In the
OfficeVision program, a formatting instruction that moves the printer back to
the first printing position of the line currently printing instead of moving
down to the next line.
zero suppression
The substitution
of blanks for leading zeros in a number. For example, 00057 becomes 57
with zero suppression.
zoned decimal format
A format for
representing numbers in which the digit is contained in bits 4 through 7 and
the sign is contained in bits 0 through 3 of the least significant byte;
bits 0 through 3 of all other bytes contain 1's (hex F). For
example, in zoned decimal format, the decimal value of +123 is represented as
1111 0001 1111 0010 1111 0011. Synonymous with unpacked decimal
format. Contrast with packed decimal
format.
zone width
The number of
positions to the left of the right margin in which to end
words.
zone transfer
The act of a
secondary name server obtaining domain information from a master name
server.
zoom
In SAA usage, to
progressively increase or decrease the size of a part of an image on a display
or window.
Z-order
In VisualAge RPG, the
order in which controls are placed on other controls. This order
determines the relationship between controls.