NonStop System Glossary

NAM

See Network Access Method (NAM).

named resource list (NRL)

A table that contains one entry for each device and named process in the system. A logical device

number (ldev) is an NRL index.

national-standards-body conforming POSIX.1 application

An application that both:

• Uses only the facilities described in ISO/IEC IS 9945-1:1990 and approved standards of a

specific member of the ISO or IEC (the national standards body)

• Documents use of only those facilities and approved standards and documents all options and

dependencies on limits

native

An adjective that can modify object code, object file, process, procedure, and mode of process

execution. Native object files contain native object code, which directly uses MIPS or Itanium

instructions and the corresponding conventions for register handling and procedure calls. Native

processes are those created by executing native object files. Native procedures are units of native

object code. Native mode execution is the state of the process when it is executing native

procedures.

native-compiled Itanium instructions

See Intel Itanium instructions.

native-compiled MIPS RISC instructions

See MIPS RISC instructions.

native-compiled RISC instructions

See MIPS RISC instructions.

Native Inspect

The system default debugger on TNS/E systems. A command-line symbolic debugger that runs on

the TNS/E host system and can be used to debug TNS/E native processes and snapshot files.

native interface

Is a physical interface like “ethx” or a bonded interface like “bondx”. Each of these interfaces can

provide link pulse information. The native interface does not include other virtual interfaces or

tunnel interfaces.

native link editor

See eld utility, ld utility, or nld utility.

native mode

See TNS/E native mode or TNS/R native mode.

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