Glossary - Acorn computer econet level 2/3 User Manual

Glossary

Access string
a series of letters indicating users' access rights to a file
Catalogue
a list of the contents of a directory
Directory
a collection of files and other directories
Execution address
the location in a file at which execution will start when the
file is loaded by the *<filename> command
File
data and programs stored on your file server's discs are
organised into files
File server
a computer controlling a disc storage device
connected to it
Identifier
a name by which the network recognises you
Library
directory normally used to store machine-code programs
Load
to transfer information from disc to your computer
Lock
a device to protect a file or directory from deletion: see page 14
Log on
to start a session, specifying your identifier and, if necessary,
a file server and a password
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