AT&T UNIX PC User Manual page 114

Glossary
parity check
password
patlU1ame
point
port
printer
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A means of checking whether data
transmitted through telephone lines
or an RS-232 cable is garbled during
transmission. The UNIX PC offers an
even- or odd-parity check in which
garbled characters are displayed as
small squares when a parity check is
displayed as received.
A word or series of characters you
type to gain access to a computer
system after responding to the login
prompt.
A means of identifying a file by
including the names of the folders
that must be opened to reach it from
the Filecabinet. The names of the
folders are separated by slashes
(I).
For example, the pathname of the file
myfile, stored in the practice
folder, is practice/myfile.
To select an object, command, or
field for action by highlighting it.
There are several ways to point: by
moving the mouse, pressing the arrow
keys, or typing the name or first few
characters of an item. You can
select several items by pointing to
each and pressing the B3 mouse button
or the Mark key.
A place where data enters and exits
from the computer. For example, data
is sent to a printer through the
printer port on the back of the UNIX
PC.
An
output device that transfers
information stored in or received by
the computer onto paper as a
permanent or
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copy.