CUA

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CUA Abbrev. for common user access. A specification created by IBM that defines the keystrokes and icon usage by which conforming applications implement frequently used activities, such as invoking menus or window sizing and positioning. For example, a menu bar near the top of a window allows access to pull-down menus, which may be activated by a mouse or by typing Alt + F for the File menu, Alt + E for the Edit menu, etc. Also certain buttons on the screen allow the user to minimize or maximize a window, select other applications, or reposition or resize a window.

A Dictionary of Computing JOHN DAINTITH

Cua

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Cua

Also known as "Khua," the Cua are a group of about 10,000 to 15,000 (1973) settled in Gia Lai-Cong Turn Province in central Vietnam.

Encyclopedia of World Cultures

CUA

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CUA Canadian Underwriters' Association
• Colour Users' Association
• Computing common user access

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH