active window
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an area on a computer screen showing the program that you are using at a particular time
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an area on a computer screen showing the program that you are using at a particular time
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a picture on a computer screen that represents a particular computer user, especially one of several users who are having a conversation with each other on the Internet
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a small square in a pattern of squares on a computer spreadsheet for writing numbers or words in
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a small square on a computer screen that you click on with your mouse to choose a feature
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a small flashing line on a computer screen that you move to mark the point where you are going to type or do something
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the background of a computer screen that shows icons of the programs that are available
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a small area that appears on a computer screen for you to type messages, instructions, or choices
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a message that you get on your computer screen when you have made a mistake or when something has gone wrong with the program
if a part of a computer screen has been grayed out, the writing in it appears in a dull color in order to show that you cannot use it
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an explanation of how to use a website or a piece of software that you read on a computer screen by clicking on a series of buttons or links
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a screen in a computer program or website that contains advice on how to use the program or website
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a small area on a computer screen that you click on in order to make the computer perform an action
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a cursor shaped like a capital “I” that appears over writing in Microsoft Windows software
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a small picture on a computer screen that you choose by pressing a button with the mouse in order to open a particular program
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the writing or pictures on a computer screen that you can print on one side of a piece of paper
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the writing or pictures on a computer screen that you can see at one time, for example as part of a website
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something such as an advertisement that appears suddenly on a computer screen when you are looking at the Internet, or when you click the mouse or press a key
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a sign on a computer screen that shows that the computer is ready for you to type something
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a place on a website or computer screen that looks like a button that the user can press to choose something
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the amount of detail that you can see on a television or computer screen, or in a photograph
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a part of a computer screen used for showing the distance of something from the side or top of the screen
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a long narrow area at the edge of a computer screen used for moving information up, down, or across the screen
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a computer icon or a combination of keys on the keyboard such as “Alt + C” that helps you do something on the computer more quickly, for example go to a particular program or copy information
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a way of showing two or more pictures or sets of information on one movie theater, television, or computer screen
adjective
showing two or more pictures or sets of information on one movie theater, television, or computer screen
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a bar across the bottom of a computer screen giving information about a program and the job that it is doing
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a series of words or icons (=simple images) along the top or bottom of a computer screen that you can use to move between different activities
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a small picture of something shown on a computer screen, especially on a page of a website
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a colored band across the top of a window on a computer screen that shows the name of the document or program that is open
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a row of icons (=small pictures) on a computer screen that perform particular actions when you click on them
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one of the parts that you can see on a web page, computer screen, etc., for example a button or bar that allows you to do something or see particular information
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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