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Glossary
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option
option. Either a flag and its parameters or a flag that has no parameters; for example:
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-o file name
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-rename oldname newname
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-set SYSTYPE OSS
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-verbose
OSS. See Open System Services (OSS).
OSS environment. The OSS application programming interface, tools, and utilities.
PIC (position-independent code). Executable code that need not be modified to run at
different virtual addresses. External reference addresses appear only in a data area
that can be modified by the loader; they do not appear in PIC code. PIC is also called
shared code.
private library. See user library (UL).
process. A program that has been submitted to the operating system for execution. An
instance of execution of a program.
program file. A loadfile for a program. You can execute a program file.
pTAL. A machine-independent systems programming language based on TAL. The pTAL
language excludes architecture-specific TAL constructs and includes new constructs
that replace the architecture-specific constructs. Compare to Transaction Application
Language (TAL).
pTAL compiler. An optimizing compiler for the pTAL language.
public library. A library that is loaded when the CPU is loaded, provided by HP. The system
library and SRLs are public libraries. A process can use multiple public libraries.
reduced instruction-set computing (RISC). A processor architecture based on a
relatively small and simple instruction set, a large number of general-purpose registers,
and an optimized instruction pipeline that supports high-performance instruction
execution. Compare to complex instruction-set computing (CISC).
relative path name. A path name that does not begin with a slash (/) character. A relative
path name is resolved beginning with the current working directory. Compare to
absolute path name.
RISC. See reduced instruction-set computing (RISC).