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