API -- Application Programming Interface. The specification for a library of functions that allow a program to request certain services from whatever it is that the API applies to. In this document, refers to the Palm OS API, which allows an application to work with the operating system and thus the Palm OS device.
application name -- the name of the program. Shows up under the icon and in the selection lists in the Applications Launcher.
application identification -- a four-character string that uniquely identifies a Palm OS application.
conduit -- a program, run on the desktop system, that moves data between applications on the desktop and the Palm OS device.
event -- an occurrence outside of the application of which it is notified.
event-driven -- a form of program structure, in which the program responds to events as they happen, instead of simply processing data in a pre-defined order.
form -- a section of the Palm device's screen.
GPL -- the GNU General Public License.
launch code -- specifies which of many potential reasons a Palm OS application has been invoked for.
linux -- a unix-like POSIX-compatible operating system distributed under the terms of the GPL.