TS/MP 2.5 Pathsend and Server Programming Manual

sync ID A value used in the Guardian environment to determine whether an I/O operation has finished.
In active backup programming, a file’s sync ID is used to prevent the backup process from
repeating I/O operations that have already been completed by the primary process.
syncdepth A parameter to Guardian procedure calls that sets the maximum number of operations or messages
that a process is allowed to queue before action must be taken or a reply must be performed.
system name The first of the four parts of a Guardian file name; also called a node name.1.
2. A name that identifies the NonStop system on which a PATHMON process is running. In
SCREEN COBOL programs, this name is given in SEND statements.
3. A SCREEN COBOL word that identifies part of the NonStop operating environment; a name
can be associated with function keys or terminal display attributes.
System/T The transaction monitor for a NonStop Tuxedo system. See also NonStop Tuxedo application.
TACL See Tandem Advanced Command Language (TACL).
TAL See Transaction Application Language (TAL).
Tandem Alliance HP’s marketing and technical support program for third-party vendors, which encourages the
development of application software for the Pathway environment. The Alliance attracts software
developers, value-added resellers, and other vendors who can provide industry-specific and
general business applications for NonStop customers.
Tandem NonStop
Series (TNS)
Computers provided by HP that support the NonStop Kernel and that are based on complex
instruction-set computing (CISC) technology. TNS processors implement the TNS instruction set.
See also complex instruction-set computing (CISC) and Tandem NonStop Series/RISC (TNS/R).
Tandem NonStop
Series/RISC
(TNS/R)
Computers provided by HP that support the NonStop Kernel and that are based on reduced
instruction-set computing (RISC) technology. TNS/R processors implement the RISC instruction set
and are upwardly compatible with the TNS system-level architecture. See also reduced
instruction-set computing (RISC) and Tandem NonStop Series (TNS).
task The sequence of SCREEN COBOL program units that are executed as a result of a PATHCOM
START TERM or RUN PROGRAM command or an SPI START TERM or START PROG command.
TCLPROG file A SCREEN COBOL object library file.
TCP See terminal control process (TCP).
TDA See terminal data area (TDA).
TEDIT An HP text editor used to create or modify a source text file. Also called PS Text Edit.
tell message An informational message sent by PATHCOM or a management application to one or more
terminals controlled by a SCREEN COBOL program, to be displayed for the terminal operators.
TELL object A temporary object used in PATHCOM and SPI commands to define a tell message.
temporary TERM
object
A TERM object created by the PATHMON process when a PATHCOM RUN PROGRAM command
or an SPI START PROG command is issued. Temporary TERM objects are deleted by the PATHMON
process when application processing is completed or when a STOP TERM or ABORT TERM
command is issued. Names of temporary TERM objects begin with a number. See also configured
TERM object and TERM object.
TERM object A definition of a task that uses a SCREEN COBOL program to control an input/output device
such as a terminal or workstation, or an input/output process such as a front-end process. A
TERM object can be either explicitly configured with an ADD command or created by the
PATHMON process through a PATHCOM RUN PROGRAM or SPI START PROG command. TERM
objects created by the latter method are called temporary TERM objects. See also configured
TERM object and temporary TERM object.
terminal An I/O device capable of sending and receiving information over communications lines.
terminal context Data maintained by a TCP for each active terminal under its control.
terminal control
process (TCP)
A process used for terminal management and transaction control, provided by HP as part of the
Pathway/iTS product. A TCP is a multithreaded process that interprets compiled SCREEN COBOL
requestor programs (screen programs) in the user’s application, executing the appropriate program
instructions for each I/O device or process the TCP is configured to handle. The TCP coordinates
communication between screen programs and their I/O devices or processes and, with the help
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