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author | toma <toma@283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da> | 2009-11-25 17:56:58 +0000 |
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committer | toma <toma@283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da> | 2009-11-25 17:56:58 +0000 |
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Copy the KDE 3.5 branch to branches/trinity for new KDE 3.5 features.
BUG:215923
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diff --git a/doc/artsbuilder/glossary.docbook b/doc/artsbuilder/glossary.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..12fd2dac --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/artsbuilder/glossary.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,164 @@ +<!-- <?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE glossary PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd"> +To validate or process this file as a standalone document, uncomment +this prolog. Be sure to comment it out again when you are done --> + +<glossary id="glossary"> + +<glossentry id="gloss-alsa"> +<glossterm><acronym>ALSA</acronym></glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para> +Advanced &Linux; Sound Architecture; a &Linux; sound card driver; not +currently included with the standard kernel source code. +</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-arts"> +<glossterm>&arts;</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para> +Analog Real-Time Synthesizer; the name of the multimedia +architecture/library/toolkit used by the &kde; project (note +capitalization) +</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-bsd"> +<glossterm><acronym>BSD</acronym></glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para> +Berkeley Software Distribution; here refers to any of several free +&UNIX;-compatible operating systems derived from <acronym>BSD</acronym> +&UNIX;. +</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-corba"> +<glossterm><acronym>CORBA</acronym></glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para> +Common Object Request Broker Architecture; a standard for implementing +object-oriented remote execution. +</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-cvs"> +<glossterm><acronym>CVS</acronym></glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para> +Concurrent Versions System; a software configuration management system +used by many software projects including &kde; and &arts;. +</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="glos-fft"> +<glossterm><acronym>FFT</acronym></glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para> +Fast Fourier Transform; an algorithm for converting data from the time +to frequency domain; often used in signal processing. +</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-full-duplex"> +<glossterm>Full Duplex</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para> +The ability of a sound card to simultaneously record and play audio. +</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-gpl"> +<glossterm><acronym>GPL</acronym></glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para> +<acronym>GNU</acronym> General Public License; a software license +created by the Free Software Foundation defining the terms for releasing +free software. +</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-gui"> +<glossterm>&GUI;</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para> +Graphical User Interface +</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-idl"> +<glossterm><acronym>IDL</acronym></glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para> +Interface Definition Language; a programming language independent format +for specifying interfaces (methods and data). +</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-kde"> +<glossterm>&kde;</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para> +K Desktop Environment; a project to develop a free graphical desktop +environment for &UNIX; compatible systems. +</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-lgpl"> +<glossterm><acronym>LGPL</acronym></glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para> +<acronym>GNU</acronym> Lesser General Public License; a software license +created by the Free Software Foundation defining the terms for releasing +free software; less restrictive than the <acronym>GPL</acronym> and +often used for software libraries. +</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-mcop"> +<glossterm>&MCOP;</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para> +Multimedia COmmunication Protocol; the protocol used for communication +between &arts; software modules; similar to <acronym>CORBA</acronym> but +simpler and optimized for multimedia. +</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-midi"> +<glossterm>&MIDI;</glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para> +Musical Instrument Digital Interface; a standard protocol for +communication between electronic musical instruments; often also used to +refer to a file format for storing &MIDI; commands. +</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +<glossentry id="gloss-oss"> +<glossterm><acronym>OSS</acronym></glossterm> +<glossdef> +<para> +Open Sound System; the sound drivers included with the &Linux; kernel +(sometimes called <acronym>OSS</acronym>/Free) or a commercial version +sold by 4Front Technologies. +</para> +</glossdef> +</glossentry> + +</glossary> |