LabView Chapter 1 Terms
Context Help Window
Window that displays the information of a function or subVI
Shortcut Menu
Menu accessed by right clicking on an object
Pull Down Menu
Menu accessed from a menu bar
Tool
A special operating mode of the mouse cursor
Hierarchical Menus
Menu items that expand into submenus
Palette
Menu of pictures that represent possible options
Toolbar
Bar containing command buttons to run and debug VIs
Nodes
Execution elements of a block diagram
Front Panel
Interactive interface of a VI
LabVIEW
Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench
Functions Palette
Palette containing block diagram structures, constants, and VIs
Control Palette
Palette containing front panel controls and indicators
Tools Palette
Palette containing tools used for editing
Block Diagram
Picture representation of a program or algorithm
Virtual Instrument (VI)
Program in labview
Right Click
To call special menus with the RMB