HP J Class Owner's Manual page 249

dialog box
A special type of HP VUE screen that is called by the user from a
window. Dialog boxes contain controls and settings. To display an
example of a dialog box, click the Style Manager button on the Work-
space, then click on Color.
directory
A special type of object that contains information about the objects
beneath it in the HP–UX organizational structure. Basically, it is a file
that stores names and links to files and other directories. See also file.
disk
A thin, round plate with a magnetic surface coating on which data is
stored by magnetic recording. See also floppy diskette, hard disk,
CD–ROM disc.
disked workstation
A workstation that has its own hard disk drive. See also diskless
workstation, node, partner node, workstation.
diskette
See floppy diskette.
diskless booting
Loading the operating system into local memory from the disk of a
partner workstation.
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