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.SH NAME
altered during operation.
In addition,
they use data which is maintained within a hierarchy of scopes.
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global data, e.g., used in the low-level terminfo or termcap interfaces.
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terminal data, e.g., associated with a call to \fIset_curterm\fP.
The terminal data are initialized when screens are created.
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screen data, e.g., associated with a call to \fInewterm\fP or \fIinitscr\fP.
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window data, e.g., associated with a call to \fInewwin\fP or \fIsubwin\fP.
Windows are associated with screens.
Pads are not necessarily associated with a particular screen.
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Most curses applications operate on one or more windows within a single screen.
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reentrant, i.e., it uses only the data passed as parameters.
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