Friday, 31 March 2023, 11:32 AM

Site: Webmaster Technology Institute
Course: Webmaster Technology Institute (AWS)
Glossary: Global Technical Glossary

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Variable

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In a case-sensitive programming language, variable names that differ only in case (book and Book) are considered different from each other. Therefore the variable needs to remain consistent throughout the programming in Flash.

VDU

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visual display unit

Vector Graphic

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A graphic image drawn in shapes and lines, called paths.

Vector Graphics

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Vector graphics is the creation of digital images through a sequence of commands or mathematical statements that place lines and shapes in a given two-dimensional or three-dimensional space.

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Vector Paths

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A vector path is made of a number of segments, each of which is a connected sequence of points.

Information from
http://www.levien.com/libart/vpath.html

Video

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Computer Science Of or relating to the production of images on video displays.

Video capture

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Equipment which allows a video camera to be connected to a computer. Video sequences or still images can then be stored on disk and edited.

Video conferencing

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By means of a camera and microphone attached to each computer, several people can communicate at a distance with sound and images, either via the Internet or high speed telephone lines.

Vinyl cutter

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A robotic cutting device that can be programmed to cut vinyl to a pre-determined pattern.

Virtual Teacher Centre

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Part of the National Grid for Learning, this is a source of resource materials for the classroom, the library, school management, career development, etc.

Virus Protection

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A virus is a code which can either lie dormant in a computer and be not particualry harmful, but it can can also cause computers to shut down, lose of data, and even make the computer need to be reformatted. To prevent this Virus Protection has been created. There are many different programs for Virus protection or Anti-virus software, some working better than others, but the aim of all the programs is to protect your computer from harmful and useless virus's.

Voice conferencing

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Several people can communicate audibly at a distance, either via the Internet, by means of a microphone attached to each computer, or via ordinary telephone lines.

VR

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virtual reality