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GLOSSARY
Mesa Processor
mouse
mouse cursor
MPB
network
NIL
NS
operati ng system
PARe
package
partition
pathname
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Any machine capable of supporting the
Mesa Processing Language.
Pointing device equipped with buttons.
Your 1186 workstation may have a
two-button or three-button mouse. See
chapter 2 for a description of both mouse
types. Sometimes referred to as the optical
pointer.
See description for cursor.
Mesa Processor Board.
A~
interconnection of several computers,
allowing them to communicate and share
resources. Sometimes also used to refer to
the medium itself, e.g., a coaxial cable in the
case of the Ethernet.
In Lisp, NIL is a speciallitatom that translates
to "false."
Abbreviation for network systems
A collection of software routines used to
supervise the sequencing and processing of
computer programs.
Abbreviation for Palo Alto Research Center
An Interlisp-D tool, or program, designed to
help you carry out some complex procedure
or task. A package must be loaded into
your environment before you can use it.
A piece of a large rigid disk.
The
comple~e
name of a file you want to
load. Includes the name of the file server,
the directory and subdirectories. For
example a Lisp sysout's pathname might be
{eris}< lisp>koto > basics >full.sysout,
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