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`DA \D-A'\ n. See desk accessory.
`DAC \D'A-C\ n. See digital-to-analog converter.
`daemon \de' mdn \ n. A program associated with
`UNIX systems that performs a housekeeping or
`maintenance utility function without being called
`by the user: A daemon sits in the background and
`is activated only when needed, for example, to
`correct an error from which another program can(cid:173)
`not recover.
`daisy chain \da'ze chan'\ n. A set of devices con(cid:173)
`nected in series. In order to eliminate conflicting
`requests to use the channel (bus) to which all the
`devices are connected, each device is given a dif(cid:173)
`ferent priority, or, as in the Apple Desktop Bus,
`each device monitors the channel and transmits
`only when the line is clear.
`daisywheel \da'ze hwel', wei'\ n. A print ele(cid:173)
`ment consisting of a set of formed characters with
`each character mounted on a separate type bar, all
`radiating from a center hub. See the illustration.
`See also daisy-wheel printer, thimble, thimble
`printer.
`daisy-wheel printer \da'ze hwel prin'tdr, wei\ n.
`A printer ,that uses a daisy-wheel type element.
`Daisy-wheel output is crisp and slightly imprinted,
`with fully formed ch~racters resembling typ<twriter
`quality. Daisy-wheel printers were standard for
`high-quality printing until being superseded by
`laser printers. See also daisy wheel, thimble, thim(cid:173)
`ble printer.
`damping \dam'peng\ n. A technique for prevent(cid:173)
`ing overshoot (exceeding the desired limit) in the
`response of a circuit or device.
`DAP \D'A-P', dap\ n. See Directory Access Proto(cid:173)
`col.
`dark fiber \dark~ fi'bdr\ n. Unused capacity in
`fiber-optic communications.
`Darlington circuit \dar'leng-tdn sdr'kdt\ n. An
`amplifier circuit made of two transistors, often
`mounted in the sarne housing. The collectors of
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`Daisy wheeL A section of the daisy wheel is
`enlarged to show detaiL
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`the two transistors are connected, and the emitter
`of the first is connected to the base of the second.
`Darlington circuits provide high-gain amplifica(cid:173)
`tion. Also called Darlington pair.
`Darlington pair \dar'leng-tdn par'\ n. See Dar(cid:173)
`lington circuit.
`DARPA \dar'pd, D'A-R-P-A'\ n. See Defense
`Advanced Research Projects Agency.
`n.
`DARPANET \dar'pd-nef, D-A-R-P-A'nef\
`Short for Defense Advanced Research Projects
`Agency Network. See ARPANET.
`DASD \D'A-S-D', daz'de\ n. Acronym for direct
`access storage device. A data storage device by
`which
`information can be accessed directly,
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`tnagnetic oxide
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`mail reflectot·
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`the ink. Once the shapes have been determined,
`character recognition methods are used to trans(cid:173)
`late the shapes into computer text. A familiar use
`of this form of character recognition. is to identify
`bank checks. Acronym: MICR (m1'kdr, M'I-C-R').
`See· also character recognition. Compare optical
`character recognition.
`magnetic oxide \mag-nefik oks'Id\ n. See ferric
`oxide.
`magnetic storage \mag-net'ik
`n. A
`stor'dj\
`generic term for non-internal-memory computer
`data storage involving a magnetic medium, such
`as disk or tape.
`magnetic tape \mag-nefik tap'\ n. See tape (defi-
`nition 1).
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`magneto-optical recording
`\mag-ne't6-op-td-
`kdl r;;r.k6r'deng, mag-nef6-\ n. A type of record(cid:173)
`ing technology used with optical discs in which a
`laser beam heats a small portion of the magnetic
`material covering the disc. The heating enables a
`weak magnetic field to change the ·orientation of
`the portion, thus recording onto the disc. This
`technique can also be used to erase the disc, mak(cid:173)
`ing the disc rewritable.
`magneto-optic disc \mag-ne't6-op-tik disk', mag(cid:173)
`net' 6-\ n. An erasable or semi-erasable storage
`disc, similar to a CD-ROM disc and of very high
`capacity, in which a laser beam is used to heat the
`recording surface to a point at which tiny regions
`on the surface can be magnetically aligned to store
`bits of data. See also CD-ROM, magneto-optical
`recording.
`magnitude \mag'nd-tabd'\ n. The size of anum(cid:173)
`ber, regardless of its sign ( + or-). For example, 16
`and -16 have the same magnitude. See also abso(cid:173)
`lute value.
`mailbomb1 \mal'bom\ n . . An excessively large
`amount of e-mail data (a very large number of
`messages or one very large message) sent to a
`user's e-mail address in an attempt to make the
`user's mailer program crash or to prevent the user
`from receiving further legitimate messages. See
`also e-mail1 (definition 1). Compare letterbomb.
`mailbomb2 \mal'bom\ vb. To send a mailbomb to
`a user. One person might mailbomb a user with a
`single enormous message; a large number of users
`might mailbomb an unpopular person by simulta(cid:173)
`·neously sending messages of normal size.
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`mailbot \mal'bot\ n. A prqgram that automatically
`responds to e-mail messages or performs actions
`based on commands within the messages. A mail(cid:173)
`ing list manager is one example. See also mailing
`list manager.
`mailbox \mal'boks\ n. A disk storage area as(cid:173)
`signed to a network user for receipt of e-mail mes(cid:173)
`sages. See also e-mail1 (definition 1).
`mail digest \mal' d!'jest\ n. See digest (defini(cid:173)
`tion 2).
`mailer~daemon \ma'ldr-de'mdn\ n. A program
`used to transport e-mail between hosts on a net(cid:173)
`work. See also daemon.
`mail filter \mal' fil'tdr\ n. See e-mail filter.
`mail header \mal' hed'dr\ n. A block of text at
`the top of an e-mail message containing such
`information as the addresses of the sender and
`recipient(s), the date and time sent, the address to
`which a reply is to be sent, and the subject. The
`mail header is used by an e-mail client or program.
`See also e-mail1 (definition 1).
`mailing list \rna 'leng list'\ n. A list of names and
`e-mail addresses that are grouped under a single
`name. When a user places the name of the mailing
`list in a mail client's To: field, the client sends the
`message to the machine where the mailing list
`resides, and that machine automatically sends the
`message to all the addresses on the list (possibly
`allowing a moderator to edit it first). See also LIST(cid:173)
`SERV, mailing list manager, Majordomo, moderator.
`mailing list manager \ma'leng list man'd-jdr\ n.
`Software that maintains an Internet or intranet mail-
`ing list. The mailing list manager accepts messages
`posted by subscribers; sends copies of the mes(cid:173)
`sages (which may be edited by a moderator) to all
`the subscribers; and accepts and processes user
`requests, such as to subscribe or to unsubscribe to
`the mailing list. The most commonly used mailing
`list managers are LISTSERV and Majordomo. See
`alsoLISTSERV, mailing list, Majordomo, moderator.
`mail merge \mal' mdrj\ n. A mass-mail facility
`that takes names, addresses, and sometimes perti(cid:173)
`nent facts about recipients and merges the infor(cid:173)
`mation into a form letter or another such basic
`document.
`mail reflector \mal' rd-f1ek'tdr\ n. A newsgroup
`that consists simply of the messages posted to a
`mailing list translated into newsgroup format.
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