Binder Manual (G06.27+, H06.04+, J06.03+)

Binder Manual—528613-004
Glossary-1
Glossary
absolute pathname. A pathname that begins with a slash (/) character and is resolved
beginning with the root directory. Contrast with “relative pathname.”
accelerate. To use the Accelerator program to generate an accelerated object file.
accelerated object code. The RISC instructions that result from processing a TNS object
file with the Accelerator.
accelerated object file . The object file that results from processing a TNS object file with
the Accelerator. An accelerated object file contains the original TNS object code, the
accelerated object code and related address map tables, and any Binderÿ and symbol
information from the original TNS object file.
Accelerator. A program that processes a TNS object file and produces an accelerated
object file. Most TNS object code that has been accelerated runs faster on TNS/R
processors than TNS object code that has not been accelerated. Accelerated object
files run no faster on TNS/E machines than TNS programs that have not been
accelerated, for TNS/E you must use OCA.
Accelerator region. The region of an object file that contains the RISC instructions
generated by the Accelerator.
ASSIGN Command. A TACL command that lets you associate a logical file name with a
physical file name. The physical file name is a fully qualified file ID. See also filename
and file ID.
application program interface. The set of functions or procedures that permits user
programs to communicate with the HP NonStop operating system.
API. See application program interface.
BIND. The stand-alone Binder you can use to bind separately compiled object files (or
modules) into a new object file.
Binder region. The region of an object file that contains a header and the following Binder
tables: procedure information table, entry point table, and data block information table.
binding. The operation of examining, collecting, linking, and modifying code and data
blocks from one or more object files to produce a target object file.
BINSERV. The Binder that is integrated with the C, COBOL85, FORTRAN, and TAL
compiler.
block. The smallest unit of code or data that can be relocated as a single entity.