Category: Technology
Company: Apple Inc.
Created by: Karl Schaeffer
Number of Blossarys: 9
An AppleScript statement that assigns a value to a variable. Assignment statements use the copy or set commands.
A pair of related but dissimilar keys, one used for encrypting and the other used for decrypting a message or other data. See also public key cryptography.
In Audio Queue Services, describes one of two ways to stop an audio queue. Asynchronous stopping happens after all queued buffers have been played or recorded. (2) In digital communications, a ...
The principle of organizing an application around blocks of code that can be run concurrently with an application’s main thread or other threads of execution. Asynchronous tasks are started by one ...
A launch operation in which control returns immediately to the calling program, without waiting for the launched application to complete its launch sequence.
A small round indeterminate progress indicator. It is usually visible only while active.
The basic unit of data in a movie resource, sprite, or other QuickTime data structure. There are a number of different atom types, including movie atoms, track atoms, and media atoms. There are two ...