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jack- a female electronic fitting.
jaggies- the stair step-like distortion of text or an image, usually caused by enlarging or inadequate resolution of a display monitor or printer. A variety of graphics and paint programs may be used to “repair” jaggies.
Java- an image-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems in the mid 1990s. Java applets are small programs that a user may download from the Internet without fear of introducing viruses and run on a Web browser. Java applets often display active animation and other clever action-oriented functions.
JavaBean- a Java application component developed by Sun Microsystems written to serve the development of Java programs and determine how Java objects interact.
JavaScript- programming language developed by Netscape that allows Web designers to create interactive Websites. This might include the transmission of information from a site visitor to a host server.
Jaz drive- an external disk drive manufactured and marketed by Iomega corporation. Presently, the capacity of a Jaz disk is up to 2 gigabytes. In the fast moving field of computer technology, however, the capacity of a Jaz disk is almost certain to increase in the not-so-distant future.
joystick- a computer input device vaguely similar to a mouse, but with a far greater level of functioning, designed primarily for playing games. A joystick is a lever allowing a user the ability to point at images on a monitor, and in many applications, press a button on the top of the lever, firing a computer generated missile of some kind, thus destroying an on-screen target. Outside of the realm of gaming, the joystick can be a useful tool of function for people with disabilities.
JPEG- (Joint Photographic Experts Group) pronounced Jay-peg, sometimes written JPG, a popular file format for storing bitmap images. JPEG images are widely used on the World Wide Web because the format allows for easy file compression with minimal image distortion.
JPG- (Joint Photographic Experts Group) pronounced Jay-peg, sometimes written JPEG, a popular file format for storing bitmap images. JPG images are widely used on the World Wide Web because the format allows for easy file compression with minimal image distortion.
justify- to arrange text on a page so it conforms to a standard such as a consistent margin on one or both sides of the page.
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