Conventions
The following conventions are used in the Manual.
Table. Conventions
Symbol |
Comment |
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Marks important notes or instructions. |
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Warns about possible errors. |
Dr.Web Agent |
Names of Dr.Web products and components. |
Antivirus network |
A term in the position of a definition or a link to a definition. |
<IP-address> |
Placeholders. |
Cancel |
Names of buttons, windows, menu items and other user interface elements. |
ctrl |
Keyboard keys names. |
C:\Windows\ |
Names of files and folders, code examples, input to the command line and application output. |
Appendix А HTTP-traffic |
Cross-references or Internal Hyperlinks to web pages. Expanded text with explanations of the term. |
Abbreviations
The following abbreviations will be used in the Manual without further interpretation:
◆Dr.Web GUS — Dr.Web Global Update System,
◆FDD — Floppy Disk Drive - portable magnetic data carrier,
◆GUI — Graphical User Interface, a GUI version of a program — a version using a GUI,
◆LAN — Local area network,
◆OS — operating system,
◆PC — personal computer,
◆UAC – User Account Control – is a technology and security infrastructure introduced with Microsoft. It aims to improve the security of Microsoft Windows by limiting application software to standard user privileges until an administrator authorizes an increase or elevation,
◆URL — Uniform Resource Locator - compact string of characters used to identify or name a resource on the Internet.