Specifications

Glossary
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male connector
A connector that has raised edges, pins, or other protruding parts that you plug into a
femaleconnector. An exampleofamaleconnectoris an electrical plug that youpluginto
a wall outlet.
man (manual) page
An online document that describes how to use a particular IRIX command. Also called
reference page.
MB (megabyte)
The abbreviation for a standard unit for measuring the information storage capacity of
disks and memory (RAM and ROM); 1024 kilobytes make one megabyte, in most uses.
menu
A list of operations or commands that the workstation can carry out on various objects
on the screen.
monitor
A hardwaredevice thatdisplays the images, windows,and text with whichyou interact
to use the system. It is also called a video display terminal (VDT).
monitor cable
The cable that connects the monitor to the workstation to transmit video signals.
monitor power cable
The cablethat connects the monitorto the workstation to provide powerto the monitor.
It is thick, with a male connector on one end and a female connector on the other.
mount
To make a filesystem that is stored on a local or remote disk resource accessible from a
specific directory on your workstation.
mount point
The directory on your workstation from which you access information that is stored on
a local or remote disk resource.