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PUBgroup A group created when an account is created whose files are usually accessible
to all users within the account.
PUB.SYS The public group of the system account. PUB.SYS is the group in which programs
and applications available to all users of the system reside.
quiet mode A session mode in which messages sent from other jobs or sessions to a
terminal are not displayed. Users control quiet mode with the SETMSG command. To
determine who is running quietly, execute the SHOWJOB command. Those sessions not
receiving messages are indicated by the word QUIET in the third column of the listing. A
WARN message from the system console overrides quiet mode, and should be used for all
critical communication, such as informing the user of an impending system shutdown.
remote access Communication with a computer from a physically separate location.
remote mode A mode in which a terminal transmits and receives data from a remote (or
host) computer.
remote node A node that is not physically located where you are and which you
communicate with via data communication.
remote session A session initiated from an area physically separated from the computer.
remote system A computer system physically separated from other computer systems.
remote system console A terminal which provides remote access to the SPU as a system
console or terminal session.
remote terminal A terminal that is indirectly connected to the computer, using a modem
and telephone hook up.
required parameter A parameter that is required when entering a command or calling
an intrinsic. In reference manuals, required parameters are surrounded by braces ({}).
resource Any device or item used by a computer, for example I/O devices, disk files, or
programs.
resource identification number (RIN) A number identifying a user-defined resource.
Users are normally allowed to lock only a single RIN, which means they can have exclusive
access to one resource at a time, such as an I/O device, a file, or a program.
resource sharing The most significant feature of a network. With resource sharing,
elements at each node are accessible from other nodes in the network. These elements may
include disk files, printers, magnetic tapes, terminals, and other programs.
response center support (RCS) An HP support agreement coverage that provides
telephone assistance with software usage and problems.
restore The process of retrieving user files from SYSGEN (MPE/iX), SYSDUMP (MPE V/E),
and STORE tapes or from serial disk and writing them to disk. Restoring is executed with