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reduced instruction-set computing (RISC)
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.
Contrast with complex instruction-set computing (CISC).
re-exported library. A library whose symbols are made available by another dynamic-link
library (DLL) to any localized client of that DLL. Re-export is an attribute of the DLL’s
libList entry for that library. This attribute is specified by the DLL’s programmer and
recorded by the linker as a DLL is built. It affects only localized clients of the DLL. This
feature allows a symbol to be moved from one DLL to another without relinking clients
of the original DLL.
Re-exporting is transitive; that is, if A re-exports B and B re-exports C, then A re-
exports C. Re-exported libraries can re-export other libraries to form a succession of
re-exported-libraries of arbitrary length.
reference page. In Open System Services (OSS) and Distributed Computing Environment
(DCE), the online or hard-copy version of a file that provides reference information for
a software facility. Some UNIX product externals and end-user publications use the
term “man page” instead, referring either to the online delivery mechanism used to
display the file (usually the shell man command) or to the nature of the file as part of a
publication.
register-exact point. A location in an accelerated program at which the values in both
memory and the register stack are the same as they would be if the program were
running on a TNS processor. A register-exact point is also a memory-exact point.
regular file. In the Open System Services (OSS) file system, a file that is a randomly
accessible sequence of bytes. A regular file contains binary or text data and has no
structure imposed by the system. Contrast with special file.
relative pathname. In the Open System Services (OSS) file system and Network File
System (NFS), a pathname that does not begin with a slash (/) character. A relative
pathname is resolved beginning with the current working directory. Contrast with
absolute pathname.
release version update (RVU). A collection of compatible revisions of HP NonStop Kernel
operating system software products, identified by an RVU ID, and shipped and
supported as a unit. An RVU consists of the object modules, supporting files, and
documentation for the product revisions. An RVU also includes a set of documentation
for the overall RVU.
RELOAD. An HP Tandem Advanced Command Language (TACL) command to load the HP
NonStop™ Kernel operating system image from disk over the ServerNet fabrics into
the memory of the processor.
remote access. For the Compaq TSM package, a form of remote support. Remote access,
or dial-in, allows a service provider to dial in to your HP NonStop™ S-series server to
diagnose hardware and software problems. See also remote notification.