ABSTRACT
ACIS American Committee for Interoperable Systems: originators of a widely used object-oriented standard for 3D modelling in CAD/CAM
Address location where data is stored in memory Algol a programming language for scientific applications Algorithm a list of instructions for the solution of a specific
problem Alphanumeric the twenty-six letters of the alphabet and the numeric
digits 0 to 9 ALU arithmetic and logic unit: the part of the processor that
does the ‘thinking’ and counting Analogue (US analog) a smoothly changing physical state which can be used
to measure another (like the hands on a clockwork watch)
Animation making moving pictures Applications software software produced to carry out specific tasks, e.g.
