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Glossary
Human Factors guidelines
A set of standards and suggestions for making your working environment more
comfortable and healthy.
icon
A small picture that represents a stowed or closed file, directory, application, or IRIX
process.
internal drive
A drive that fits inside the workstation and connects to an internal port; it is never
connected with a cable to a visible external port. An internal drive is occasionally referred
to as a front-loading drive.
IP address
The number that uniquely identifies each host (system) on the network.
IRIS
A graphics workstation manufactured by Silicon Graphics, Inc.
IRIX
The Silicon Graphics version of the UNIX operating system. See also system software.
jot
The text editor that comes as a standard utility on every Silicon Graphics workstation.
KB (kilobyte)
A standard unit for measuring the information storage capacity of disks and memory
(RAM and ROM); 1000 bytes make one kilobyte.
LED
A light on a piece of hardware that indicates status or error conditions.
launch
To start up an application, often by double-clicking an icon.