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- audio
Sound. 
- audio clip
A sound file played on a computer. - audit trail
An audit trail is created by automatically recording in a separate file any transactions carried out by a computer system, such as updates to files. - authentification
The process of ensuring that only authorised users can access resources such as a secure area on an intranet, or an online banking website, typically by means of a user name and password. - authoring software
Programs which help users create multimedia or hypertext documents, without needing to know the precise details of how the documents are created. - autocomplete
A form of word prediction when entering text into a word processor, spreadsheet, etc. - autoexec.bat
In DOS, a file consisting of operating systems commands which runs automatically when the computer is switched on. - automated
A process which may have been done manually before, but now is done by the computer without human input - for example, virus checkers can be set up to automatically check all your files at the same time each day. - automatic
Operating with no human input. - autosave
When the computer automatically saves the user's work every few minutes, without the user specifically selecting Save. This gives a backup which can be restored in the case of, for example, a power cut or the computer program freezing. - autoshapes
Found in packages which have some drawing functions, an autoshape allows you to quickly add certain common shapes to a document, such as a square or circle. - average
The average is the result of adding a group of numbers together and dividing by the total number of items in the group.
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