Product Documentation
Virtuoso Studio Design Environment User Guide
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023

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Glossary of Terms

assistant menu

Menu that appears at the top of an assistant pane. This menu differs from a banner menu which appears at the top of a session window.

assistant pane

Dockable workspace component that can have an assistant toolbar and an assistant menu bar. You can rearrange and resize assistant panes in your session window.

assistant toolbar

Toolbar that appears at the top of an assistant pane. This toolbar differs from a banner toolbar which appears near the top of a session window.

banner menu

Fixed menu that appears along the top of a session window. A banner menu differs from an assistant menu which can be found at the top of an assistant pane (when docked).

banner toolbar

Toolbar that appears at the top of the session window beneath the banner menu. A banner toolbar differs from an assistant toolbar which can be found at the top of an assistant pane.

bindkey

Keyboard key or mouse button linked (bound) to a Cadence SKILL command or function name.

CIW

Abbreviation for Command Interpreter Window.

session window

The current working window. A session window can contain multiple tabs, each potentially running a different application. You can have more than one session window open at a time, each with a workspace of its own.

task

Work objective. For example, a hierarchical task comprising a complex objective such as optimizing device sizing or a simple task such as adding a new pin to a schematic.

VNC

Abbreviation for Virtual Network Computing which allows you remote access to and control of an X Window System running Cadence software.

window controls

Settings that affect the position and appearance of windows in the Virtuoso user interface.

window element

Any configurable part of a window. For example, a banner menu or an assistant pane.

workspace

Selection of window elements comprising a particular layout of toolbars, and assistant panes. You can select and use Cadence workspaces or save and use customized workspaces.


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