Glossary

Array Editor.: A tool allowing array contents to be viewed and edited in tabular format.
Command History.: A tool that lists MATLAB commands previously typed in the current and past sessions and allows them to be copied or executed.
Command Window.: The window in which the MATLAB prompt ? appears and in which commands are typed. It is part of the MATLAB desktop.
Current Directory Browser.: A browser for viewing M-files and other files and performing operations on them.
Editor/Debugger.: A tool for creating, editing and debugging M-files.
FIG-file.: A file with a.fig extension that contains a representation of a figure that can be reloaded into MATLAB.
figure.: A MATLAB window for displaying graphics.
function M-file.: A type of M-file that can accept input arguments and return output arguments and whose variables are local to the function.
Handle Graphics.: An object-oriented graphics system that underlies MATLAB's graphics. It employs a hierarchical organization of objects that are manipulated via their handles.
Help Browser.: A browser that allows you to view and search the documentation for MATLAB and other Math Works products.
IEEE arithmetic.: A standard for floating point arithmetic [32], to which MATLAB's arithmetic conforms.
LAPACK.: A Fortran 77 library of programs for linear equation, least squares, eigenvalue and singular value computations [3]. Many of MATLAB's linear algebra functions are based on LAPACK.
Launch Pad.: A window providing access to tools, demonstrations and documentation for Math Works products.
M-file.: A file with a.m extension that contains a...

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