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Start
- in the Windows operating system, a menu activated either by a desktop button located in the lower left side of the display monitor, or a keyboard key displaying the Microsoft logo (sometimes called the Windows key). Activating either brings up a menu that allows a user many options such as starting a program, changing system settings, finding files, or shutting down the computer. The Start menu can also be displayed by pressing the Control and Esc key at the same time.
Start menu
- in Windows, the menu that is displayed by pressing the Start key on the computer keyboard or clicking the Start button in the lower left section of the display screen. see Start.
startup disk
- a disk used to start or boot a computer. Under normal conditions, a computer boots using operating system instructions on the hard drive. In the event a hard drive is damaged or otherwise compromised, it is necessary to boot from a floppy disk.
storage
- the capacity of a hardware device to store and maintain data.
store
- 1. to copy and save computer data.
2. sometimes refers to an e-commerce Website.
streaming
- online data transmission which displays constantly changing realtime information. For example, streaming stock quotes show stock prices actually change as buyers and sellers bid for the stocks.
StuffIt
- a Macintosh data compression application from Aladdin Systems that allows a user to combine more than one file into a single file.
style sheet
- in word processing, desktop publishing, and Web design applications, a set of parameters determined and set by the user that define the overall look of a document or Web page such as margins, fonts, and headings.
stylus
- a writing or drawing tool shaped like a pen found in paint and graphics programs.
subdirectory
- a directory (folder) kept within another directory. All directories other than the root directory are subdirectories.
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A few words from Tech Support:
"When you need to change the toner cartridge, call tech support. Changing a toner cartridge is an extremely complex task, and Hewlett-Packard recommends that it be performed only by a professional engineer with a master's degree in nuclear physics."
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