The process during compilation of a C++ function definition or prototype in which the compiler creates a string that uniquely identifies a function. Name decoration is necessary for the compiler and linker to distinguish between several functions that may have the same name. See also decorated name.
A connection-oriented protocol, based on Server Message Blocks (SMBs) and NetBIOS, used for communicating between a server process and one or more client processes. See also pipe.
A research center at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign for developing and implementing a strategy to create, use, and transfer advanced computing and communication tools and information technologies. NCSA developed Mosaic.
The format of data used internally by an OLE server application when editing an embedded object. See also presentation data.
A research center at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign for developing and implementing a strategy to create, use, and transfer advanced computing and communication tools and information technologies. NCSA developed Mosaic.
To embed one construct (for example, a function) completely within another.
A class that is declared within the scope of another class. A nested class is available for use within the scope of the enclosing class. To refer to a nested class from a scope other than its immediate enclosing scope, a fully qualified name must be used.
A company that provides connectivity to the Internet for ISPs and others requiring high speed connections between their LANs and the Internet.
A fixed-disk file system that offers security features, including execute-only files and permissions for individual files, support for Unicode and long filenames, and the ability to handle large storage media. See also high-performance file system (HPFS).
The character used to mark the end of a line in a text file, or the escape sequence (\n) used to represent this character.
The Microsoft Program Maintenance Utility. NMAKE reads a description file that specifies project-file dependencies and automatically executes the commands needed to update the project when any project file has changed.
The parts of a window that an application does not use when displaying output such as text or graphics. A window's nonclient area consists of the border, menu bar, title bar, scroll bar, Control menu, Minimize button, and Maximize button. See also client area.
An expression that evaluates to a data type other than a char, short, int, long, or enumerated type.
A value whose type is a complex data structure such as a structure, class, or array. See also aggregate type.
A function declared within a class definition, and that must be associated with an instance of the class. Called instance methods in Java.
A keyboard key that is pressed when the ALT key is not pressed or a keyboard key that is pressed when a window has the keyboard focus.
A message that a control sends to its parent window when events, such as input from the user, occur.
A company that provides connectivity to the Internet for ISPs and others requiring high speed connections between their LANs and the Internet.
In ISDN, a network terminator composed of a connector that attaches a two-wire ISDN line to a four-wire line so that it can be connected to PCs and terminals.
A fixed-disk file system that offers security features, including execute-only files and permissions for individual files, support for Unicode and long filenames, and the ability to handle large storage media. See also high-performance file system (HPFS).
Or hollow brush. A logical brush created from a bitmap whose color matches the current window background color. See also bitmap.
A pointer to nothing, expressed in C++ as the value 0.
A statement that performs no action, declares nothing, and can be used wherever a statement is expected. In C/C++, a statement that contains only a semicolon (;).
Or empty string, zero-length string. In C/C++, a string that contains no characters. A null string is explicitly initialized with a pair of double quotation marks ("").
Or string terminator. In C/C++, the null character '\0" at the end of a string.
Or ASCIIZ string. A string of characters terminated by a single character, '\0', whose integer value is 0.