HP Visualize J5000 - Workstation Owner's Manual page 194

Glossary
Console. The tty (terminal) the
system was booted from. The
console is associated with the
monitor where all system
messages are displayed. The
system administrator sends
messages to other system users
from this tty.
Control-key sequence A
keystroke combination used as a
shorthand way of specifying
commands. To enter a control key
sequence, hold down the "Ctrl" key
while pressing another key.
CPU See Central Processing
Unit.
Current directory
working directory.
Current session The work and
processes that have been created
since you logged into the system
(and before you log out again).
See also Session.
Current working directory The
directory from which a
relative-pathname search begins,
as well as the directory in which
you are currently working. It is
also called the "working directory"
or "current directory."
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Cursor The small, usually
blinking, box or underline
displayed in whatever screen or
window is active at any particular
time. The cursor marks your
current typing position on the
screen and indicates which
program (HP CDE terminal
window or shell) will receive your
typed commands.
D
Daisy-chaining A method of
connecting devices in which the
signal passes from one device to
the next in serial fashion along a
bus.
See Current
DDS tape drive A device that
stores data on Digital Data
Storage (DDS) cassettes.
Default Most commands give you
a choice of one or more options. If
you don't specify an option, the
command automatically assigns
one. This automatic option is called
the "default" See also Command
option.
Dialog box A special type of HP
CDE screen that contains controls
and settings, and with which the
user can carry on an interactive
"dialog" in the process of setting
whatever parameters the dialog