Digital Equipment VAXstation 2000 Hardware Installation Manual page 123

program mode
The state in which the computer is controlled by the operating system. After
the operating system is installed, the system wiQ always operate in program
mode, unless you put it into console mode. (See console mode.)
prompt
Words or characters that the system displays to indicate that it is waiting for
you to type a command.
puck
A palm-sized device that slides on the tablet's surface and together function
as a pointing device. (See pointing device and tablet.)
RAM
Abbreviation for random-access memory. (See random-access memory
(RAM).)
random-access memory (RAM)
Memory that can be both read and written into and randomly access any one
location during normal operations. The type of memory the system uses to
store the instructions of programs currently being run.
raster
A linear measurement unit for graphics characters on the video screen,
read-only memory (ROM)
A memory whose contents cannot be modified. The system can use the data
contained in a ROM but carmot change it.
remote install
See down-line load.
ROM
Abbreviation for read-only memory. (See read-only memory (ROM).)
run
A single continuous execution of a program (noun). To execute a program
(verb).
software
Programs executed by the system to perform a chosen or required function.
Compare to Hardware.
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