DCE Installation, Configuration, and Management Guide

Glossary
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TCP/IP
TCP/IP. See Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
thread. A sequential flow of control within a process.
TMF. See UTC.
TNS shared run-time library (TNS SRL). A shared run-time library (SRL) available to TNS
processes in the Open System Services (OSS) environment. A TNS process can have
only one TNS SRL. A TNS SRL is implemented as a special user library that allows
shared global data.
TNS/E library. A TNS/E native-mode library. TNS/E libraries are implemented as dynamic-
link libraries (DLLs).
TNS/E native dynamic-link library (TNS/E native DLL). A dynamic-link library (DLL)
available to TNS/E native processes in both the Guardian and Open System Services
(OSS) environments. TNS/E native DLLs can be either public or private. A TNS/E
native process can have multiple public and private, or ordinary, DLLs. An ordinary
DLL can be linked as a user library. A TNS/E native process can have only one user
library.
TNS/R library. A TNS/R native-mode library. For a PIC-compiled application, TNS/R
libraries can be dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) or hybridized native shared runtime
libraries (SRLs). For a non PIC-compiled application, TNS/R libraries can only be
native SRLs.
TNS/R native shared run-time library (TNS/R native SRL). A shared run-time library
(SRL) available to TNS/R native processes in both the Guardian and Open System
Services (OSS) environments. TNS/R native SRLs can be either public or private. A
TNS/R native process can have multiple public SRLs but only one private SRL.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). A network provider that is
supported by the transport layer interface.
UTC. See Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
virtual host. One instance of the files and processes needed by a DCE host machine within
a DCE cell installed on a NonStop system. Each virtual host has its own Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stack and IP address. Multiple virtual hosts
can run on the same NonStop system to provide fault-tolerant DCE services.