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Glossary
Glossary
Normal logic synthesis style The Altera-
provided style that directs the Logic 
Synthesizer to optimize your project for 
minimum silicon resource usage.
The Normal style attempts to use device 
resources as efficiently as possible, without 
adding excessive timing delays.
To display the settings for this style, select 
the style in the Define Synthesis Style 
dialog box, which is available through the 
Logic Options or Global Project Logic 
Synthesis dialog boxes (Assign menu).
1 If the global project logic synthesis 
style for your project is not fully 
defined, i.e., if the style specified 
with the Global Project Logic 
Synthesis command (Assign menu) 
uses a ÒdefaultÓ setting for any logic 
option, the MAX+PLUS II Compiler 
will use the non-ÓdefaultÓ setting for 
that logic option from the 
predefined, Altera-provided settings 
for the Normal style. To view the 
settings for a predefined style, open 
the Define Synthesis Style dialog 
box, select the style in the Style box, 
and choose the Use Default button.
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object-by-object selection The process of 
selecting multiple non-contiguous objects. 
The first object is selected by clicking 
Button 1 on it. You can add or remove 
objects to the selection by pressing Shift 
while clicking on them with Button 1. 
In the Graphic Editor, object-by-object 
selection can be used to select graphics 
and/or text blocks; in the Waveform 
Editor, to select nodes and groups; in the 
Floorplan Editor, to select pins, nodes, 
logic cells, or assignment bins; and in the 
Hierarchy Display, to select file icons.
In the Graphic Editor, multiple objects in a 
rectangular area can be selected and added 
to an existing selection by pressing Shift 
while dragging Button 1.
octal The base 8 number system (radix). 
Octal digits are 0 though 7.
Octal numbers are indicated with the 
following notation:
Examples:
Q"4671223" (AHDL)
8#4671223# (VHDL)
'o4671223 (Verilog HDL)
one-hot encoding A type of binary coding 
in which one and only one bit of a value is 
set to 1. For example, the four legal values 
0001, 0010, 0100, and 1000 together 
COMB Node or group is fed by 
combinatorial logic, e.g., an 
AND gate.
REG Node or group is fed by a 
register (implemented with a 
logic cell on the device).
MACH Node is fed by a state machine.
Type: Meaning:
Language Notation
AHDL O"<series of digits 
0
 to 
7
>" 
or
Q"<series of digits 
0
 to 
7
>"
VHDL 8#<series of digits 
0
 to 
7
>#
Verilog HDL 'o<series of digits 
0
 to 
7
>
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