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Technical Writing Glossary - C
 

<CONTROL>

abbreviated "ctrl" or "ctl."  A keyboard key that is pressed with a letter or digit key to command the computer; for example, holding down control and pressing U, turns on underline in some word processors.  The caret (shift-6) symbol represents the control key: ^Y means control-Y.

campuswide

one word, no hyphen

cardkey

one word   A key that allows a person entry into secured places.

click

not "click on"

clip art

noun or adj.  A set of canned images used to illustrate word processing and desktop publishing documents.

clipboard

a temporary storage space in the Mac & Windows; u.c. "C"

context-sensitive

adj.   Help screens that provide specific information about the condition or mode the program is in at the time help is sought.