Epson Endeavor User Manual page 180

Partition
(1) The area an operating system defines on a hard disk so you
can use that area as though it were a physically separate device;
(2) to divide a hard disk into separate logical areas. You can
create a primary partition and one or more extended partitions
on a hard disk.
Password
The unique sequence of characters you type after you turn on
or reset the computer (or before running SETUP) in order to
access and use your SETUP program or your system.
Pathname
The directory name(s) you specify to locate a file. For example,
the pathname for the file SALES, stored in the subdirectory
BUSINESS, is \BUSINESS\SALES.
Peripheral device
An external device (such as a printer or a modem) connected to
a computer that depends on the computer for its operation.
Porf
A physical input/output socket on a computer to which you
can connect a peripheral device.
Power-on diagnostics
Tests stored in a computer's ROM that the computer runs to
check its internal circuitry, peripheral device configuration, and
operating status each time you turn it on or reset it.
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