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+<glossary id="apx-gloss">
+
+ <title>Glossary</title>
+
+ <glossentry id="assistant">
+ <glossterm>Assistant:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A tool which guides a user through a series of steps, usually
+ to configure or set up a program. Equivalent to "Wizard" and
+ "Druid."
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="attachment">
+ <glossterm>Attachment:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Any file sent along with an email. Attachments may be embedded in
+ a message or appended to it.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+<glossentry id="automatic-indexing">
+ <glossterm>Automatic Indexing:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Pre-fetching procedure that allows
+ <application>Evolution</application> to refer to data quickly.
+ It enables faster searches and decreases memory usage for
+ data displays.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="bcc">
+ <glossterm>Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy):</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A way of addressing a message. Bcc is used to send a group of
+ people an e-mail, while hiding their names and addresses from each
+ other.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="cc">
+ <glossterm>Cc (Carbon Copy):</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Carbon-copies are used to send a 3rd party a copy of the e-mail,
+ so they an keep up to date on a conversation, without being in the
+ To: list.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="conduit">
+ <glossterm>Conduit:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A small application which controls
+ the transfer of data between a handheld device and a desktop
+ computer.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+
+ <glossentry id="druid">
+ <glossterm>Druid:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ See "Assistant."
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="evolution">
+ <glossterm>Evolution:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ <application>Evolution</application> is the <acronym> GNOME
+ </acronym> groupware application.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="execute">
+ <glossterm>Execute:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ To run a program. Any file that can be run is called an
+ executable. <application>Evolution</application> can download
+ executable attachments, but before they can be run, the files must
+ be marked as executable with a shell or file manager. This
+ security precaution prevents the automatic or accidental execution
+ of malicious programs. For more information on executables and file
+ permissions, see the documentation for your file manager or shell.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="expunge">
+ <glossterm>Expunge:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ When messages are marked for deletion, they remain till they are expunged.
+ When a message is expunged, it is permanently deleted, as long as it was
+ marked for deletion.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="filetree">
+ <glossterm>File Tree:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A way of describing a group of files on a computer. With the
+ perversity typical of computer (and especially Unix and Linux)
+ nomenclature, the top of the tree is called the root directory,
+ and denoted by <filename>/</filename>.
+ The rest of the "branches" spread downward from the root. Don't
+ confuse the root directory with the root
+ account, or root's home directory, normally
+ <filename>/root</filename>.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="filter">
+ <glossterm>Filter:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Within <application>Evolution</application>, a filter is a method
+ of sorting mail automatically when it's downloaded. You can create filters to perform
+ one or more actions on a message that meets any (or all) of a wide
+ range of criteria.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="forward">
+ <glossterm>Forward:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ If you get a message intended for someone else, you can use
+ message forwarding to send it on to the right person.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="groupware">
+ <glossterm>Groupware:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Groupware is a term describing an application which helps groups
+ of people work together. Typically, a groupware application will
+ have several productivity features built into one program,
+ including: email, calendar, and addressbook tools.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="html">
+ <glossterm>HTML:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Hyper-text Markup Language (<acronym>HTML</acronym>) is a language
+ for describing page layout in electronic documents like web pages,
+ help files, and email messages. HTML can be used in email and
+ news posts to insert images and apply text treatments.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="hot-key">
+ <glossterm>Hot Key:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Hot-keys are keyboard combinations used to do actions on a
+ computer instead of using the mouse.
+ Hot-keys can speed up computer usage.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="ical">
+ <glossterm>iCal:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ <application>iCal</application> is the program which
+ <application>Evolution</application> uses to manage the calendar
+ section.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="imap">
+ <glossterm>IMAP:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Depending upon whom you ask, IMAP stands for the Internet Mail
+ Access Protocol, or the Interim Mail Access Protocol. It allows access to email which is typically (although
+ not always) stored remotely on a server rather than on a local
+ hard disk. Often contrasted with <glossterm>POP:</glossterm>.
+ This will not be on the test.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+
+ <glossentry id="inline">
+ <glossterm>Inline:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Displayed as part of a message or other document, rather than
+ attached as a separate file. Contrast with <glossterm
+ linkend="attachment">Attachment:</glossterm>.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="ldap">
+ <glossterm>LDAP:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ LDAP, the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, allows a client
+ to search through a large database of addresses, phone numbers,
+ and people stored on a server.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="mail-client">
+ <glossterm>Mail Client:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A mail client is the application with which a person reads and
+ sends e-mail. Its counterparts are the various types of mail
+ servers, which handle user authentication and direct messages from
+ sender to recipient.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+
+ <glossentry id="minicard">
+ <glossterm>Minicard:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A format for the display of contact data. Similar in appearance
+ to a small business card.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="nautilus">
+ <glossterm>Nautilus:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ <application>Nautilus</application> is the next generation file
+ manager for <acronym>GNOME</acronym>.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="pop">
+ <glossterm>POP:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ POP, the Post Office Protocol, is a mechanism for email
+ transport. In contrast to IMAP, it is used only to get mail from
+ a server and store it locally on your hard disk.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="protocol">
+ <glossterm>Protocol:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ An agreed-upon method of communication, especially one for
+ sending particular types of information between computer systems.
+ Examples include POP (Post Office Protocol), for email, and HTTP
+ (HypterText Transfer Protocol), for web pages.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="postscript">
+ <glossterm>Postscript:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A standard document publishing format. Many printers read raw
+ Postscript, making Postscript quite versatile.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="public-key-encryption">
+ <glossterm>Public Key Encryption:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A strong encryption method that uses a set of two "keys," one of
+ which is made public, and one of which is kept private. Data
+ encrypted using the public key can only be decrypted using the
+ private key. The longer the keys, the more difficult it is to
+ break the encryption.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+
+
+ <glossentry id="regular-expression">
+ <glossterm>Regular Expression:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A regular expression, or "regex", is a way of describing a
+ string of text using metacharacters or wild-card symbols. For
+ example, the statement <userinput>fly.*so[au]p</userinput> means
+ "any phrase beginning with 'fly' and ending in 'soup' or
+ 'soap'". If you searched for that expression, you'd find both
+ "fly in my soup" and "fly in my soap." There's not room here to
+ go into depth, but if you want, have a look at the documentation
+ for the <command>grep</command> command by opening a command
+ line and typing in <command>man grep</command>.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="script">
+ <glossterm>Script:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A program written in an interpreted (rather than compiled)
+ language. Often used as a synonym for "macro," to denote a series
+ of pre-recorded commands or actions within an application. Often
+ times, accomplish repetitive and tedious tasks, to save the
+ user time.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="search-base">
+ <glossterm>Search Base:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ LDAP can break contact lists into many groups. The Search
+ Base tells LDAP the top group to use. How much of the Search
+ Base that is searched is set by the <glossterm
+ linkend="search-scope">Search Scope</glossterm> option.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="search-scope">
+ <glossterm>Search Scope:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Search Scope states how much of the <glossterm
+ linkend="search-base">Search Base</glossterm> to search.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="sendmail">
+ <glossterm>Sendmail:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ As its name implies, <application>sendmail</application> is a
+ program which sends mail. <application>Evolution</application>
+ can use it instead of <glossterm>SMTP:</glossterm>; some people
+ prefer it because it offers more flexibility, but is more
+ difficult to set up.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+
+ <glossentry id="shortcut-bar">
+ <glossterm>Shortcut Bar:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A portion of <application>Evolution</application> which offers
+ users fast access to the most frequently used portions of the
+ application.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="signature">
+ <glossterm>Signature:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ In email terms, a signature is a piece of text placed at the end
+ of every email sent, similar to a hand-written signature at the bottom
+ of a written letter. A signature can be anything from a favorite
+ quotation to a link to a web page; courtesy dictates that it be
+ fewer than four lines long.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="SMTP">
+ <glossterm>SMTP:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ This is the most common way of transporting mail messages from
+ the client's computer (you) to the server. SMTP stands for
+ Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="tooltip">
+ <glossterm>Tool-Tip:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A small box of explanatory text which appears when the mouse
+ pointer is held motionless over a button or other interface
+ element.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="virus">
+ <glossterm>Virus:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A program which inserts itself into other files or programs and
+ which, when executed, spreads to more programs and other
+ computers. A virus can cause substantial damage by clogging
+ networks or disk drives, deleting files, or opening security
+ holes.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="vcard">
+ <glossterm>VCard:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ A file format for the exchange of contact information. When you
+ get an address card attached to an email, it's probably in VCard
+ format. Not to be confused with <glossterm
+ linkend="vfolder">vFolder:</glossterm>.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
+ <glossentry id="vfolder">
+ <glossterm>vFolder:</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ An email organization tool. vFolders allows you to create a folder
+ that contains the results of a complex search. vFolder contents are
+ are updated dynamically.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
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