gG Glossary of Terms Gg
| palette | a small floating window that contains tools used in a given application. |
| partition | a subdivision of a hard drives surface that is defined and used as a separate drive. |
| peripheral | an add-on component to your computer. |
| point | (1/72") 12 points = one pica in printing. |
| pop-up menu | any menu that does not appear at the top of the screen in the menu bar. (may pop up or down) |
| port | a connection socket, or jack on the Mac. |
| print spooler | a program that stores documents to be printed on the hard drive, thereby freeing the memory up and allowing other functions to be performed while printing goes on in the background. |
