EXP Computer EXP CD-Rewriter Bundled S_W - Manual (Page 115)

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Adaptec Easy CD Creator Standard Edition
Stock Number: 511446-00, Rev. A
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Print Spec Number: 496513-00
Current Date: 5/8/98
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Glossary
A
a-characters
Capital A to Z, digits 0 to 9, and
the following symbols: (space)!
% & ’ ()=*+,-./:;<?>_
A-Time
Absolute-time. In CD-DA, the
time elapsed since the beginning
of the disc. Can be used in deter-
mining the start and stop times
of sound segments for program-
ming an application on a mixed-
mode CD, measuring from the
very beginning of the data area
(including the computer data in
Track 1).
Access Time
The time it takes to retrieve a
piece of information. With hard
disks or CDs, maximum access
time is measured as the time it
takes to move from one end of
the CD to the other, find a piece
of information, and transfer that
information to RAM.
ASPI
Advanced SCSI Programmer’s
Interface. A language the Easy
CD Creator software uses to
communicate through the SCSI
host adapter with the CD
recorder.
Authoring
Authoring is what you do to cre-
ate an application before you are
ready to write to CD. For exam-
ple, if you wish to create a multi-
media game or presentation, you
will need authoring software
that allows you to combine
sound, graphics, and text into an
application.
When you have created your ap-
plication with authoring soft-
ware, you can use Easy CD
Creator to write it to CD.
B
Barcode
A unique code for a compact
disc. With recordable CDs, this
number is often printed in the
clear inner ring of the disc.
Blue Book
The Philips/Sony standard for
CD Extra
.
Buffer
An amount of memory that tem-
porarily stores data to help com-
pensate for differences in the
transfer rate of data from one de-
vice to another. For example, the
CD recorder's buffer stores data
as it arrives from your hard drive
to help protect against buffer un-
derruns when the flow of data
from hard drive is slowed down
or interrupted.
Buffer Underrun
The error that occurs when
CD recorder's buffer is emptied
during recording. It usually
means a ruined CD.