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base RAM \bas' ram, R-A-M`\ n. See conventional batch total \bach' t6`tal\ n. A total calculated for I
memory. an element common to a group (batch) of records, _.
Basic or BASIC \ba'sik, B`A-S-I-C'\ rz. Acronym used as a control to verify that all information is
for Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction accounted for and has been entered correctly. For ’
. Code, a high-level programming language devel- example, the total of a day`s sales can be used as
oped in the mid-1960s by john Kemeny and Tho- a batch total to verify the records of all individual
mas Kurtz at Dartmouth College. It is widely sales. _
considered one of the easiest programming lan- battery \bat'ar-e`\ n. Two or l`1]()I“€ cells in a con- il;.
[ guages to learn. See also True BASIC, Visual Basic. tainer that produces an electrical current wl1e11
— Basic Rate Interface \ba`sik1·atin'tar-fas\ M. See two electrodes within tl1e container toucl1 an
BRI. electrolyte. In personal computers, batteries are
~ .bat \dot-bat', —B`A—T'\ ri. The file extension tl1at used as an auxiliary source of power when the g '—`
identifies a batch program file. In MS-DOS, .bat main power is sl1ut off, as a power source for lap-
files are executable files that contain calls to other top and notebook computers (rechargeable bat- ,`
program files. See also batch file. teries, such as nickel cadmium, nickel metal
[ batch \bach\ rz. A group of documents or data hydride, and lithium ion, are used), and as a ,,
records that are processed as a unit. See also batch n1ethod to keep the internal clock and the cir-
( job, batch processing. cuitry responsible for the p2·1t`[ of RAM that stores
:_ batch File \bach' fT1\ rz. An ASCII text file. contain- important system information always powered
ing a sequence of operating-system commands, up. See also lead ion battery, lithium ion batteiy,
possibly including parameters and operators sup- nickel cadn1iu111 battery, nickel metal l1ydride bat-
i ported by tl1e batch con1mand language. When the teiy, RAM.
__ user types a batch filename at the command battery backup \bat`sr-e bak'up\ 11. 1.A battery-
, prompt, the commands are processed sequen- operated power supply used as an auxiliary
tially. Also called batch program. See also source of electricity in the event ofa power failure. .,
if AUT OEXECBAT, .bat. _ 2. Any use of a battery to keep a circuit running
batch file transmission \bach` El tranz-mish’an\ when the main power is shut off, such as power- li}
n. The transmission of multiple files as tl1e result of ing a computers clock/calendar and the special ,
_. a single command. Acron_ym.· BFT (B`F-T'). n . RAM tl1at stores important system information
T batch job \bach' job\ rz. A program or set of com- between sessions. See also UPS.
A n1ands that runs without user interaction. Sec also battery meter \bat'ar-é mé`tar\ 11. A device used
batch processing. to measure tl1e current (capacity) of an electrical .`,— A
batch processing \bach’ pros`es-éng\ n. 1. Exe- cell.
cution of a batcl1 file. See also batch file. 2. The baud \bad, bod\ n. One signal cl1ange per second, fj
practice of acquiring programs and data sets from a measure of data transmission speed. Named after
users, running them one or a few at a time, and the French engineer and telegrapherjean-Mat1rice-
then providing the results to the users. 3. The En1ile Baudot and originally used to measure tl1e
practice of storing transactions for a period of time transmission speed of telegraph equipment, the
before they are posted to a master file, typically in tern1 now most commonly refers to tl1e data trans-
a separate operation undertaken at night. Com- mission speed of a modem. See also baud rate. ·
pare transaction processing. Baudot code \bo-d6’ k6d`\ n. A 5-bit coding ``li
batch program \bach' pr6`gram\ rz. A program scheme used principally for telex transmissions, T
that executes without interacti11g with the user. See originally developed for telegrapl1y by the French i
also batch file. Compare interactive program. engineer and telegrapher jean—Maurice-Emile Bau- ·
batch system \bach' si`st9m\ n. A system that dot. Sometimes it is equated, although inaccu- l_
processes data in discrete groups of previously rately, with the International Alphabet Number 2
scheduled operations rather than interactively or proposed by the Comité Consultatif International '
in real time. Télégraphique et Téléphonique (CCITT).
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frame imposed by external constraints. Real-time
{ Operations are those in which the machine’s activi-
as in which computer operations proceed at the same {
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applications, and other areas in which a computer Sm ww 11:05 AM
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real-time animation \rél`-tfm an-o-ma'shon\ n. Re¤¢*P· "°tmmH°"`
Computer animation in which images are com- receive \ro-sev'\ vb. To accept data from an exter-
puted and updated on the screen at the same rate nal communications system, such as a local area
at which the objects simulated might move in the network (LAN) or a telephone line, and store the
real world. Real-time animation allows dynamic data as a file.
involvement by the user because the computer can Receive Data \ro—sev` da't;>, dat’o\ n. See RXD.
Y accept and incorporate keystrokes or controller rec. newsgroups \rek'dot—ncT>z`gr6‘6ps\ n. Usenet
movements as it is drawing the next image in the newsgroups that are part of the rec. hierarchy and
animation sequence. Arcade—style animation (such whose names have the prefix "rec." These news-
as in a flight simulator program) makes use of real- groups cover topics devoted to discussions of rec-
time animation in translating game plays into on- reational activities, hobbies, and the arts. See also
screen actions. In contrast, in animation done in newsgroup, traditional newsgroup hierarchy, if
virtual time, image frames are first calculated and Usenet. Compare comp. newsgroups, misc. news-
stored and later replayed at a higher rate to achieve groups, news. newsgroups, sci. newsgroups, soc.
smoother movement. Seealso animation, bit block. newsgroups, talk. newsgroups.
real-time clock \rél`—tim klok’\ n. See clock (def- recompile \re`k;>m-pil'\ vb. To compile a pro-
inition 2). gram again, usually because of changes that
real-tixne conferencing \rél`tim kon’fron-seng\ needed to be made in the source code in response
· n. See teleconferencing. to error messages generated by the compiler. See
K real-time operating system \rel`tim op'ar-Et-teng also compile.
Y - si`st;>m\ n. An operating system designed or opti— ‘ record] \rek’ord\ n. A data structure that is a col-
mized for the needs of a process-control environ- lection of fields (elements), each with its own
, ment. See also real-time system. name and type. Unlike an array, whose elements
. real-time system \rél'tim si`stom\ n. A computer all represent the same type of information and are
_ and/or a software system that reacts to events before accessed using an index, the elements of a record
the events become obsolete. For example, airline represent different types of information and are
collision avoidance systems must process radar accessed by name. A record can be accessed as a lil
input, detect a possible collision, and warn air traffic collective unit of elements, or the elements can be _
controllers or pilots while they still have time to react. accessed individually. See also array, data struc-
reboot \re-bcT>t’\ vb. To restart a computer by ture, type] (definition 1). .
reloading the operating system. See also bootz, recordz \ra—kord’\ vb. To retain information, usu-
V; cold boot, warm boot. ally in a file. jg-
receipt notiiication \ro-set’ no-to-fo—ka`shon\ n. record format \rek'ord f6r`mat\ rz. See record
An e-mail feature providing feedback to the structure.
K sender that a message has been received by the record head \ro—k6rd' hed`\ n. The device in a
fj recipient. See the illustration. tape machine that places data on the tape. In some
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