| Client | The program that receives the information copied from another program.
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| Compound document | A document containing linked and embedded data drawn from several sources.
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| Container or container program | See client.
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| Disintermediation | Eliminating the often-expensive intermediary in a transaction.
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| Embedding | Placing a copy of an object from one program within another program's file.
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| Filter | Selection criteria applied to a merge operation to restrict the source data records chosen to those that satisfy the criteria.
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| Link or linking | To paste a copy of an object into a document in such a way that it retains its connection with the original object. Updates to the original object appear automatically in the documents in which they are pasted.
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| Main document | The document containing merge fields from which merged documents are created.
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| Merge field | A special tag placed in a document into which is substituted an actual field value from a source data file.
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| Object linking and embedding | A technology developed by Microsoft that enables you to create objects with one application and then link or embed them in a second application.
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| Paste | Placing information into one document that is copied from another document.
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| Query | See filter.
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| Reference | A link to an object identifying the file name and its location.
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| Server | The program from which you copy information pasted into another program.
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| Source program | See server.
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