Digital Equipment 300 Series AXP Reference Manual page 296

register
A temporary storage location in hardware logic other than main
memory.
reliability
The probability that a device or system will not fail to perform
its intended functions during a specified time when operated
under stated conditions.
remote
Physically distant from a computer, but linked to a computer by
communication lines. Compare with local.
removable-media drive
An external or internal drive such as the RRD42, TZK10, TZ30,
TLZ06, or RX26 from which the storage medium is removable.
restore
In software, to recover files or software that were backed up,
copying the material from the backup medium (such as a tape
or diskette) to the medium you normally use. In hardware, to
return the system to an operating condition.
RISC
See Reduced Instruction Set Computer.
ROM
See read-only memory.
satellite
A node that is booted remotely from the system disk on the
boot node. Also, a computer system that obtains a specific set of
services from a server system.
SCSI
See Small Computer System Interface.
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