The following conventional terms, text formats, and symbols are used throughout the printed documentation for Windows 95.
Convention | Meaning |
[brackets] | Enclose optional items in syntax statements. For example, [password] indicates that you can choose to type a password with the command. Type only the information within the brackets, not the brackets themselves. |
... (ellipsis) | In syntax statements, indicates that you can repeat the previous items. For example, /route:devicename[,...] indicates that you can specify more than one device, putting commands between the device names. |
| | Stands for "or" and separates items within braces or brackets. For example, {/hold | /release | /delete} indicates that you must type /hold or /release or /delete. |
@ | Indicates the filename following this symbol is to be copied. |
%...% | Used at the beginning and at the end of an item to indicate that it is a string identifier. |
Bold | Indicates the actual commands, words, or characters that you type in a dialog box or at the command prompt. |
Italic | Indicates a placeholder for information or parameters that you must provide. For example, if the procedure asks you to type filename, you must type the actual name of a file. |
ALL UPPERCASE | Indicates a directory, filename, or acronym. You can use lowercase letters when you type directory names or filenames in a dialog box or at the command prompt, unless otherwise indicated for a specific application or utility. |
Monospace | Represents examples of screen text or entries that you might type at the command line or in initialization files. |
right-click | Refers to clicking the secondary mouse button, which is usually the right mouse button. |
Windows NT | Refers to operating system and networking functionality that is available in the Windows NT operating system. |
Windows directory | Refers to the Windows 95 system directory tree. This can be C:\WINDOWS or whatever other directory name you specified when installing Windows 95. |
x86 | Refers to computers based on 32-bit, x86-based microprocessors (such as Intel® 80386 or higher) or based on Intel Pentium® microprocessors. |
The following are standard abbreviations or acronyms used throughout this Resource Kit, with their meanings.
Meaning | Acronym | Meaning | |||
Application programming interface | ISV | Independent software vendor | |||
Basic input/output system | K | Kilobyte or kilobytes | |||
Central processing unit | LAN | Local area network | |||
Dynamic-link library | MB | Megabyte or megabytes | |||
Direct memory access | MIS | Management information system | |||
File allocation table | OEM | Original equipment manufacturer | |||
Gigabyte or gigabytes | SMB | Server message block | |||
High-performance file system | TSR | Terminate-and-stay-resident | |||
Input/output | UNC | Universal naming convention | |||
Independent hardware vendor | VM | Virtual machine | |||
Interrupt request lines | WAN | Wide area network |