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Glossary
Group Setup Data item
A Setup Data item that is a concatenation of a number of other Setup Data items. See Setup
Data Item.
H
highlighting attribute
An attribute of a data item or Display item that affects its appearance when displayed on a
screen or printed in a LINC Report. For example, BRIGHT or REVERSE.
Home position
Top left corner of the screen. Often used as the position from which commands are
entered.
Home screen
For LINC Ad Hoc Inquiry, the base screen from which the main functions are chosen.
host list
(1) The list of valid host types for which LINC Generate can perform reserved word
checking and generation of LINC Systems. (2) The initial list is specified on installation. (3)
Can be changed in the GLOBAL Specification, by using the Supervisor screen. (For LINC
Customizer, the list cannot be changed.)
HUB Background Run
For OS 2200 LINC Systems, a background run that processes external Automatic Entries.
There is one LINC Background Run for each LINC Deployment. See also HUB.
HUB
I
ICP
The facility that controls external Automatic Entries between LINC Systems. See
Automatic Entry, external Automatic Entry.
See Initial Control Program (for OS 2200 based LINC Systems) and Ispec Control Program
(forUNIXLINCSystems).
Initial Control Program (ICP)
The program that controls the generated Ispec subprograms in OS 2200 based LINC
Systems. Contrast with Update Program (for MCP based LINC Systems) and Ispec Control
Program (for UNIX LINC Systems).
Insertable Global Logic
A sequence of business rules (logic) and a screen layout that can be copied into any
number of Ispecs and LINC Reports. Contrast with Performable Global Logic.
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