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Glossary of Terms

Glossary is usually defined as an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge. This knowledge base glossary provides a collection of knowledge base documents that define many technical terms. These terms are arranged alphabetically, but you can quickly jump to a specific term by selecting its first letter from the index of the knowledge base glossary below.

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8 Glossary Terms Found.
macro
A sequence of commands recorded and saved for easy playback. Well designed macros can save a great deal of drawing time.
major axis
The longer axis of an ellipse.
manifest file
A manifest file in computing is a file containing metadata for a group of accompanying files that are part of a set or coherent unit. For example, the files of a computer program may have a manifest describing the name, version number and the constituting files of the program.
manual entry
The process of entering points manually by typing coordinates as opposed to clicking within the viewport or workspace.
markers
A line marker is used to mark the end points of lines.
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, Mac OS X, and iOS. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications.
minor axis
The shorter axis of an ellipse.
move
A drawing editing tool which moves objects or selection sets to a new drawing location by changing all definition points by a given distance.