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Symbol for "control" key. |
| h |
backspace |
| i |
tab |
| q |
x-on |
| r (R83) |
retype command |
| s |
x-off |
| w (R83) |
back word |
| x |
Cancels current input line, or exits Access report. |
| abs |
Absolute frames. |
| selection processor |
Gathers items for Access processes. |
| account |
Description of account. |
| active list |
A list of strings delimited by attribute marks created by one of the list-generating processes. |
| adi |
Acronym for Attribute-Defining Item. |
| amc |
Attribute Mark Count. |
| any key |
A key which produces character output. |
| ASCII, definition |
Definition of ASCII. |
| ASCII codes |
The standard ASCII code table. |
| attribute |
Field used to store data within an item. |
| attribute mark |
Used to separate attibutes in items. |
| b-tree |
Balanced-tree index. |
| backward link zero |
Backward link zero is a file system error. |
| BASIC |
Pick's primary programming language. |
| retrieval locks / update locks |
Description of retrieval locks. |
| blz |
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| branching |
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| ccb |
See "cursor control block" and "assignfq". |
| clipboard |
Temporary storage area used by DOS, Windows & Pick. |
| command |
Invokes TCL process. |
| conversion |
Conversion codes are listed under "processing codes". |
| correlative |
References attribute 8 of dictionary. |
| CRT |
Acronym for "Cathode Ray Tube". |
| cruise |
See "cruising". |
| cursor |
The thing on the screen that moves when you type. |
| cursor control block |
Description of cursor control block. |
| cut and paste |
Definition and description. |
| d-pointer |
Defines a "real" file's location. |
| deleting items |
see "save". |
| delimiter |
Separates elements in a statement, command or data. |
| dictionaries |
Description of dictionary level of file system. |
| dictionaries as operators |
Description of using dictionaries as operators. |
| dirty bits |
The flag set on changed items. |
| dm |
The "data manager" account. |
| double space |
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| EBCDIC, definition |
Definition of EBCDIC |
| epick |
The old name for the on-line form of the Pick Systems Reference Manual. |
| expression |
Description of expression. |
| external format |
The "human-readable" form of data representation. |
| fcb |
See "file control block". |
| fdi |
Acronym for file-defining item. |
| fid |
Contraction for "frame-id". |
| file |
Description of Pick files. |
| file-locks |
see "file lock codes" |
| file control block |
Description of file control block. |
| file-defining item |
File-defining item overview. |
| file lock codes |
Description of retrieval/update locks. |
| file.name |
The name of a Pick file. |
| file paths |
see "file.reference". |
| file.reference |
How to reference files in Pick. |
| files |
Description of Pick file organization. |
| flusher |
Description of flusher. |
| font |
A character typeface. |
| frame |
Description of a frame. |
| full duplex |
A terminal mode which sends but does not display a keystroke. |
| full restore |
A total reload of the file system. |
| Assembler |
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| Assembly Languages |
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| Assembly Language, Pick |
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| Binary Files |
Description of Binary Files |
| blocked IO |
Defined blocked IO. |
| dialer |
defines the dialer subsystem |
| element, data |
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| entity |
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| hangup |
General discussion about modem hangups |
| Header Files |
Description of Header Files |
| hot backup |
Hot Backup Configuration |
| network save/restore |
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| osfi |
Open Systems File Interface |
| Pick Remote Files |
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| Open Systems File Interface |
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| Super-Q-Pointer |
Extended q-pointer for accessing non-Pick and/or non-local files. |
| tape socket |
Tape device across a network |
| Unix Files |
Description of Unix Remote Files |
| var |
An OSFI driver providing access to TCL shell variables. |
| gfe |
Abbreviation for Group Format Error. |
| gfe handler |
Description of GFE handler. |
| group |
Statistical gathering of frames in a file. |
| group format error |
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| half duplex |
A terminal mode which displays and sends a keystroke. |
| hashing |
Pick's retrieval algorithm. |
| hung port |
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| incremental restore |
Restores items from last incremental save tape. |
| incremental save |
Saves items changed since last save. |
| installation |
see your System Installation Guide. |
| internal format |
The way data is stored in Pick. |
| item |
A collection of attributes, values, and subvalues. |
| item-id |
The key to an item. |
| levels |
Description of level pushing. |
| linked overflow |
Additional frames attached to a file's primary file space. |
| locking scheme |
Locking schemes. |
| locks |
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| logon |
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| macros |
Overview of macros. |
| master dictionary |
The vocabulary file for an account. |
| maxfid |
Last addressable fid. |
| menus |
An overview of the menu processor. |
| messages, structure of |
See "messages file". |
| meta characters |
The term used for the set of Pick reserved delimiters. |
| modulo |
The number of groups allocated as the primary space of a file. |
| overflow protection |
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| overflow table |
Pick's overflow-handling scheme. |
| passwords |
Description of user and account passwords. |
| paths |
see "file.reference". |
| Performance Monitoring |
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| phantom ports |
Overview of phantom ports. |
| pib |
Acronym for "process identification block". |
| pib status |
Explanation of pib status'. |
| training, Pick |
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| pid |
Process ID definition. |
| pointer item |
Pointer item overview |
| port |
The connection between a device and the physical system. |
| port.number |
The port number associated with the process. |
| primary file space |
The number of groups allocated to a file. |
| primary list |
An "active" select-list. |
| privilege level |
see "system privileges". |
| prompt |
Description of prompt. |
| prompt characters |
Prompt characters from each processor. |
| q-pointer |
Defines a duplicate (synonym) name for an already-existing file. |
| Quality Assurance (QA) |
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| qs-pointer |
Defines a remote file which is saved as if it were local. |
| REF |
The on-line form of the Pick Systems Reference Manual. |
| Software Change Request |
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| reserved system delimiters |
|
| restore |
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| restricted system access |
Restarts the user logon macro on "end". |
| qs-pointer |
Defines a remote file which is saved as if it were local. |
| scrubber |
a mechanism on early D3 releases to provide overflow protection in the event of a system halt. |
| secondary list |
A list of item-id's generated by one of the list-generating processes while an active list is present. |
| security |
An overview of Pick security. |
| segment mark |
Used to separate items within frames. |
| seq |
Control item used by "ms" processing code. |
| start buffer mark |
Used primarily to pad tape records. |
| subvalue |
Field used to store data within a value. |
| subvalue mark |
Used to separate subvalues within values. |
| synonym-defining items |
Synonym files, or "q-pointers". |
| sysbase |
Base fid of the file system. |
| system delimiters |
See "delimiter". |
| system privileges |
Description of privilege levels. |
| tape handling verbs |
"Tape" is a generic reference to the currently attached peripheral storage device. |
| PA |
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| QA |
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| transaction logger |
The transaction logger is a crash protection mechanism |
| user-id |
Item-id for "users" logon items. |
| user exits |
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| value |
Field used to store data within an attribute. |
| value mark |
Used to separate values within attributes. |
| virtual machine |
Description of virtual machine. |
| x-off |
x-off / +s |
| x-on |
x-on / +q |