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A pathname that begins with the backslash character. An
absolute pathname tells MS-DOS how to find its way to a

given directory, starting at the root directory. See also Relative

pathname.

A software program designed to perform a specific task, such as
a word processing or spreadsheet program.

ASCII

American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A

standardized coding system for representing characters, such as

numbers, letters, and graphic symbols. An ASCII character

occupies one byte of storage. Files transmitted in ASCII code

can be used by many different computers, printers, and
Programs.

A method of data transmission in which one machine sends
data one character at a time to another, without either

machine preparing for the transmission.

AUTOEXEC.BAT file

The batch file that is executed automatically when you load

MS-DOS. See also Batch file.

An extra copy of a program, data file, or disk, kept in case your

working copy is damaged or lost.