NBX Manual

Glossary
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Pathway/TS
Pathway/TS. A transaction processing (TP) product that supports requester programs that
run in the Guardian environment and communicate with terminals and intelligent
devices. It requires the services of NonStop Transaction Services/MP (NonStop TS/MP).
PC6530 Terminal Emulator (PCT). A Compaq program that runs on an IBM-compatible
PC with the MS-DOS operating system and emulates a 6530 terminal.
PCONSOLE. A NetWare print console utility used to create, configure, and monitor print
queues, print servers, and shared network printers. It can be run by any network user;
however, specific tasks can only be performed by certain types of users.
PCT. See PC6530 Terminal Emulator (PCT)
.
physical interface (PIF). The hardware components that connect a system node to a
network.
PIF. See physical interface (PIF)
.
ping. Packet Internet Groper. A program used to test the reachability of another machine on
the network. The ping program sends an echo request to a specified machine and waits
for a reply.
POET. See Pathway Open Environment Toolkit (POET)
.
port. TLAM object that defines a set of link-level access points.
port address. For TLAM lines, the address used by TLAM to specify the address of the
connection to a LAN controller.
predefined value. A commonly used value—for example, a value for a token or a field in a
token—that is given a name in a set of definition files.
print queue. In a NetWare network, a directory on the network on which print jobs are
stored. A printer is assigned to a print queue.
print server. In a NetWare local area network (LAN)
, a server that sends print jobs from a
print queue to a network printer.
printing distributor. A Subsystem Control Facility (SCF)
distributor process that obtains
formatted text for select event messages and distributes it to a printer, to another display
device, or to a file.
process. A running entity that is managed by the operating system, as opposed to a program,
which is a collection of code and data. When a program is taken from a file on a disk
and run in a processor, the running entity is called a process.
programmatic command. In the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF)
, a command issued by a
program rather than interactively by a human operator. Contrast interactive command.