Rockwell Automation 2706-MB1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 SOFTWARE MANUAL - Manual (Page 309)

Glossary G–1
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Glossary
Note: A word or words in bold face in an entry has its own entry in
this Glossary.
A –
Active Window – The window that is currently selected. Only one
window can be active at a time, though a number of Table Views of
one or several Applications may be open. The title bar of the active
window is highlighted to differentiate it from other open windows,
and its name is checked in the Window menu. All Tools, Menus,
Attributes and the Edit Box apply only to the active window. Any
open Dialogs must be closed before another window can be
activated.
Address – A label identifying a memory location in the Controller.
The link between the address and the Variable or other item that
uses that address is specified by a Tag. See also Node Address.
AI Software – The WINtelligent series version of CSV format
software.
Application – A logical arrangement of Messages, Tags, and
configuration Parameters for a specific type of MessageView
terminal in a system with a specific type of Controller. The
application runs in a MessageView terminal to control a specific
process.
Application File – The form in which an application is stored in the
computer or used by a MessageView terminal. Files created and
saved by MessageBuilder are in an MBA format (*.MBA file type).
They are changed to MVA format (*.MVA file type) before being
downloaded to a MessageView terminal.
APS Software – Acronym for Advanced Programming Software.
The APS Import/Export Utility uses this software, which works with
the SLC logic controller only.
ASCII – A code defining all the alphanumeric characters, including
punctuation, so they may be used by a computer. A number of
Enhanced ASCII codes are available, which have accented
characters, mathematical and graphical symbols, and so forth.