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I-beam
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A
type pointer shaped like the capital letter I, used
for entering and editing text. See also insertion
point.
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Icon
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A
small pictorial representation of a file, disk,
menu, option or other object or feature.
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Image
Writer
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Apple's
discontinued line of dot matrix
printers.
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Initialize
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To
prepare a disk to receive information by organizing
its surface into tracks and sectors; also known as
format . If you initialize a disk with information
on it, the information is erased.
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Inkjet
Printer
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A
printer that uses a reservoir of ink, usually a
cartridge, and creates images on [paper by
spraying small jets of ink onto the
page.
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Input
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Information
transferred into a computer from some external
source, such as the keyboard, the mouse, a disk
drive or a modem.
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Insertion
point
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The
place in a document where text you type will be
added; you set it by clicking at the spot where you
want to make the insertion. The insertion point is
marked with a blinking vertical bar.
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Installer
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A
program that you use to install or update your
system software or to add resources such as
networking software.
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Integrated
circuit
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An
electronic circuit entirely contained in a single
piece of (IC)
semi-conducting material, usually silicon. Often
referred to as a chip.
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Interface
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The
way a computer communicates with external devices,
such as a printer (through a printer port, or
printer interface) or with you (through its user
interface or human interface.
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Internet
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The
worldwide network of computer networks that offers
modem equipped computer users an inexpensive means
of exchanging e-mail, conducting research and
exploring for fun.
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Interpersonal
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Between
persons. Of or involving relations between
persons.
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Intersection
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Where
a Column and a Row come together. For example, the
cell address C3 is at the intersection of the third
column from the left (Column 3) and Row 3 (The
third row down).
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Inventory
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A
complete and detailed list of articles. An
inventory of property or goods tells how many there
are of each article and what they are
worth.
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