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Microsoft
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§ii OLE Pronounced "oh—lay"; acronym for object OOP See object-oriented programming. ·
fi linking and embedding, a way to transfer and opcode See operation code, A
I share information among applications. When an open Broadly, a reference to accessibility in many `
if object (such as an image file created with a paint areas of computing. Open is used as an adjective
program) is linked to a compound document or as a verb; for example, an open file is one that 1
(such as a spreadsheet or a document created can be used because a program has issued an .
with a word—processing program), the document “open file" command to the operating system. ‘
contains only a reference to the object; any Common uses of open in the sense of "acces—
changes made to the contents of a linked object sible" or “not closed" include open architecture
will be seen in the compound document. When or open system, referring to a computer that is
an object is embedded in a compound document, designed to accept add-on devices that enhance
the document contains a copy of the object; any its performance; open shop, referring to a com- I
changes made to the contents of the original ob- puter facility that is available to users as well as ,
ject will not be seen in the compound document programmers; and open subroutine, referring to
unless the embedded object is updated. a program section that is copied, repeatedly if y
on-board computer A computer that resides necessary, wherever it is needed inaprogram (as j
within another device. opposed to a closed subroutine, which is copied
one-pass compiler A compiler that needs to once and can then be called or jumped to from ·
read through a source file only once in order to any other point in the program). ‘
produce the object code. The syntax of some lan- open architecture A term used to describe any
guages makes it impossible to write a one—pass computer or peripheral design that has published
fj; compiler for those languages. specifications. A published specification lets
one’s complement A number in the binary third parties develop add-on hardware for an
(base-2) system that is the complement of an- open-architecture computer or device. The term
other number. Because binary is based on only can also refer to a design that provides for expan-
_ two digits, the one’s complement is easy to derive. sion slots on the motherboard, allowing the addi- .
Each digit in a number can simply be reversed; for tion of boards to enhance or customize a system. ·
. 7 example, reversing the digits in 0101 produces the Compare closed architecture. `
one’s complement, 1010. The term ones comple- open file A file that can be read from or written to .
ment refers to the manner in which this type of or both. A program must first open a file before `
A .· complement, known as radix-minus-1, is formally the file’s contents can be used, and it must close
derived; by subtracting each digit of the number to the file when done. Q
{ be complemented from I less than the base. In bi- open shop A computer facility that is open to us- j
nary, the base is 2; 1 less than 2 is 1, hence the term ers and not restricted to programmers or other i
ones complement. See also complement. personnel. An open shop is one in which people
online Activated and ready for operation; ca- can work on or attempt to solve computer prob- _
pable of communicating with or being controlled lems on their own rather than hand them over to
by a computer. For example, a printer is online a specialist. T
when it can be used for printing; a database is open system In communications, especially with `
‘ AQ online when it can be used by a person who con- regard to the ISO Open Systems Interconnection :v
nects with the computer on which it is stored. model, a computer network designed to incorpo— `
Compare offline. rate all devices—~regardless of manufacturer or
online help See help. model—that can use the same communications .,
‘ online state The state of a modem when it is facilities and protocols. In reference to individual Q
communicating with another modem. Compare pieces of computer hardware or software, an
command state. open system is one that can accept add-ons ’
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