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output Data transferred from internal to secondary (external) storage in a computer. Also,
the process of transferring information from the computer to a peripheral device.
parallel devices A set of backup devices to which you are able to store information
simultaneously.
parameter A value in a list of values that is passed to a procedure. The parameter is used
on calculations or operations in the procedure.
parent directory A directory that contains other directories.
pathname A way of identifying the path to any MPE/iX file. For example, you can refer to
FILE1.PUB.SYS using the pathname /SYS/PUB/FILE1. Notice that pathnames are top-
down rather than bottom-up as MPE syntax.
peripheral A hardware device attached to and controlled by a computer, such as a
terminal, a tape or disk drive, or a printer.
POSIX Portable Operating System Interface. A set of standards that address various
areas of operating system technology. The POSIX standards describe functions of an
operating system interface that applications use to become "POSIX- compliant." The main
point of POSIX is to facilitate software portability and minimize porting costs.
purge To delete a permanent file from the system with the PURGE command. The PURGE
command is also used to delete an account structure entry such as a user name, a group
name, or an account.
relative pathname A pathname that is interpreted from the current working directory.
For example, ./dir1/longfilename refers to the file longfilename in directory dir1 in
the current working directory.
required parameter A parameter that is required when entering a command or calling
an intrinsic. In reference manuals, required parameters are surrounded by braces ({}).
restore The process of retrieving user files from SYSGEN (MPE/iX), SYSDUMP (MPE
V/E), and STORE tapes or serial disk and writing them to disk. Restoring is executed with
the RESTORE command.
root directory Also called (and designated by) a slash or /. It is a system directory; all
files, accounts, groups, and directories connect back to the root directory. All accounts on
MPE/iX are direct descendants of the root directory.
scratch tapes Used tapes containing information that is no longer needed.
sequential A manner in which information may be read from or written to a device.
Sequentially accessed files are stored in such a way that the logical order of the file's record
is identical to their physical layout on disk or tape.