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## Terminology

application - 1: Software designed to run on a TI graphing calculator, such as TI CellSheet™ Converter. Also called an App. 2: Software you can use with a TI graphing calculator, such as TI Device Explorer. More commonly called a tool.

data type - The type of data. For example, string.

data variable - A variable for your TI graphing calculator. This includes matrix variables, list variables, string variables, and number variables.

device - One of the following TI graphing calculators: TI‑73, TI‑82, TI‑83, TI‑83 Plus, TI‑83 Plus Silver Edition, TI‑84 Plus, TI‑84 Plus Silver Edition, TI‑84 Plus C Silver Edition,TI‑85, TI‑86, TI‑89, TI‑89 Titanium, TI‑92, TI‑92 Plus, Voyage™ 200 PLT, TI Presenter, CBL™ 2, CBR™ 2, LabPro®.

function - A basic computer operation that has a specific result.

numeric data - Data consisting of numbers.

tool - A computer software application you can use with a TI graphing calculator.

two-dimensional - Made of multiple rows and columns. Matrices are two-dimensional.

zero cell - A cell with the number 0 in it. It takes the place of a deleted or cleared cell.

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