Filter
Filter - a pattern or mask through which data is passed to separate specified items .
• Filter - a set of conditions and associated actions that may be applied to certain tasks. For example, an email rule might stipulate that all messages from a particular sender be placed into a specific folder.
• Filter - a tool that you can use to categorize inventory items for quick searching. Filters also restrict the availability of items to customers, vendors, and warehouse processes.
• Filter:
1) A device which allows you to use an ordinary phone over a telephone line set up for an- ADSL- internet connection. Also called a micro-filter.
2) A program or set of programs that automatically removes- spam- from your- email .
Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms (Vol. 1) John C. Rigdon, 2016 – 1471 c. – 511