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Glossary
hard disk drive A device that
stores data on a hard disk. The
hard disk can be a permanent part
of the drive and thus be
unremovable, or it can be
removable. If it is removable, it is
contained in a protective cover that
is opened by the drive when access
is needed.
Help Manager The HP CDE
application that provides online
help.
$HOME The environment
variable that contains the name of
a user’s home directory. This is the
directory in which you are placed
upon logging in. Typically, this is
/home/login, where login is your
username. See also home
directory.
home directory A shorthand way
of referring to a frequently used
directory, almost always the login
directory.
host A computer that offers one or
more services; may be local or
remote (accessible via a
network) See also cluster server.
host name See internet protocol
address.
HP CDE See HP Common
Desktop Environment.
HP Common Desktop
Environment A user interface
that draws a graphical layer over
the complexities of the other layers
of the system (the hardware,
operating system, and X Window
system), enabling you to control
your workstation by directly
manipulating graphical objects
instead of by typing commands at
a command-line prompt.
HP-UX. This is Hewlett-Packard’s
version of the UNIX® operating
system.
HP-UX cluster See cluster
node, cluster server.
i
icon A small, graphic
representation of an object. Objects
can be “iconized” (turned into
icons) to clear a cluttered
workspace. Icons can be restored to
their original appearance when
needed. Whatever processes are
executing in an object continue to
execute when the object is
iconized.
iconify See iconize.
iconize To turn a window or shell