"Volume" and "Drive" Synonymous in Dialog Boxes & Manuals

ID: Q110125

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.5b
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b

The standard Macintosh term for referring to any mounted mass-storage device is "volume." However, in the FoxPro for Macintosh dialog boxes and documentation, these devices are referred to as "drives." These terms are synonymous.

Additional reference words: VFoxMac 3.00b FoxMac 2.50b hd hard disk harddisk KBCategory: kbprg KBSubcategory:


Last Reviewed: June 1, 1996
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