C64 Programmer's Reference Guide: Appendix P

APPENDIX P

ADSR	Attack/Decay/Sustain/Release envelope.
attack	Rate at which musical note reaches peak volume.
binary	Base-2 number system.
Boolean operators	Logical operators.
byte	Memory location.
CHROMA noise	Color distortion.
CIA	Complex Interface Adapter.
DDR	Data Direction Register.
decay	Rate at which musical note falls from peak volume to sustain volume.
decimal	Base-10 number system.
e	Mathematical constant (approx. 2.71828183).
envelope	Shape of the volume of a note over time.
FIFO	First-In/First-Out.
hexadecimal	Base-16 number system.
integer	Whole number (without decimal point).
jiffy clock	Hardware interval timer.
NMI	Non-Maskable Interrupt.
octal	Base-8 number system.
operand	Parameter.
OS	Operating System.
pixel	Dot of resolution on the screen.
queue	Single-file line.
register	Special memory storage location.
release	Rate at which a musical note fails from sustain volume to no volume.
ROM	Read-Only Memory.
SID	Sound Interface Device
signed numbers	Plus or minus numbers.
subscript	Index variable.
sustain	Volume level for sustain of musical note.
syntax	Programming sentence structure.
truncated	Cut off, eliminated (not rounded).
VIC-II	Video Interface Chip.
video screen	Television set

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