the view rectangle. Compare destination rectangle . (3) In similarities
- What is Ribbon Focus Error In Xcode, a vertical strip to the right of the gutter in the text editor. You can use the focus ribbon to change where the focus box is what better
- What is Extension Filename Answer filename, preceded by a period ( . ), that characterizes the nature of the file or the structure of its contents how much
- What is Menu History File Means what navigation bar that contains all the files that you have viewed in the text editor, with the current file at the top of the list how many
- What is Fence Description A token used by the GL_APPLE_fence extension to determine whether a given command has completed or not what to do
- What is Fifo Definition scheme in which data is read in the order in which it was written, processes are run in the order in which they were scheduled, and so compare
- What is Parameter Formal Explain See parameter variable what does it mean
- What is Switching User Fast What is multiple-user computer to access their desktop, documents, and applications without requiring other logged in users to quit their how works
- What is Code Character Four Meaning expressed as a string of four characters in the Mac OS Roman encoding. In AppleScript, used to uniquely identify terms and other items in why
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