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2-130 Master Glossary of Terms and Symbols

TR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997

wide area netwo rk (WAN)

A group of electronic devices that are far

from each other (in different places,

different regions, or different nations) but

which work together. The devices

communicate over such media as cable,

microwave links, and satellite links.

Wide-area-network communication

includes a switching capability.

wildcard

A character or characters to allow

copying, renaming, or deleting of multiple

files. In DOS, the two wildcard characters

are

*

and ?. For safety, the copy,

rename, and delete functions inside of

the Intelligent Sensor Toolkit do not

support wildcards.

window

1. A particular type of console display

that has a specific purpose. A DDP

window, for example, shows point DDP

information. A trend window shows trend

set information. An application window

emulates a computer terminal.

2. A trace utility mode, in which

accumulator values appear on the

console screen as trace point FST steps

execute, but FST execution does not

stop at trace points.

3. For PCs, the area of a computer

screen within which an application runs.

There may be multiple windows running

at one time.

windo wing

The movement of trend data across the

trend window. This left-to-right or

right-to-left movement permits the user to

view data recorded at a specific point in

time.

window manager

A program that controls the size,

placement, and operation of windows in

the Window or workspace.

Windows d esktop window

Microsoft’s term for the main window in

Windows.

word

The fundamental unit of data storage

used by a computer, usually 16 bits long.

The number of bits can be different in

some computers or microprocessors,

however, varying from 4 to 64 bits.

workplace console (WPCON)

ENVOXr software uses the acronym

WPCON in forms and menu options that

are used solely to configure Operator

Workplace consoles.

See Operator Workplace.

workspace

1. Another name for the console window.

This area is also referred to as the

desktop or root window.

2. A G2 screen on which objects,

connections, statement boxes, displays,

and other knowledge-based items can be

placed.

See Object.

workstation

A small to medium sized, usually

single-user computer. Examples of

workstations are IBM RS/6000, Sun

computers, DECStations, VAXStations

and many other VAXs.

WPCON

Acronym: Workplace Console.

See Operator Workplace.

WSI

Acronym: Weigh Scale Interface

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