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Glossary
power cable
The cable that connects the workstation to a grounded electrical outlet.
power off
To turn off the power switches on the workstation chassis and the monitor.
power supply
The hardware within the chassis that directs power from an electrical outlet to the
chassis, the monitor, and internal SCSI devices. It also contains the power switch, reset
button, and fan.
power on
To turn on the power switches on the workstation chassis and the monitor.
prompt
A character or word that the system displays in an IRIX shell. It indicates that the system
is ready to accept commands. The default prompt for regular user accounts is %; the
default prompt for the root account is #.
quit
To stop running an application.
remote workstation, drive, disk, filesystem, or printer
A hardware device or the information or media it contains that you can access across the
network; it is not physically connected to your workstation.
reset button
A physical button on the workstation that you press to turn off and then immediately
restore power to the workstation. You should never press this button while IRIX is
running, unless all attempts to shut down the system using software fail.
See also
shut
down.
restore (files)
To copy files that once resided on your hard disk from another disk or tape back onto
your hard disk.