Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation and Support Guide

Glossary
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loadList
loadList. A list of all the libraries that must be loaded for a given loadfile to execute. A
loadfile’s loadList includes all the libraries in the given loadfile’s libList plus all the
libraries in those loadfiles’ libLists, and so forth. It does not include the implicit
libraries. The loadList order is the sequence in which these loadfiles are to be loaded
when they are not already loaded by a previous operation. The loadList of the program
includes all the loadfiles present in the process, in the order they were loaded.
local area network (LAN). A network that is located in a small geographical area and
whose communications technology provides a high-bandwidth, low-cost medium to
which low-cost nodes can be connected. One or more LANs can be connected to the
system such that the LAN users can access the system as if their workstations were
connected directly to it. Contrast with wide area network (WAN).
locale. In localization, the definition of the subset of a user’s environment that depends on
language and cultural conventions.
localization. The process of adapting computer interfaces, data, and documentation to the
culturally accepted way of presenting information in the culture. Sometimes referred to
as “L10N,” derived from the 10 letters between the initial “L” and the final “N” of the
word “localization.”
local mount. In the Network File System (NFS), a mount that attaches the fileset
associated with a server to the specified mount point within the local directory
hierarchy. The local mount is visible within the NFS subsystem and makes the files
associated with the server available through the path associated with the local mount
point.
local node. See local system.
local operator. The person who performs routine system operations, such as starting and
stopping the system, loading and unloading tapes, and changing the air filter. The
local operator is normally the operator of the asynchronous system console for the
node. See also operator.
local processor. A processor in the same node as the ServerNet cluster monitor process
(SNETMON) that is reporting status about the processor.
local system. (1) An on-site system or a system that is geographically near to the user or
operator. (2) From the perspective of a particular SNETMON, the system or node on
which that SNETMON is running. (3) From the perspective of a Compaq TSM operator,
the system to which the operator is logged on. Contrast with remote system.
logical device name. The name assigned to an I/O process during its configuration. Other
processes use the logical device name when issuing Guardian procedure calls to the
I/O process.
logical device number. A number that identifies a particular I/O device in the system.
Logical device numbers are assigned to physical I/O devices.