DAWN is a Java based open source project, built on the Eclipse Rich Client Platform. Using Eclipse (which is actually an Integrated Development Environment in it's own right) makes DAWN incredibly flexible, whilst the the Rich Client Platform (RCP) gives DAWN a huge range of software components which can be used across a range of platforms. However, Eclipse comes with a whole load of terminology which might be a bit confusing to new users. Hopefully this glossary will provide some help - suggestions, additions and corrections welcome scisoftjira@diamond.ac.uk

Editors

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Editor Editor

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Perspectives

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Perspective Perspective

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Project

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Project Project

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Views

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View View

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View Menu

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