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Extension The three letters after the period in a DOS file name, often used to indicate the file’s
purpose.
File A collection of information stored on a disk. It can contain either a program or data.
File Name The name of a file. ProWORX 32 uses DOS naming conventions: a file name can
have up to eight characters, followed by a period and a three character extension.
Force To change the state of a coil or a discrete input, overriding any actions in ladder
logic. For example, if a coil is forced off, but the ladder logic is trying to turn it on, it
will remain off.
Function A ProWORX 32 command or operation.
Global Address
Change
An operation in the Logic Editor which substitutes one address or a range of
addresses for another or several others.
Head A collection of I/O drops tied to one CPU, DIO, or RIO processor. This term is
specific to Modicon’s Quantum hardware.
Hexadecimal A base 16 representation of an integer. It uses the symbols 0 through 9 and letters
A through F.
I/O Input/Output.
F
G
H
I