Definitions

Definitions


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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
branching
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
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
Assembly Languages
Assembly Language, Pick
Binary Files Description of Binary Files
blocked IO Defined blocked IO.
dialer defines the dialer subsystem
element, data
entity
hangup General discussion about modem hangups
Header Files Description of Header Files
hot backup Hot Backup Configuration
network save/restore
osfi Open Systems File Interface
Pick Remote Files
Open Systems File Interface
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
half duplex A terminal mode which displays and sends a keystroke.
hashing Pick's retrieval algorithm.
hung port
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
logon
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
overflow table Pick's overflow-handling scheme.
passwords Description of user and account passwords.
paths see "file.reference".
Performance Monitoring
phantom ports Overview of phantom ports.
pib Acronym for "process identification block".
pib status Explanation of pib status'.
training, Pick
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)
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
reserved system delimiters
restore
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
QA
transaction logger The transaction logger is a crash protection mechanism
user-id Item-id for "users" logon items.
user exits
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
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