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active
Last modified: Wednesday, June 20, 2001
Refers to
objects
currently being displayed or used. For example, in
graphical user interfaces
, the
active
window
is the window currently receiving
mouse
and
keyboard
input
. In
spreadsheet applications
, the
active cell
is the
cell
, usually highlighted, in which
data
can be entered or modified. The
active
program
is the program currently
running
. When you enter a
command
, it usually applies only to the active elements.
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