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Y-axis
- Reference line
representing the vertical column in a plane. A plane (which can be a
grid, chart, or graph) is designed to measure the placement of a point in
relation to the X-axis (horizontal plane), Y-axis, and Z-axis (third
dimensional plane).
Yellow
Book - When referred
to CD-ROMS the standard developed by Philips and Sony (who also were the
companies who developed the audio CD Red Book standard. These books
actually came in red and yellow binders.) This standard created a Volume
Table of Contents (VTOC) for CD-ROMs.
Ymodem
- File-transfer
protocol similar to the enhanced 1K version of Xmodem. Ymodem also allows
multiple file transmission, performs cyclical redundancy checks (CRC),
and can reduce the transfer size to compensate for a poor connections.
Yoke - Input device used with computer games, typically with
flight simulations games, that allows the user to fly up or down, back or
forth by pulling or pushing the steering wheel-like device
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