TOPS-10 Monitor Calls Manual Volume 2 AA-K039D ... - Trailing-Edge

GI .. OSSARY
Flag
An indicator that signals the occurrence of some condition,
as the end of a word.
such
Fragmentation
The state existing when swapped segments cannot be allocated in
one contiguous set of blocks on the swapping space and therefore
must be allocated in separate sections.
Full-SCNSER PTY
Fullword
A pseudo-terminal (PTY) that contains the full terminal
characteristic set, allowing echoing to the controlled job and a
full break set. Refer to "PTY."
A contiguous sequence of bits or characters that comprises a
single computer word, or describing a word that can be referred
to as a single unit. On TOPS-la, a word is 36 bits long.
Funny space
Refer to "Per-process space."
Generic device name
The name of a class of physical units. This abbreviation is
usually three characters. As an example, DTA is the generic name
for DECtapes, and DTAO, DTA1, and so forth, are specific unit
names.
Global symbol
Group
Halfword
Hardware
A symbol that is accessible to modules other than the one in
which it is defined. The value of a global symbol is placed in
the loader's global symbol table when the module containing the
symbol definition is loaded.
A contiguous set of disk clusters allocated as a single unit of
storage and described by a single retrieval pointer.
A contiguous sequence of bits or characters which comprises half
of a computer word and may be addressed as a unit. On TOPS-la,
bits a through 17 comprise the left half word and bits 18 through
35, the right half word. Each half word is 18 bits long.
Physical equipment of the computer (such as magnetic, mechanical,
and electronic devices), as contrasted with the computer program
(software) or method of use.
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