NonStop S-Series Hardware Installation and FastPath Guide (G06.26+)

Glossary
HP NonStop S-Series Hardware Installation and FastPath Guide—529876-001
Glossary-43
global offset table (GOT)
global offset table (GOT). A table of indirect addresses of data, including function
descriptors, that might reside in a different loadfile.The GOT is an artifact of the native
compiler.
globalized. The import-control characteristic of a loadfile that allows it to import symbols
from any loadfile in the loadList of the program with which it is loaded. When those
loadfiles offer multiple definitions of the same symbol, those loadfiles are searched in
loadList sequence, and the first definition found takes precedence. See also
searchList.
globally unique ID (GUID). A unique, read-only number stored in nonvolatile memory
(SEEPROM) on a ServerNet II Switch at the time of manufacture. The GUID also
appears on the bar code label. This number can be used programmatically to identify
the switch.
GMS. Group, module, slot CRU or FRU identification scheme.
GOT. See global offset table (GOT).
GPR. See general-purpose register (GPR).
graphical user interface (GUI). A user interface that offers point-and-click access to
program functions.
graphics address remapping table (GART). The scatter-gather table used for graphics
address remapping functions.
ground. A conducting connection, whether intentional or accidental, between an electrical
circuit and either the earth or some conducting body that serves in place of the earth,
such as an underground metal water pipe, structural steel, or a ground rod driven into
the earth. See also earth ground.
grounded. Connected to earth or to some conducting body that serves in place of the earth.
grounded conductor. A system or circuit conductor that is intentionally grounded.
ground fault. Any undesired current path from a point of differing potential to ground.
ground fault interrupter. A device that interrupts the electric current to the load when a
fault current to ground exceeds a predetermined value that is less than that required to
operate the overcurrent protection device of the supply circuit.
grounding conductor. A conductor used to connect equipment of the grounded circuit of a
wiring system to one or more earth-grounding electrodes. See also earth-grounding
electrode.
group. (1) Part of the group, module, slot naming convention for uniquely identifying the
logical location of a component within a system. A group is a subset of a system and
contains one or more modules. A group does not necessarily correspond to a single