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menu bar An area at the top or bottom
of a window that contain the titles of the
pull-down or pop-up menus for that ap-
plication.
minimize button In HP VUE, a push
button on the window frame that turns a
screen into an icon. See also icon,
iconize.
mouse pointer See pointer.
name A character string associated with
a file, directory, or link. A name can in-
clude various alphanumeric characters,
but never a slash (/) or null character. See
also pathname.
network Two or more workstations
sharing information. See also cluster,
workstation.
network controller A printed circuit
board that passes bit streams between the
network and the main memory of the
workstation. Coupled with the network
transceiver, the controller also handles
signal processing, encoding, and net-
work media access.
node A network computer (worksta-
tion). Each node in the network can use
the data, programs, and devices of other
network nodes. Each node contains main
memory and has its own disk or shares
one with another node. See also disked
workstation, diskless workstation,
workstation.
node name A unique identifying name
given to a workstation in a cluster. See
also cluster, node.
nonvolatile memory System memory
that retains its contents even after work-
station power is turned off.
object Any file, directory, or link in the
network. See also directory, file, link,
pathname.
operating system The program that su-
pervises the execution of other programs
on your workstation. For example, the
entire HP-UX system, including the ker-
nel and all HP-UX commands. See also
kernel.
option See command option.
output device Any of several pieces of
hardware used for receiving messages
from the workstation. Display screens
and printers are examples of output de-
vices. See also input device.
output window The window that dis-
plays a process response to your com-
mand.
parent directory A directory that con-
tains other directories, each of which is
then called a subdirectory. See also sub-
directory.
partner node A workstation that shares
its disk with a diskless node. See also
diskless workstation.
password The word you enter next to
the password prompt at login time. Keep
your password secret and change it occa-
sionally in order to protect your account
from unauthorized use. See also user ac-
count.