For reasons that are not entirely clear, the Microspeak Dictionary defines the type of action that can be performed on an object as a verb. Two common verbs are play and edit. The typical use for an object is called the primary verb. Double-clicking an object usually executes the action specified by the primary verb. Other verbs are secondary verbs.
Many objects support only one verb.
The Windows Registry is actually several files that maintain records of software and hardware settings for Windows. When something new is installed, the programs typically write information to the Registry, giving information as to what files they can open. This book promotes disaster recovery plans for what to do when the Registry becomes corrupt. Shows programmers how to access the Win95 registry from Win32, Win16, and DOS programs in C and Visual Basic. VxD sample code is also included.