NonStop System Glossary

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).
local millicode
Emulation millicode routines that are physically copied into each TNS program code file when
accelerated for TNS/E. These are a small and frequently used subset of the full set of
accelerated-mode millicode routines located in the system’s TNS Emulation Library. The program’s
calls to its local copy of these routines are faster and more compact than DLL calls to the external
library.
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 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 system console operator, the system to which the operator is logged
on. Contrast with remote system.
locale
In localization, the definition of the subset of a user’s environment that depends on language and
cultural conventions.
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