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`most significant digit
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`igi
`uence of one or more
`st significant digit 7. In a sequence
`aiats highest-orderdigit, which iS theleftmost
`digit ia 456.78, 4 is the most significant digit. Acro-
`a MSD. Compareleast significant digit.
`MOTD n. See message ofthe day.
`motherboard n. The main circuit board containing
`the primary components of a computer system. This
`board contains the processor, main memory, support
`circuitry, and bus controller and connector. Other
`boards, including expansion memory and input/out-
`put boards, mayattach to the motherboard via the
`bus connector. See also expansion slot. Compare
`daughterboard.
`Motion JPEG \mo’shan J‘peg\n. A standardfor stor-
`ing motion video, proposed bythe Joint Photo-
`graphic Experts Group (JPEG), that uses JPEG
`image compression for each frame. See also JPEG
`(definition 1). Compare MPEG (definition 1).
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`mount vb. To make a physical disk or tape accessible
`to a computer’s file system. The term is most com-
`monly used to describe accessing disks in Macintosh
`and UNIX-based computers.
`mouse n. A commonpointing device. The basic fea-
`tures of a mouseare a flat-bottomedcasing designed
`to be gripped by onehand;oneor morebuttons on
`the top; a multidirectional detection device (usually a
`ball) on the bottom; anda cable connecting the
`mouseto the computer. By moving the mouse on a
`surface (such as a desk top), the user typically con-
`trols an on-screen cursor. A mouseis a relative point-
`ing device because there are no defined limits to the
`mouse’s movementand becauseits placement on a
`surface does not map directly to a specific screen
`location. To select items or choose commands on the
`Screen, the user presses one
`of the mouse’s buttons,
`Producing a “mouse Click.”
`See theillustration. See
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`eal mouse,relative pointing device, se-
`Mouse. Compare trackball.
`MouseKeYS n. A feature in Wjindows
`that allowsa
`USEr10 use
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`keyboard to move the mouse
`pointer, MouseKeys is
`Primarily intended for people
`who may have ph
`ysica
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`cult to move a co
`Aventional mouse. See also mouse.
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`Mouse. Twotypes of mouse: for the Maci i
`PCs(right).
`iOS(lft) andfy
`mouse pointer n. An on-screen elemen
`t whoseloca.
`tion changesasthe user movesthe mouse. Depend.
`ing on the location ofthe mouse Pointer andthe
`operation of the program with whichit is working,
`the area of the screen where the mouse pointer ap-
`pears serves as the target for an action whenthe User
`presses one of the mousebuttons. Seealso block cu
`sor, cursor (definition 3).
`mouse port 7. 1. In many PC-compatible computer,
`a dedicated connector where a mouseorother point-
`ing device plugs into the computer.If a mouse portis
`not available, a serial port can be usedto connect the
`mouse to the computer. See also connector, mouse,
`pointing device, serial port. Seetheillustration. 2.
`a Macintosh, the Apple Desktop Busport. See also
`Apple Desktop Bus.
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`Mouseport
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`mousescaling n. See mouse sensitivity
`mousesensitivity n. The relationship of
`ment to screen cursor movement.
`mousesignals to the computer more '
`cavity
`per inch of physical mouse movement
`less sensitive mouse. Increasin
`on
`program or mousedriver can one .
`moves for a given mouse move, ™ -sely.
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