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n. average number of copies of a magazine sold in a particular period
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Clamshell is a popular style of design for a mobile phone handset. The case is made in two halves that are joined together by a hinge at the centre, such that when the phone is brought into use it is opened like the shell of a clam.
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n. small advertisements in magazine or newspaper categorized by subject
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cyan magenta yellow black
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compressor decompressor OR compress decompress
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Colour models are ,for example, RGB or CMYK

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RGB (Red, Green, Blue) is the colour model for light and the colour model for computer and TV screens.

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n. paid advertisement on radio or TV
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Components are movie clips with parameters that allow you to modify their appearance and behavior. Examples are radio buttons, check boxes, media controller or a scroll pane.
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Components are drag-and-drop elements that you use to create a user interface almost instantly. Components are movie clips with parameters that allow you to modify their appearance and behaviour.

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The use of computers to design on screen.,
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The use of computers to control manufacturing processes. Industrial examples of this range from an electronic knitting machine which produces a garment from a pre-stored program to a fully automated car assembly plant. Often linked directly to CAD to enable designs to be directly manufactured.,
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Software which indexes terms from a publication such as the Bible and allows quick searching and reference.,
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Conditional statements are a vital part of a programming language; these statements are requests to the computer to make an execution choice based on a given set of conditions.

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Real-time, two-way communications. Audio-video telecommunication support of simultaneous interactions among participants (eg, involving conference calls or videoconferencing).
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A computer connects to other computers (the internet) via a modem (examples: telephone, cable, DSL).
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Computer programs or equipment used to control mechanical and electronic devices. Sometimes linked with sensing equipment to enable a computer to react to changes e.g. using a temperature sensor attached to an automatic window opener in a greenhouse.,
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Contains the information that tell you the times and dates that you have visited web sites. Information can be saved to hard disks in these text files, for example, online purchases, validation information about you for members-only web sites, and more.

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Copyright is the ownership of an intellectual property within the limits prescribed by a particular nation's or international law. For example, the copyright law provides that the owner of a property has the exclusive right to print, distribute, and copy the work, and permission must be obtained by anyone else to reuse the work in these ways.

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n. part of a printed advertisement used for ordering goods, samples etc

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