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For example, Java source code is compiled into an applet, but HTML code is interpreted directly by the browser without being compiled. See also Object code, Machine code.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/109","rdfs:parentLabel":"Software","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/122","rdfs:label":"Contained","rdfs:comment":"In the variable media paradigm, even paintings and sculptures can provoke prickly questions when some aspect of their construction alters or requires an intervention. Such works are \u201ccontained\u201d within their materials or a protective framework that encloses or supports the artistic material to be viewed. To account for these alterations in otherwise stable mediums, the variable media questionnaire asks questions such as whether a protective coating is appropriate, whether surface qualities such as brushwork or gloss are essential to the work, or whether an artist-made frame can be replaced.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/106","rdfs:parentLabel":"Behavior","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/123","rdfs:label":"Copyleft","rdfs:comment":"A strict version of the free software license that requires any modification of the original code to remain free software. For example, programmers who base a product on copylefted code cannot hide the source code from other users. The most common example of a copyleft license is Richard Stallman\u2019s GPL (GNU General Public License). 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Combines JavaScript\u2019s ability to move or rewrite page elements with the CSS method of defining document layout and style to create dynamic Web sites. Unlike closed formats such as Flash, users can directly view the source code of DHTML documents.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/109","rdfs:parentLabel":"Software","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/130","rdfs:label":"Digibeta","rdfs:comment":"A digital video version of the professional-grade Beta video format.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/110","rdfs:parentLabel":"Format","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/131","rdfs:label":"Digital Video","rdfs:comment":"A catchall term for a variety of video formats developed in the 1990s, all based on encoding video signals as 1s and 0s rather than analog signals. Although compressed digital video may have a lower image quality than analog video, it can be edited using nonlinear editors, stored on computer hard drives, streamed over the Internet, and incorporated into interactive presentations.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/110","rdfs:parentLabel":"Format","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/132","rdfs:label":"Director","rdfs:comment":"A software application developed by Macromedia Inc. for incorporating animation, video, and other interactive formats on the Web or on portable media such as a CD-ROM. The Director format used on the Web is known as \"Shockwave.\"","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/109","rdfs:parentLabel":"Software","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/133","rdfs:label":"Dubbing","rdfs:comment":"The process of copying the audiovisual signals from one magnetic tape onto another. Depending upon whether the medium is analog or digital, dubbed tapes can be duplicates or reproductions. Also: the process of adding sound to a silent video to complete a video production. 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See also encapsulated, hardware-for-hardware, software-for-hardware, and software-for-software.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/107","rdfs:parentLabel":"Strategy","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/136","rdfs:label":"Encapsulated","rdfs:comment":"Said of a software file or application bundled with all of the other software required to run it. Software-for-hardware emulation of a Microsoft Word 97 document for Windows 95, for example, would require a copy of the Windows 95 operating system, Microsoft Word 97, and the document itself. Compare streaming.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/109","rdfs:parentLabel":"Software","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/137","rdfs:label":"Encoded","rdfs:comment":"To say that a work is encoded implies that part or all of it is written in computer code or some other language that requires interpretation (e.g., dance notation). In the case of works with nondigital components, this code can sometimes be archived separately from the work itself.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/106","rdfs:parentLabel":"Behavior","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/138","rdfs:label":"Flash","rdfs:comment":"An animation technology developed by Macromedia Inc. for use on the Web. Compared to other image formats such as GIFs or JPEGs, Flash files download faster and can employ scripting to enable sophisticated interface design. Unlike open formats such as DHTML, Flash scripts cannot be viewed directly by a user.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/109","rdfs:parentLabel":"Software","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/110","rdfs:label":"Format","rdfs:comment":"Pertaining primarily to a standard for storing electronic signals or data in a physical medium.","rdfs:subClassOf":"","rdfs:parentLabel":"","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/139","rdfs:label":"Free Software","rdfs:comment":"A software license developed by computer scientist Richard Stallman that permits other users to use, copy, modify, and distribute the source code, with or without a fee. Free software is often developed with an open source model and\/or released under a copyleft license.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/109","rdfs:parentLabel":"Software","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/140","rdfs:label":"FTP","rdfs:comment":"File Transfer Protocol, a method for uploading files to and downloading files from Web sites and other computers connected to the Internet. FTP does not allow its users to view file contents, but to simply transfer them efficiently and securely. 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Go-tos are a typical hallmark of procedural, as opposed to object-oriented, programming.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/109","rdfs:parentLabel":"Software","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/108","rdfs:label":"Hardware","rdfs:comment":"Pertaining primarily to physical material or equipment.","rdfs:subClassOf":"","rdfs:parentLabel":"","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/143","rdfs:label":"Hardware-for-Hardware","rdfs:comment":"A type of emulation consisting of refabrication or substitution of an artwork\u2019s equipment or material. For example, to imitate the physical appearance of the obsolete video monitors in an original video installation by Nam June Paik, reconstructors might custom-build cathode-ray tubes or embed flat screens in old television casings.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/108","rdfs:parentLabel":"Hardware","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/144","rdfs:label":"HTML","rdfs:comment":"The abbreviation for HyperText Markup Language, the code used to generate hypertext documents on the World Wide Web through the use of tags and attributes. The \u201chyper\u201d of the title means that users can jump quickly to other files on the Internet by clicking on linked text or images. Viewing an HTML document requires a Web browser.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/109","rdfs:parentLabel":"Software","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/145","rdfs:label":"Installed","rdfs:comment":"For the purposes of variable media guidelines, to say that an artwork must be \u201cinstalled\u201d implies that its physical installation is more complex than simply hanging it on a nail. Examples of artworks with this behavior are works that scale to fill a given space or make use of unusual placement such as the exterior of a building or a public plaza. 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The variable media questionnaire tracks such considerations as the type of interface; the method by which visitors modify the work; and the form in which traces of such input are recorded.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/106","rdfs:parentLabel":"Behavior","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/148","rdfs:label":"Internet","rdfs:comment":"The global collection of interconnected networks based on dynamic routing of small packets of data. The Internet encompasses such subsystems as the Web, e-mail, instant messaging, FTP, and electronic bulletin boards.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/109","rdfs:parentLabel":"Software","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/147","rdfs:label":"Internet Art","rdfs:comment":"Art made specifically for viewing or distributing on the Internet. See also Net art, net.art.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/109","rdfs:parentLabel":"Software","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/149","rdfs:label":"Java","rdfs:comment":"A powerful, Web-friendly programming language developed by Sun Microsystems that gives programmers substantial control over the look and function of the interface. 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Apart from some structural similarities, JavaScript bears no relationship to the Java programming language. JavaScript used in combination with CSS is called DHTML.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/109","rdfs:parentLabel":"Software","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/152","rdfs:label":"Laser Discs","rdfs:comment":"An analog or digital video format popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s for storing movie-length files.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/110","rdfs:parentLabel":"Format","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/153","rdfs:label":"Linux","rdfs:comment":"An operating system originally authored by Linus Torvalds and developed according to the open source model. The original Linux design combined attributes of Richard Stallman\u2019s free software GNU and the popular UNIX operating system. The latest variants of Linux run on various hardware platforms, including Macintosh and PC.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/109","rdfs:parentLabel":"Software","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/154","rdfs:label":"List Server","rdfs:comment":"A program that automatically routes messages via e-mail to all the participants in a discussion group. Examples of List server applications include majordomo and ListServ.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/109","rdfs:parentLabel":"Software","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/155","rdfs:label":"Mac","rdfs:comment":"\"Macintosh,\" a popular operating system developed in the 1980s by Apple Computers, noted for its graphic interface and ease of use.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/109","rdfs:parentLabel":"Software","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/156","rdfs:label":"Machine Code","rdfs:comment":"The 1s and 0s that a software program sends to a computer\u2019s processor to run the program. Whether compiled or not, all source code eventually becomes machine code when it is running. See also Object code.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/109","rdfs:parentLabel":"Software","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/157","rdfs:label":"Main Memory","rdfs:comment":"Also known as RAM (Random Access Memory), information stored in the active virtual memory of a running computer. Information in RAM is lost when the computer is turned off, unless it has been saved to disk first.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/109","rdfs:parentLabel":"Software","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/158","rdfs:label":"Migration","rdfs:comment":"To migrate an artwork involves upgrading equipment and source material. To migrate the video monitors of Nam June Paik\u2019s TV Garden, for example, would be to replace them with up-to-date models as TV sets change with industry trends. The major disadvantage of migration is that the appearance of the original artwork may change substantially when the technology undergoes an evolutionary jump, as when cathode-ray tubes give way to flat screens.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/107","rdfs:parentLabel":"Strategy","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/159","rdfs:label":"MiniDV","rdfs:comment":"A popular digital video format developed in the 1990s for handheld video cameras sold in the consumer market.","rdfs:subClassOf":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/110","rdfs:parentLabel":"Format","rdfs:isDefinedBy":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published75","rdfs:seeAlso":""},{"rdfs:about":"http:\/\/onomy.org\/published\/75\/term\/160","rdfs:label":"Mirroring","rdfs:comment":"Duplicating a file, typically a Web site, in another location so as to distribute access to or safeguard the original work. 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