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`refreshable
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`Registry
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`change, so as to keep the phosphors irradiated.
`2. To recharge dynamic random access memory
`chips (DRAMs) so that they continue to retain the
`information stored in them. Circuitry on the mem(cid:173)
`ory board automatically performs this function. See
`also refresh cycle.
`refreshable \r;:)-fresh';:)-bl\ adj. In programming,
`referring to a program module capable of being
`replaced in memory without affecting processing
`of the program or the information being used by
`the program.
`refresh cycle \r;:)-fresh' si'kl\ n. The proc~ss in
`which controller circuitry provides repeated elec(cid:173)
`tric pulses to dynamic random access memory
`chips in order to renew the stored electric charges
`in those locations that contain binary 1. Each pulse
`is one refresh cycle. Without constant refreshing,
`dynamic semiconductor RAM loses any informa(cid:173)
`tion stored in it-as it does when the computer is
`turned off or when the power fails. See also
`dynamic RAM, static RAM.
`refresh rate \r;:)-fresh' rat'\ n. In reference to
`video hardware, the frequency with which the
`entire screen is redrawn to maintain a constant,
`flicker-free image. On TV screens and raster(cid:173)
`scan monitors, the electron beam that lights the
`phosphor coating on the inner surface of the
`screen typically refreshes the entire image area
`at a rate of about 60 hertz, or 60 times per sec(cid:173)
`ond. (Interlaced monitors, which redraw alter(cid:173)
`nate lines during each sweep of the electron
`beam, actually refresh any particular line only
`30 times per second. Because odd and even
`lines are refreshed on successive sweeps, how(cid:173)
`ever, the effective refresh rate is 60 times per
`second.)
`REGEDIT \rej'ed' it\ n. See Registry Editor.
`regenerate \re-jen ';:)r-at\ vb. See rewrite.
`regeneration buffer \re-jen-;:)r-a'shdn buf;:)r\ n.
`See video buffer.
`regenerator \re-jen';:)r-a't;:)r\ n. See repeater.
`region \re'j;:)n \ n . 1. An area dedicated to or
`reserved for a particular purpose. 2. In video pro(cid:173)
`gramming, a contiguous group of pixels that are .
`treated as a unit. On the Apple Macintosh, for
`example, a region is an area in a grafi>ort that can
`be defined and manipulated as an entity. The vis-
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`ible working area within a window is an example
`of a region. See also grafi>ort.
`region fill \re'j;:)n fil' \ n. In computer graphics,
`the technique of filling a defined region on the
`screen with a selected color, pattern, or other
`attribute. See also region.
`register \rej'i-st;:)r' \ n. A set of bits of high-speed
`memory within a microprocessor or other elec(cid:173)
`tronic device, used to hold data for a particular
`purpose. Each register in a central processing unit
`is referred to in assembly language programs by a
`name such as AX (the register that contains the
`results of arithmetic operations in an Intel 80x86
`processor) or SP (the register that contains the
`memory address of the top of the stack in various
`processors).
`registration \rej';:)-stra'sh;:)n\ n. The process of
`precisely aligning elements or superimposing lay(cid:173)
`ers in a document or a graphic so that everything
`will print in the correct relative position. See also
`registration marks.
`registration marks \ rej-;rstrii 'shdn marks' \ n.
`Marks placed on a page so that in printing, the ele(cid:173)
`ments or layers in a document can be arranged
`correctly with respect to each other. Each element
`to be assembled contains its own registration
`marks; when the marks are precisely superim(cid:173)
`posed, the elements are in the correct position.
`See the illustration.
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`Registration marks.
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`Registry or registry \rej'is-tre'\ n . A central hier(cid:173)
`archical database in Windows 95 and Windows NT
`used to store information necessary to configure
`the system for one or more users, applications,
`and hardware devices. The Registry contains infor(cid:173)
`mation that Windows 95 and Windows NT contin(cid:173)
`ually reference during operation, such as profiles
`for each user, the applications installed on the
`computer and the types of documents each can
`create, property sheet settings for folders and
`application icons, what hardware exists on the sys(cid:173)
`tem, and which ports are being used. The Registry
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