HP Integrity NonStop H-Series - Manual (Page 319)

Glossary
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Ruler. The highlighted line in TEDIT containing numbers and other
characters that mark each of the columns across the screen.
Scratchpad. A temporary holding area for text that you are copying or
moving.
Screen. The illuminated display surface (CRT) where you interact with
TEDIT to create and modify documents. Also the text that is visible on the
screen, referred to as a page. See also Page.
Scroll. A TEDIT function that moves the text forward and backward or right
and left across the screen.
Search-text. The string of characters that you tell TEDIT to search for when
you give a SEARCH command. Also the string of characters that TEDIT
replaces with replace-text when you give the REPLACE command.
Shifted function. The function TEDIT performs when you press a function
key while holding down the SHIFT key.
Status line. The highlighted display line at the bottom of the screen that
gives you information about your TEDIT file, such as its name and the
numbers of the lines that are currently visible.
Styling. Emphasizing text through appearance or placement. You can style
text with TFORM using boldface type, underlining, shadow printing,
subscripts, and superscripts.
Subvolume. Part of the designation that identifies where you store a
document. The subvolume (like a file drawer) holds individual files (like
folders); the drawers are part of the disk volume (like a file cabinet).
System date. The current date, as stored in the TFORM SYS_DATE variable.
The TODAY command determines the format of the date.
System time. The current time, as stored in the TFORM SYS_TIME variable.
TEDIT contact. The person at your installation who sets up your initial
TEDIT profile, who provides a template for the function keys, and who can
answer questions you have about how to use TEDIT.