Silicon Graphics OCTANE2 Owner's Manual page 291

Glossary
login screen
The window that you see after powering on the system, before you can access files and
directories. The window contains one icon for each login account on the system.
male connector
A connector that has raised edges, pins, or other protruding parts that you plug into a
female connector. An example of a male connector is an electrical plug that you plug into
a wall outlet.
man (manual) page
An online document that describes how to use a particular IRIX command. Also called
reference page.
MB (megabyte)
The abbreviation for a standard unit for measuring the information storage capacity of
disks and memory (RAM and ROM); 1024 kilobytes equal one megabyte, in most cases.
menu
A list of operations or commands that the workstation can perform on various objects on
the screen.
monitor
A hardware device that displays the images, windows, and text with which you interact
to use the system. It is also called a video display terminal (VDT).
monitor cable
The cable that connects the monitor to the workstation to transmit video signals.
monitor power cable
The cable that connects the monitor to the workstation to provide power to the monitor.
It is thick, with a male connector on one end and a female connector on the other.
mount
To make a filesystem that is stored on a local or remote disk resource accessible from a
specific directory on your workstation.
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