ENABLE Reference Manual

GLOSSARY
Unstructured File
Sync ID. A value used by the operating system to provide
automatic path error recovery for disc files.
TCP. A program supplied by Tandem that interprets SCREEN COBOL
object code and sends messages to server processes; synonymous
with requester process.
Terminal. A device capable of sending and receiving information
over communication lines.
Transaction Monitoring Facility (TMF). A trademark that
signifies the Tandem proprietary data management product that
monitors a data base for consistency and provides the tools
for data base recovery.
Tree structure. A logical structure that ENABLE uses to identify
the boxes that are associated with an application. For a
multifile application, a tree structure also identifies the
links that exist between the boxes and the order in which the
boxes are linked.
Unstructured file. A file in which data is physically located in
512-byte sectors and is referred to by a relative byte
address.
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