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

GLOSSARY
LPT
The generic device name for line printers.
MACRO
The symbolic assembly program on the TOPS-IO.
Macro
A portion of code that is substituted for its name whenever its
name is invoked.
Magnetic tape
MAINT.SYS
Mask
A tape with a magnetic surface on which data can be stored by
magnetizing selective portions of the surface.
The area of the disk reserved for maintenance use only.
1. A combination of bits that is used to control the
or elimination of portions of any word, character,
memory.
retention
or byte in
2. On half-duplex circuits, the characters typed on the terminal
to make the password unreadable.
Master/slave system
A specific type of multiprocessing system involving two
processors where one processor has a more important role than the
other.
Master file directory (MFD)
Meddling
The file created when the disk is refreshed, which contains the
names of all user file directories including itself.
The action of attempting to modify code in a sharable high
segment.
Memory cycle overlap
The hardware feature that allows a second memory reference to be
made before data from the first reference has been received by
the processor.
Memory protection
Metering
A scheme for preventing read and/or write access to certain areas
of storage.
A technique used to perform performance analysis.
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