Silicon Graphics OCTANE2 Owner's Manual page 290

Glossary
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jot
A mouse-and window-based text editor included with the IRIX operating system.
KB (kilobyte)
The abbreviation for a standard unit for measuring the information storage capacity of
disks and memory (RAM and ROM); 1024 bytes equal one kilobyte, in most cases.
launch
To start an application, often by double-clicking an icon.
LED
Light-Emitting Diode. A light on a piece of hardware that indicates status or error
conditions.
local workstation
The physical workstation whose keyboard and mouse you are using, all hardware that is
connected to that workstation, and all software that resides on that hardware or its
removable media.
lockbar
A long piece of metal with a hole on the end that you slide through the chassis. It allows
you to secure the workstation with a lock and locking cable. The drives, frontplane,
system module (containing the CPU and DIMMs) are inaccessible when the lockbar is
locked in the system.
log in
To give the system your login name so you can start a session on the workstation.
log out
To end a session on the workstation.
login account
A database of information about each user that consists of, at the minimum, the login
name, user ID, and home directory.
login name
A name that uniquely identifies a user to the system.