Digital Equipment DEC 3000 500X AXP Owner's Manual page 253

local area VMScluster system
A type of configuration in which cluster communication is
carried out over the Ethernet by software that emulates certain
computer interconnect (CI) port functions.
local console mode
A mode in which you interact directly with the console subsystem
without requiring the password security feature. Compare with
privileged console mode.
local device
A disk drive, tape drive, or other device that is only available to
the computer to which it is connected.
log in
To identify yourself to the operating system. When you log
in, you type an account name and password. If the name and
password match an account on the system, you are allowed
access to that account.
logic
A sequence of hardware or software operations. Hardware logic
consists of chips and circuits that compute and control computer
operations. Software logic (also called program logic) is the
sequence of program instructions.
logical
The design of a system rather than its implementation.
login command
The command issued at the operating system prompt that allows
access to and communication with the system.
loopback connector
An Ethernet or communications connector used on the back of
the system unit when testing the Ethernet subsystem or the
synchronous/ asynchronous communications adapter, or when
the Ethernet and communications ports are not in use.
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