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coaxial cable a cable consisting of a single wire in the center surrounded by insulation
and grounded with a braided conductive shield. The shield is designed to
prevent the cable from receiving or emitting electrical noise. Coaxial cable is
used for cable television and the networking of computers.
COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language) first developed in the 1950s by
the US Department of Defense and several early computer manufactures,
COBOL is a somewhat wordy computer language used for business data processing.
It remains the most widely used programming language today.
code a method of encrypting data using a wide variety of programming languages,
making it readable by a computer.
cold fusion a tool developed by Allaire Corporation that integrates browser, server,
and database technologies for rapid application development and Website design.
collate to arrange printed pages in a particular order.
color printer a printer connected to a computer that is capable of printing in more
than one color. Most printers use the CMYK standard. These colors applied on
top of one another blend to simulate most natural colors. see CMYK, laser
printer, printer.
color separation a camera-ready photograph or graphic in which the individual
base colors are isolated usually into four distinct prints. When combined during
the printing process, the combination of prints displays the original color
image.
column a vertical line of characters, words or images, displayed on a monitor or the
printed page.
COM short for communications, a term generally used to describe the serial port
on a PC.
.com an Internet domain designation given to URLs that are commercial, or personal
in nature. see domain, URL.
COM port the location of a socket on the back of a computer for connecting
accessories such as printers or modems.
command
command an order or instruction given to a computer so that it performs a specific
function. Commands may be executed through the use of a mouse, a light pen,