Glossary
ASCII (table)
ASCII is an acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. It assigns a number to represent letters, numbers and symbols which is used by most computers.
article
That part of a node which stores data. The contents of the article are visible in the article pane.
auto-starting a file
Double-clicking a data file in Windows Explorer to start the application with it. This is the reverse of starting the application first and then opening the document file within it. Also known as the document-centric approach.
bidirectional link
A pair of links in opposite directions between two objects (e.g. computer and instrument). Creating a back link as well as a forward link will tell you at a glance which other nodes contain hyperlinks to the current node, a great help in hyperlink maintenance.
boolean
A type of logical algebra used in programming logic and search programs. Joins items into phrases using constructions such as AND, OR and NOT.
