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The Quick Guide to Windows Server 2003. Get the latest information on installation, new features and training. Click here! http://WhatIs.com/r/0,,16191,00.htm?microsoft ________________ TODAY'S WORD: vi See our complete definition with hyperlinks at http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid39_gci768734,00.html vi, pronounced by using each letter (vee-aye), is a widely-used and popular Unix-based text editor. Like most UNIX system interfaces and other text editors, it lets you control the system by using the keyboard rather than a combination of mouse selections and keystrokes. The succinctness of the interface makes it highly useful for people who work at a computer all day, especially programmers entering or manipulating language statements. vi was invented before and is a popular alternative to Emacs, which is said to be more capable, more complicated, and somewhat slower. 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