User`s guide

Stack pointer. An address location that contains the address of the processor-

deﬁned stack. The processor-deﬁned stack is an area of memory set aside for

temporary storage or for procedure and interrupt service linkages.

SRM

Standard Reference Manual, as in VAX SRM.

SSC

System Support Chip.

TOY

Time of year.

VAXcluster conﬁguration

A highly integrated organization of OpenVMS systems that communicate

over a high-speed communications path. VAXcluster conﬁgurations have

all the functions of single-node systems, plus the ability to share CPU

resources, queues, and disk storage. Like a single-node system, the VAXcluster

conﬁguration provides a single security and management environment.

Member nodes can share the same operating environment or serve specialized

needs.

VMB

Virtual machine bootstrap. The VMB program loads and runs the operating

system.

OpenVMS

Virtual memory system. The operating system for a VAX computer.

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