Digital Equipment DECpc AXP 150 User Information page 16

Additional
Information
Conventions
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• The glossary defines some of the technical terms used in this
manual.
See Appendix A for the list of associated and related documents.
The following conventions are used in this manual:
Convention Description
Text displayed on the screen is shown in
monospace
monospace type.
boldface type Boldface type in examples indicates user input.
Boldface type in text indicates the first instance
of terms defined either in the text, in the
glossary, or both.
italic type Italic type emphasizes important information,
indicates variables, and indicates complete
titles of manuals.
nn nnn.nnn nn A space character separates digits in numerals
with 5 or more digits. For example, 10 000
equals ten thousand.
n.nn A period in numerals signals the decimal point
indicator. For example, 1.75 equals one and
three-fourths.
UPPERCASE Words in uppercase indicate a command.
n A lowercase italic n indicates the generic use
of a number. For example, 19nn indicates a
4-digit number in which the last 2 digits are
unknown.
x A lowercase italic x indicates the generic use
of a letter. For example, xxx indicates any
combination of three alphabetic characters.
Note A note contains information of special
importance to the reader.
Caution A caution contains information to prevent
damage to the equipment.