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Code that calls from one segment into another segment. | ;Far call:Code that calls from one segment into another segment. | ||
;fillet:An arc that is tangential to the end points of two adjacent lines. See also ''polyfillet''. | |||
;filter adapter device driver:A special class of adapter device drivers that do not manage the hardware directly, but monitor the stream of commands between a device manager and an adapter device driver. See ''Device Manager'' and ''adapter device driver''. | |||
;first-party DMA adapter:See ''bus master adapter''. | |||
;flag:A characteristic of a file or directory that enables it to be used in certain ways. See also archive flag, hidden flag, and read-only flag. | |||
;flat address:See ''linear address''. | |||
;frame styles:Standard window layouts provided by the Presentation Manager. | |||
;freeze and thaw services:Functions that prevent a DOS session from executing (VDHFreezeVDM) until the matching thaw function (VDHThawVDM) is called. The freeze occurs when the specified DOS session leaves kernel mode. | |||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
Revision as of 18:58, 13 July 2019
- Far call
- Code that calls from one segment into another segment.
- fillet
- An arc that is tangential to the end points of two adjacent lines. See also polyfillet.
- filter adapter device driver
- A special class of adapter device drivers that do not manage the hardware directly, but monitor the stream of commands between a device manager and an adapter device driver. See Device Manager and adapter device driver.
- first-party DMA adapter
- See bus master adapter.
- flag
- A characteristic of a file or directory that enables it to be used in certain ways. See also archive flag, hidden flag, and read-only flag.
- flat address
- See linear address.
- frame styles
- Standard window layouts provided by the Presentation Manager.
- freeze and thaw services
- Functions that prevent a DOS session from executing (VDHFreezeVDM) until the matching thaw function (VDHThawVDM) is called. The freeze occurs when the specified DOS session leaves kernel mode.