@xref{Quitting}.
@item Active Region
-Setting the mark (q.v.) at a position in the text also activates it.
+Setting the mark (q.v.@:) at a position in the text also activates it.
When the mark is active, we call the region an active region.
@xref{Mark}.
@item Character Terminal
@xref{Glossary---Text Terminal}.
-@item Chord
-A chord is a key sequence (q.v.) in which the keys are pressed at the
-same time. For example: @kbd{S-M-C-a}. You can hold down a chord to
-repeat its command.
-
@item Click Event
A click event is the kind of input event (q.v.@:) generated when you
press a mouse button and release it without moving the mouse.
level by aborting (q.v.@:) and quitting (q.v.). @xref{Quitting}.
@item Transient Mark Mode
-Transient Mark mode gives you much of the standard
-selection-highlighting behavior of other editors. In GNU Emacs 23 and
-onwards, it is enabled by default. @xref{Disabled Transient Mark}.
+The default behavior of the mark (q.v.@:) and region (q.v.), in which
+setting the mark activates it and highlights the region, is called
+Transient Mark mode. In GNU Emacs 23 and onwards, it is enabled by
+default. @xref{Disabled Transient Mark}.
@item Transposition
Transposing two units of text means putting each one into the place