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`THE COMPREHENSIVE '
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`STANDARD FOR
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`PUBLISHED BY
`Microsoft Press
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`Copyright © 1991 by Microsoft Press, a division of Microsoft Corporation.
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`Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
`Microsoft Press computer dictionary : the comprehensive standard for
`business, school, library, and home.
`p.
`cm.
`ISBN 1~55615-231-0
`1. Computers-Dictionaries.
`1. Microsoft Press.
`QA76.15.M54
`1991
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`2. Microcomputers«Dictionaries.
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`decimal
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`dedicated
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`quantity, and n is 10 for voltage and current mea—
`surements and 20 for power measurements. A
`negative decibel value means that the measured
`quantity is less than the reference quantity. The
`dynamic range of an audio compact disc is about 90
`dB, meaning that the maximum level of the music
`is 90 dB higher than the background noise level.
`The dynamic range of an audio cassette is typically
`60 dB.
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`decimal The base—10 numbering system. See also
`base.
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`decision The selection of one among two or more
`possible courses of action. Decisions are some—
`times mapped out in the form of decision tables or
`decision trees. The former are row-and-column
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`layouts that outline specific conditions and the
`possible actions or outcomes related to each. The
`latter are tree—structured outlines in which nodes
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`representing decision points branch into more and
`more specific alternative outcomes until they reach
`an end point (a leaf) that is the result of all the prior
`decisions made.
`_
`decision box A diamond~shaped flowchart symbol
`used to indicate a choice (decisidn) that results in
`branching in the process being illustrated.
`decision support system Abbreviated DSS. A set
`of related programs and the data required to help
`with analysis and decision making within an orga—
`nization. A DSS is similar to a management infor-
`mation system (M18) or an executive information
`system (EIS) but provides the user with more help
`in formulating alternative decisions and choosing
`the most appropriate course. A DSS includes a
`database of information, a body of knowledge
`about the area in which decisions are to be made, a
`“language” that can be used to state problems and
`formulate questions, and a modeling program that
`can be used to test alternative decisions.
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`deck A term for a storage device, such as a tape
`deck, or for a group of such devices.
`declaration A binding of an identifier to the infor-
`mation that relates to it. For example, to declare a
`constant means to bind the name of the constant
`with its value. To declare a variable means to bind
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`the variable’s name with a location in memory and
`with the information about the variable’s data type.
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`Declaration usually occurs within the source code
`of a program; the actual binding can take place at
`compile time or at run time. Declaration can be
`performed explicitly (by specifying in a declare
`statement the identifier and the relevant informa—
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`tion) or implicitly (by using the undeclared iden—
`tifier in a statement), depending on the language
`being used. See also bind, constant, data declara-
`tion, data type, identifier, instruction, routine, type
`declaration, variable.
`decoder A device or a program routine that con-
`verts coded data back to its original form. Decod—
`ing can mean changing unreadable codes (such as
`encrypted information) into readable text.
`It
`is
`sometimes also used to mean changing one code
`into another—~for example, changing ASCII
`to
`EBCDIC, or binary to decimalmalthough this type
`of “decoding” is more usually referred to as conver-
`sion. In relation to electronics and hardware, a
`decoder is a type of circuit that produces one or
`more selected output signals based on the combi~
`nation of input signals it receives.
`decollate To separate the copies of a multiple—part
`continuous—paper form. Decollating can be per~
`formed manually, or it can be done mechanically
`by a device called a decollator.
`decompiler A program that takes assembly lan—
`guage code or machine code and attempts to gen—
`erate high-level source code from it~—a difficult
`task because it is possible to write assembly code
`for which there is no corresponding high-level
`source code. Compare compiler;
`see also dis-
`assembler.
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`decrement To decrease a number by a given
`amount; also, the amount by which such a number
`is decreaSed. For example, if 10 is decremented by
`2, the successive results are 8, 6, 4, and So on. C0m~
`pare increment.
`decryption The process of restoring encrypted
`data to its original form. Compare encryption.
`dedicated An adjective used to describe a device, a
`program, or a procedure devoted to a single and
`exclusive task or purpose. A dedicated file server,
`for example, is used only for making files available
`to network users; a dedicated channel is a commu-
`nications line used for one exclusive purpose.
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