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04/04 621 Appendix A Glossary
MARC Editor One of the two data entry windows in Cataloging, used to add, edit, or delete MARC
records. See also Easy Editor.
MARC Magician A separately-purchased application that corrects control field errors, punctuation, and
indicators, and allows you to perform global editing.
material Physical entities that carry intellectual property (for example, books, graphics, audio
recordings, machinereadable data files).
material type 1. Refers to the physical type of an item, such as book or video, not the physical
description (300 tag), represented by a material-type icon in the Follett applications.
2. A search limiter that lets you narrow the search results to bibliographic records that
match a particular material type.
menu A list of options available to the user of an application. Clicking on the menu title
causes the list to appear. Clicking on an entry in the list causes the computer to
perform that operation.
menu bar The menu bar extends across the top of the window and displays the title of each
available menu. Even when the window changes, the menu bar is always visible at the
top of the window.
MOC An acronym for MARC Organization Code. Also known as a holdings code, used to
uniquely identify an individual library, assigned by the Library of Congress.
modem An electronic device for converting between serial data from a computer and an audio
signal for transmission over telephone lines.
modem port The modem connection port, typically on the back of a computer, identified usually by
a small telephone handset icon.
module A software component that interacts with other modules in a larger system. Examples
in Follett Software applications are Cataloging, Circulation Desk, and Utilities.
monograph A bibliographic item in one part, or a finite number of parts (as opposed to a serial).
mount The act of making an external directory structure, such as a CDROM database,
available to a local computer system.
multiuser environment A network consisting of a server or servers and workstations. Typically the applica
tions are stored on a file server and are licensed for multiple users at the workstations.
NetWare A registered trademark of Novell, Inc., a manufacturer of networking software.
network Two or more computers connected by cable or wire having the ability to communicate
with each other.
network client In a client/server environment, the network client runs on the workstation and
supports communication with a server. The client used by your library depends on the
network operating system used to support the FairCom database server.
See the Installation Guide for more information.
NLM NetWare Loadable Module. A term used to identify utilities that are loaded into the
NetWare server's memory (either automatically by the operating system or manually
with the LOAD command) and reside there until unloaded either by rebooting or
using the UNLOAD command.
nonfiling characters The number of characters you want the computer to skip when indexing a title.
Example : If you want the title The Outsiders listed under Outsiders," you would type
the value 4 in the appropriate indicator which represents the number of nonfiling
characters plus the space after the article.
nonFollett Classic Any barcode of 8 or more characters without a P, T, or X preceding the number.