FINAL
TRIM
SIZE
:
7.0
in
x
8.5
in
Glossary
Glossary
absolute
path
name
The
name
of
a
le
whic
h
lists
all
the
directories
leading
to
it,
starting
with
ro
ot
(\/")
and
ending
with
the
le
base
name
itself.
If
the
path
name
indicates
a
dir
e
ctory
,
leav
e
the
trailing
slash.
F
or
example,
/users/jth/
.
See
Using
HP-UX
for
more
information
on
path
names
and
directory
structures
in
HP-UX.
access
p ermissions
File
name
c
haracteristics
(including
r
e
ad,
write
,
and
exe
cute
)
whic
h
determine
whether
a
pro cess
can
p erform
a
requested
op eration
on
the
le
(suc
h
as
op ening
a
le
for
writing).
Access
p ermissions
can
b e
c
hanged
b
y
a
chmo
d
(1)
command.
application
A
program
used
to
p erform
a
particular
task,
usually
in
teractiv
ely
,
suc
h
as
computer-aided
design,
text
editing,
or
accoun
ting.
argumen
t
The
part
of
a
command
line
whic
h
iden
ties
what
(le,
directory
,
etc.)
is
to
b e
acted
up on.
bac
kup
A
cop
y
of
all
or
part
of
the
le
system.
b o ot
T
o
start
or
activ
ate
a
system.
b o ot
ROM
A
read-only
memory
whic
h
is
incorp orated
in
to
a
system
for
the
purp ose
starting
the
op erating
system,
testing
the
terminal,
and
pro ducing
a
standard
display
.
DRAFT
2/5/97
11:31
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