TMS320C5x DSP STARTER KIT USER'S GUIDE

Glossarysingle step: A form of program execution in which the program is executedstatement by statement. The debugger pauses after each statement toupdate the data-display window.source file: A file that contains C code or assembly language code that willassembled to form a temporary object file.SPC: Section program counter. A specific register that holds the address ofthe section where the following directive is to be obtained.static variable: A variable that is allocated before execution of a programbegins and remains allocated for the duration of the program.string table: A table that stores symbol names that are longer than eight characters.Symbol names of eight characters or longer cannot be stored in thesymbol table; instead, they are stored in the string table. The name portionof the symbol’s entry points to the location of the string in the string table.structure: A collection of one or more variables grouped together under asingle name.TUsymbol: A string of alphanumeric characters that represents an address ora value.tag:An optional type name that can be assigned to a structure, union, orenumeration.unconfigured memory: Memory that is not defined as part of the memorymap and cannot be loaded with code or data.unsigned value: A value that is treated as a positive number, regardlessof its actual sign.VWVGA:word:Video graphics array. An industry-standard video card.A character or bit string considered as an entity.B-6