Glossary

Main ActiveX Site

ActiveX Control - A pre-generated control that encapsulates various functionality. Software developers may included ActiveX Controls within their applications to make use of functionality provided by them. Utilizing ActiveX Controls makes it possible for developers to create applications of moderate difficulty by including controls to do most/all of the difficult task required for the program.

Register - The process of notifying the system of the location of the .ocx file for the ActiveX Control. The .ocx file is the file which contains the actual ActiveX Control

Test Container - An environment which enables a developer to load one or more ActiveX Controls for the purpose of testing. Used mainly for the familiarization and debugging of ActiveX controsl, Test Containers allow for the loading of any registered ActiveX Control and the subsequent running/manipulation of the control's methods and properties.


RegTool Control

Hive - A set of related registry keys within a Windows machine. A hive can be thought of as a "directory" within the root directory of the Windows registry. An example of a hive are following: HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.


Mp3p Control

Priority - The priority given to this control during execution on a computer. The lower the priority number, the more dedication the computer will place towards the ActiveX Control, possibly starving other applications.

Ack - An "acknowledgement" tag usually sent as a response to receiving a command or packet of information.

Nack - A "non-acknowlegement" tag usually sent as a signal that a command or packet of information was never received.

 

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