HP Visualize J5000 Owner's Manual page 199

Glossary
Network Two or more
workstations sharing
information See also Cluster,
Workstation.
Network controller A printed
circuit board that passes bit
streams between the network and
the main memory of the
workstation. Coupled with the
network transceiver, the controller
also handles signal processing,
encoding, and network media
access.
Node A computer that is on a
network. Each node in the network
can use the data, programs, and
devices of other network nodes,
assuming permissions are set up
properly. Each node contains main
memory and has its own disk or
shares one with another node
See also Disked workstation,
Diskless workstation, Workstation.
Node name A unique identifying
name given to a workstation in a
cluster. Synonymous with
Hostname See also Cluster, Node.
Nonvolatile memory System
memory that retains its contents
even after workstation power is
turned off.
O
Object Any file, directory, or link
in the network. See also directory,
file, link, pathname.
Operating system The program
that supervises the execution of
other programs on your
workstation. For example, the
entire HP-UX system, including
the kernel and all HP-UX
commands See also kernel.
Option See Command option.
Output device Any of several
pieces of hardware used for
receiving messages from the
computer and storing them, or
making them perceptible by
humans. Disks and tapes,
computer monitors, printers,
plotters are examples of output
devices See also Input device.
Output window The window that
displays a process response to your
command.
P
Parent directory A directory
that contains other directories,
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