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message

A string of characters that is sent to an object from a handler or from the Message box or that HyperCard sends in response to an event.

Messages that are sent by HyperCard— for events such as mouse clicks, keyboard actions, or menu commands—are called system messages.

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Glossary of Terms

active text
Apple event
application
Arrow Keys in Text
ASCII
Authoring
background
background button
background field
background layer
background picture
Blind Typing
Browsing
button
card
card button
card field
card layer
card picture
card window
checkpoint
class
event
external command
external function
family
field
field text
General tools
handler
HyperTalk
link
list field
locked field
locked stack
message
Message box
object
Paint text
Paint tools
Painting
palette
parameter
parameter variable
pixel
Power Keys
script
Scripting
search path
shared text
stack
string
tear-off menu
Typing
user level
value
variable
window

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