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average
A CALC
command operator that
generates
the
average
of
the
column of
numbers above
it.
Do not
ruse
average
as
a
variable
name.
avg
Alternate
name
for
average.
Do
not
use
dvg
as
a
variable
name.
backup
n.
An
identical copy of
a
given text,
indistinguishable
from
the
original
as
far
as
the Cat is concemed. Created on
a
blank disk with the
[SHIFT-DISK]
command. Use
[DISK]
to
update backup disks.
v.
The
act
of making
a
backup.
backup disk
The disk
on
which you
record
a
backup
copy of
a
given
text. Backup
disks
are
interchangeable
as
far
as
the
Cat is
concemed.
backward
When
the
text
is considered
in
normal reading
order
-
left-to-right
and
down
-
bachuard
means
an
earlier
position in
the
text
than the cursor
or other point
of
reference.
backward
erase
Erasing
in
a
backward direction,
to the
left
of
the cursor.
Resembles backspacing on
a
typewriter.
The cursor must
be
wide to backward
erase.
battery-powered memory
The
storage
area
where
the Cat
saves
information
about
the
SETUP
command and
your
personal
spelling dictionary
when the
power
is
off.
baud
rate
A
measure
of
the speed
of telecommunications. Divide by
ten
to
get
roughly
the number
of
characters
per
second.
Thus 300
baud is
approximately
30
characters
per second.
beep
A
warning
sound the Cat makes when
it
cannot do
what
you
just
asked
it
to do. Use
[EXPLAIN]
to
find
the
problem
and
the solution.
blank
disk
A
disk
with
nothing
on
it.
May
be
new
or may
have
been
erased
using
[SHIFT]-[DISK]-[ERASE].
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