handle

handle definition - computer

(1) In computer graphics, a tiny, square block on an image that can be grabbed for reshaping.

(2) A temporary name or number assigned to a file, font or other object. For example, an operating system may assign a sequential number to each file that it opens as a way of identifying it.

(3) A nickname used when conferencing like a "CB handle" used by a truck driver.


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Graphics Handles

The handles are the tiny (blue) squares that are displayed when you select an object.






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