User`s guide

Glossary
VEE User’s Manual 555
Glossary
This Glossary defines terms used in this manual. For a
complete glossary of VEE terms, select Help ⇒ Contents and
Index. Next, select Reference. Then, select Glossary. In the
glossary, clicking a term displays a definition. When you
have finished reading the definition, click anywhere to clear
the text.
Button A graphical object in VEE that simulates a
momentary switch or selection button, and which appears to
pop out from the screen. When you “press” a button in VEE,
by clicking on it with the mouse, an action occurs. (May also
refer to the left or right mouse button.)
Cascading Menu A sub- menu on a pull- down or pop- up
menu that provides additional selections.
Checkbox A recessed square box on VEE menus and dialog
boxes that allows you to select a setting. To select a setting,
click the box and a check mark appears in the box to
indicate a selection has been made. To cancel the setting,
simply click the box again.
Click To press and release a mouse button. Clicking usually
selects a menu feature or object in the VEE window. See
also Double- Click and Drag.
Clone A menu item on the VEE object menus that
duplicates objects and their interconnections, placing a copy
of them in the Paste buffer. Clone copies all the attributes of
the cloned objects including pins, parameters, and size.
Component A single instrument function or measurement
value in a VEE instrument panel or component driver. For
example, a voltmeter driver contains components that record
the range, trigger source, and latest reading.