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main priority
- One of three thread priority groups. Main is the default priority.
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main window
- The window that serves as the primary interface between the user and an application.
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MDD
- See model device driver.
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MDI
- See multiple-document interface.
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menu
- A list of items that represent an application's commands. A menu item can be either a string or a bitmap.
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menu handle
- A unique value of type HMENU used to identify a menu.
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menu item
- A string or bitmap displayed in a menu. Choosing a menu item either sends a command message or activates a pop-up menu.
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menu template
- A menu template defines a menu, including the items on a menu bar and all submenus.
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message
- A structure or set of parameters used for communicating information or a request. Messages can be passed between the operating system and an application, different applications, threads within an application, and windows within an application.
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message box
- A secondary window that is displayed to inform a user about a particular condition.
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message identifier (message ID)
- A unique value that identifies a message. System-defined messages use named constants, such as WM_PAINT, as message identifiers. Windows CE reserves message-identifier values in the range 0x0400 through 0x7FFF for application-defined messages.
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message queue
- An ordered list of messages awaiting transmission, from which they are taken up on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis.
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message store
- The database in the object store for storing mail messages.
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MFC
- See Microsoft Foundation Class.
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Microsoft Foundation Class
- The C++ class library that Microsoft provides with its C++ compiler to assist programmers in creating Windows-based applications. MFC hides the fundamental Windows API in class hierarchies so that programmers can write a Windows-based application without needing to know the details of the native Windows API.
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Mobile Channels
- A Windows CE technology that represents a fourth type of Internet Explorer 4.0 (IE4) channel to allow the user to access the Web with great mobility.
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modal dialog box
- A modal dialog box requires the user to supply information or cancel the dialog box before allowing the application to continue.
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model device driver (MDD)
- The platform-neutral layer of a built-in device driver supplied by Microsoft. See built-in device driver.
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modeless dialog box
A modeless dialog box allows the user to supply information and return to a previous task without closing the dialog box.
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module
A subset of the Windows CE operating system. Windows CE is structured as a collection of modules. Each module is a self-contained subset of the Windows CE operating system that can be used to construct a customized operating system for a particular device.
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monolithic device driver
- A sample device driver that comes with the Windows CE Embedded Toolkit for Visual C++ 5.0.
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month calendar control
- A child window that displays a monthly calendar. The calendar can display one or more months at a time.
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multiple-document interface (MDI)
- A user interface in an application that allows the user to have more than one document open at the same time. MDI is not supported by Windows CE.
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mutex object
- An interprocess synchronization object whose state is set to signaled when it is not owned by any thread, and nonsignaled when it is owned. Only one thread at a time can own a mutex.