|.# (c) Copyright 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 OPEN SOFTWARE FOUNDATION, INC. 
|.# ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 
|.# 
|.# Motif Release 1.2.1
|.# 
|.# $Header: /u1/rcs/dte/glossary/glossD,v 1.1.2.2 1992/07/15 19:45:40 bowe Exp $
|.# 
|.TERM|D-bit
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In X.25 communications, the bit in a data packet or call-request
packet that is set to on if end-to-end acknowledgment
(\s12\f(HBd\s12\fHelivery confirmation) is required from the recipient.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DAC
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|digital\(LI-to-analog converter
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|daemon
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A program that runs unattended to perform a standard service.
Some daemons are triggered automatically to perform their task; others
operate periodically. An example is the \fBcron\fR daemon, which
periodically performs the tasks listed in the \fBcrontab\fR
file. Many standard dictionaries accept the spelling \fBdemon\fR.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSNetComAdminGd
		|.BOOK|OSAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|daemon process
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A long-lived process that provides a system-related service.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSExtGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DAF
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Destination Address Field.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|daisy-wheel printer
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|An impact printer in which the type elements are mounted at the
ends of arms that extend from a center point in the manner of the spokes of a
wheel or the petals of a daisy.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DAP
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|Directory Access Protocol
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DARPA
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data attribute
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A characteristic of a unit of data, such as length, value, or
method of representation.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|With respect to the loading of object files, the portion
of a program that contains data, either initialized or uninitialized,
as distinguished from the program's executable \*Etext\*O.
		|.XREF|object file format
		|.XREF|bss
		|.XREF|text
		|.BOOK|OSExtGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data block
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|block
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data channel
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A device that connects a processor and main storage with I/O
control units. Synonym for \(LI\s12\f(HIinput/output channel\(LI\s12\fH.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data circuit
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A pair of associated transmit and receive lines that provide a
means of two-way data communications.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data circuit-terminating equipment
|.ACR|DCE
	|.DEFIN|1|In a data station, the equipment installed at the user's
premises that provides all the functions required to establish, maintain, and
terminate a connection, and the signal conversion and coding between the data
terminal equipment (DTE) and the line. \s12\fH
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|In X.25 communications, the entry point to the network; the
modem and the equipment on the network to which the modem connects.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data communications
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The transmission of data according to a protocol between
computers or remote devices.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSUsersGd
		|.BOOK|OSAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data definition
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A program statement that describes the features of, specifies
relationships of, or establishes the context of, data. A data definition can
also provide an initial value. Definitions appear outside a function or at
the beginning of a block statement.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data description
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|For data objects that are not self-describing, components of the
data object that describe the data so that it may be processed.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|Data Encryption Standard
|.ACR|DES
	|.DEFIN|1|A data encryption algorithm widely used in the United States.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data limit
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|RPC: A value that specifies which elements of an
array are transmitted during a remote procedure call.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data link
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The assembly of parts for two data terminals that are controlled
by a link protocol and the interconnecting data circuit, which enables data
to be transferred from a data source to a data sink.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|The interconnecting data circuit and the link protocol between
two or more terminals, not including the data source or data sink.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|3|The physical connection and the connection protocols between
units that exchange data over a telecommunications line.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data link control layer
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In X.25, the layer that consists of the link stations that
schedule data transfer over a link between two nodes and perform error
control for the link.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data-link level
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In X.25 communications, the level between the physical level and
the packet level, which works according to the high-level data link control
procedure (HDLC).
		|.XREF|packet level
		|.XREF|physical level
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data packet
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In X.25 communications, a packet used for the transmission of
user data on a virtual circuit at the DTE/DCE interface. (CCITT/ITU)
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data stream
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|All information (data and control information) transmitted over
a data channel in a single read or write operation.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A continuous stream of data elements being transmitted, or
intended for transmission, in character or binary-digit form using a defined
format. Synonymous with \(LI\s12\f(HIstream\(LI\s12\fH.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data terminal ready
|.ACR|DTR
	|.DEFIN|1|A signal to the modem.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data token
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|DFS: A token that grants access to a range of bytes in
a file. Read and write data tokens are available.
		|.XREF|token
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data transfer
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The movement, or copying, of data from one location and the
storage of the data at another location.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data transparent
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Being able to transfer data without changing it. The
terms 8-bit transparent and 8-bit clean have 
the same meaning as data transparent.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSApplProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data type
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In programming languages, a set of values together with a set of
permitted operations.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|The mathematical properties and internal representation of data
and functions. The four basic types are integer, real, complex, and logical.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|3|An attribute used for defining data as numeric or character.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|datagram
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|An unreliable network data packet that is 
independent of all other packets and lacks any guarantees of delivery
or sequentiality.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|In packet switching, a self-contained packet, independent of
other packets, that carries information sufficient for routing from the
originating data terminal equipment (DTE) to the destination DTE without
relying on earlier exchanges between the DTEs and the network.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|3|A unit of data that is transmitted across a network by
the connectionless service of a transport provider.  In addition to
user data, a datagram includes the information needed for its
delivery. It is self-contained, in that it has no relationship to any
datagrams previously or successively transmitted.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSNetAppProgGd
		|.BOOK|OSExtGd
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|4|The basic unit of information that is passed across the
Internet, containing the destination and source addresses.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSNetComAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|datagram protocol
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A connectionless, datagram-based transport 
protocol, such as UDP; an RPC protocol that runs over a connectionless
transport protocol.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|datagram socket
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Socket that provides datagrams for transmission in
connectionless mode. 
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSNetAppProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|data transfer phrase
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The phase of connection-oriented service in which
the active and passive users can transfer data in full-duplex
fashion.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSNetAppProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|date-specific restore
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|DFS: In the DFS Backup System, a restore that
returns a fileset to its state when it was last dumped before a
specified date. A date-specific restore differs from a full restore.
		|.XREF|full restore
		|.XREF|restore
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dB
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|decibel
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DCD
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Data carrier detect.\s12\f(HB \s12\fHSee your modem manual for
more information.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DCE
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|data circuit\(LI-terminating equipment
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DD
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|device driver
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dead letter file
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A file containing messages that could not be sent to a proper
destination file.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|deadlock
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|An error condition in which processing cannot continue because
each of two elements of the process is waiting for an action by or a response
from the other.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|Unresolved contention for the use of a resource.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|3|An impasse that occurs when multiple processes are waiting for
the availability of a resource that does not become available because it is
being held by another process that is in a similar wait state.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|4|For multithreaded programming, the condition causes when
one or more threads block indefinitely, each waiting for the other to
give up the specified lock.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSApplProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|deadly embrace
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|deadlock
		|.BOOK|OSApplProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DEALLOCATE
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A request to remove the allocation of the specified conversation
from the local transaction program.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|debug
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|To detect, locate, and correct errors in a program.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|To find the cause of problems detected in software.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|debugger
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A device used to detect, trace, and eliminate errors in computer
programs or software.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|decimal
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Pertaining to a system of numbers to the base 10. The decimal
digits range from 0 through 9.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|Characterized by a selection, choice, or condition that has 10
possible different values or states.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|decimal constant
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A number containing any digits 0 through 9 that does not begin
with 0 (zero).
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|declaration
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A description that makes a defined object available to a
function or a block.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|In programming languages, the mechanism for establishing a
language object. A declaration normally involves attaching an identifier and
allocating attributes to the language object concerned.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|3|In a programming language, a meaningful expression that affects
the interpretation of other expressions in that language.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|declarator
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|An identifier and optional symbols that describe the data type.
(The C Language allows you to include the optional keyword
\s12\f(HBvolatile\s12\fH in the declarator portion of a variable definition.)
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|deconfiguration
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A synonym for unconfiguration.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSExtGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|default
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A value, attribute, or option that is assumed when no
alternative is specified by the user.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSUsersGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|default device
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The electrical or electronic machine attached to your computer
(such as a printer or disk drive) that is used when no alternative is
specified by the operator.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|default directory
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The directory name supplied by the operating system if none is
specified.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|default drive
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The drive name supplied by the operating system if none is
specified.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|default DSA
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The DSA generally used when the user does not specify any 
particular DSA when connecting to the directory system.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|default element
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|RPC: An optional profile element that contains
a nil interface identifier and object UUID and that specifies
a default profile. Each profile can contain only one default
element.
		|.XREF|default profile
		|.XREF|profile
		|.XREF|profile element
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|default profile
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|RPC: A backup profile, referred to by the default
element in another profile. The NSI import and lookup operations
use the default profile, if present, whenever a search based on
the current profile fails to find any useful binding information.
		|.XREF|default element
		|.XREF|profile
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|default value
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A value stored in the system that is used when no other value is
specified.
		|.XREF|default
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|define statement
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A preprocessor statement that causes the preprocessor to replace
an identifier or macro call with specified code.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|definition
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In programming languages, a data type description or a data
object description that reserves storage and, sometimes, provides an initial
value.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DEL
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|delete character
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|delete
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|To remove. For example, to delete a file.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|delete character
|.ACR|DEL
	|.DEFIN|1|A control character used primarily to obliterate an erroneous or
unwanted character.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSUsersGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|delimiter
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A character or sequence of characters that marks the beginning
or end of a character string or unit of data.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSApplProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A character that groups or separates words or values in a line
of input.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|delivery-confirmation bit
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|D\(LI-bit
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|delta
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A set of changes made to an SCCS file.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSApplProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|demon
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|daemon process
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DES
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|Data Encryption Standard
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|descending key sequence
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The arrangement of data in order from the highest value of the
key field to the lowest value of the key field. Contrast with
\(LI\s12\f(HIascending key sequence\(LI\s12\fH.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|descriptor
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|XOM: The means by which the client and service exchange an
attribute value and the integers that denote its representation, type, and 
syntax.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|XDS: A defined data structure that is used to represent an
OM attribute type and a single value.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|3|A small, unsigned integer that a UNIX system uses to identify an object supported by the kernel.  Descriptors can represent files, pipes, sockets, and other I/O streams.  They are created, acted on, and deallocated by system calls specific to the object.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSNetAppProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|descriptor list
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|GDS: An ordered sequence of descriptors that is used to 
represent several OM attribute types and values.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|desktop
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|*
          |.XREF|workspace
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|destination
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The location at which transfer actions place data.
	|.XREF|
	|.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
	|.BOOK|MotifProgGd
	|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|destructor
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A user-supplied routine that is expected to finalize and
then deallocate a per-thread context value.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|detaching
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Occurs when a thread detaches itself, or is detached by
another thread.  This prevents future joins to the thread, and allows
the system to free resources associated with the thread when it terminates.
		|.XREF|joining
		|.XREF|thread
		|.BOOK|OSApplProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|deterministic finite-state automation
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A method of lexical analysis used by the lexical analyzer
generated by lex. It provides for a limited number of conditions in which the
lexical analyzer can exist, along with the rules that determine what state
the lexical analyzer is in.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|device
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A mechanical, electrical, or electronic machine that is designed
for a specific purpose and that attaches to your computer, such as a printer,
plotter, or disk drive.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSNetComAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|device characteristic
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|attribute
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|device driver
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A program that operates a specific device, such as a printer,
disk drive or display.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSUsersGd
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A collection of subroutines that control the interface between
I/O device controllers and the processor.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSAdminGd
		|.BOOK|OSExtGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|device handler
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The component of a device driver that communicates directly with
the hardware.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|device head
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The component of a device driver that implements the application
program interface to a device.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|device name
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The logical or symbolic name reserved by the system to refer to
a specific device.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|device state
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Indicates the current configuration status of a device.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|device subclass
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Distinguishes devices within the same functional class. It is
used to indicate different interfaces.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|device switch table
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A table that is used as an interface to the device drivers.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A table that contains a pointer to the entry points for each
device.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|device type
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The general name for a kind of device sharing the same model
number.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DFS
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|Distributed File Service, DCE
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dfsd
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|DFS: A program that initializes the Cache Manager and
several daemons on a DFS client machine. It must run each time the client
machine reboots for the machine to function as a DFS client.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|diagnostic
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Pertaining to the detection and isolation of errors in programs
and faults in equipment.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|diagnostic aid
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A tool (procedure, program, or reference manual) used to detect
and isolate a device or program malfunction or error.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|diagnostic code
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In X.25 communications, a 1-byte code included in clear- and
reset-indication packets that gives information about the reason for sending
the packet.
		|.XREF|cause code
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|diagnostic routine
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A computer program that recognizes, locates, and explains either
a fault in equipment or a mistake in a computer program.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dialog
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A widget that provides a means of communicating
between the user and the application.  A dialog is a popup that usually
asks a question or presents some information to the user.  A dialog can
be modal, suspending the application until the user provides a response,
or modeless, allowing the user to interact with the application during
the dialog.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|MotifProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|In an interactive system, a series of related inquiries and
responses similar to a conversation between two people.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DialogBox
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|A secondary window that provides you with information
or asks you to enter information.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
          |.TOPIC|
     |.DEFIN|2|A secondary window that the user can display and that
contains application components.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dials
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|An input device used primarily in graphics applications.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DIB
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|Directory Information Base
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|digital data
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Data represented by on and off conditions called bits.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|Data represented by digits, sometimes with special characters
and the space character.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|digital signals
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Computers and terminals employ digital signals to handle data
and control information. These digital pulses are precisely timed and shaped
to indicate whether a bit is set to on or off, providing the binary notation
of 1 or 0 respectively.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A discrete or discontinuous signal; a signal whose various
states are discrete intervals apart.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|digital-to-analog converter
|.ACR|DAC
	|.DEFIN|1|A functional unit that converts data from a digital
representation to an analog representation.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A device that converts a digital value to a proportional analog
state.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dimension
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|\s12\fHTo specify the size of a table or array and the
arrangement of its elements.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dimmed selection
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|A selection that is not currently available.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|direct addressing
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|An addressing method that uses an expression as an operand entry
to represent an instruction address.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A method of addressing in which the address part of an
instruction contains a direct address.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|direct connection
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The attachment of a system, terminal, or other I/O device
through a selected communication interface and a limited-length cable. No
modem is required.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|direct memory access
|.ACR|DMA
	|.DEFIN|1|The transfer of data between memory and an input/output device
without processor intervention.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|direct memory access device
|.ACR|DMA device
	|.DEFIN|1|A component that can read or write to system storage directly,
without processor intervention. The two device types are an alternate
controller that resides on a hardware adapter, and a system DMA controller
that resides on the system planar board. DMA capability permits simultaneous
use of input/output devices and the processor.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|The transfer of data between memory and input/output units
without processor intervention.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|directory
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|CDS: A logical unit for storing entries under one name (the
directory name) in a CDS namespace. In addition to object entries, a directory can
contain soft links and child pointers. You can copy, delete, and control access
to a directory. Each physical instance of a directory is called a replica.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|XDS: A collection of open systems that cooperate to hold a
logical database of information about a set of objects in the real world.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|3|A type of file containing the names and controlling information
for other files or other directories.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSUsersGd
		|.BOOK|OSAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|4|A table of identifiers and references to the corresponding items
of data.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|5|An index used by a control program to locate blocks of data that
are stored in separate areas of a data set in direct access storage.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|6|Contrast with \fBspecial file\fP.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|Directory Access Protocol
|.ACR|DAP
	|.DEFIN|1|GDS: The protocol used by a DUA to access a 
remote DSA.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|directory ID
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|directory identifier
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|directory identifier
|.ACR|directory ID
	|.DEFIN|1|An identifier for distinguishing several
configurations of the directory service within an installation.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|Directory Information Base
|.ACR|DIB
	|.DEFIN|1|GDS: The complete set of information to 
which the directory provides access, which includes all of the pieces of 
information that can be read or manipulated using the operations of the 
directory. It consists of entries.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|Directory Information Tree
|.ACR|DIT
	|.DEFIN|1|GDS: The DIB considered as a tree, whose 
vertices (other than the root) are the directory entries.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|directory package
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|DFS: The part of the DFS Cache Manager that stores
directory (rather than file) caching information.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|directory schema
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|schema
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|directory service
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|GDS: A system using a directory. The directory service
consists of the DUA and 
the directory system. The components of the directory service are
connected by a communications network.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|directory system
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|GDS: A system for managing a directory, consisting of one or 
more DSAs. Each DSA manages part of the DIB.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|Directory System Agent
|.ACR|DSA
	|.DEFIN|1|GDS: An OSI application process that is 
part of the directory.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|Directory System Protocol
|.ACR|DSP
	|.DEFIN|1|GDS: The protocol by a DSA to access another
DSA.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|Directory User Agent
|.ACR|DUA
	|.DEFIN|1|GDS: An OSI application process that represents a
user accessing the directory.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|disable
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|To make nonfunctional. In interactive communications, to
disconnect or stop a subsystem. Contrast with \fBenable\fR.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DISC
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Disconnect.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|discipline
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Pertaining to the order in which requests are serviced, for
example, first-come-first-served (fcfs) or shortest job next (sjn).
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|disconnect
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In X.25 communications, to disconnect a port from the X.25
network.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|disconnect signal
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A signal transmitted to a receiving station to indicate that the
channel is to be disconnected.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|discontiguous selection
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|A selection model that allows multiple discontiguous selections.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|discriminator
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|RPC: The data item that determines which union case is
currently used.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|disk
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A storage device made of one or more flat, circular plates with
magnetic surfaces on which information can be stored.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|disk buffering
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The ability of the operating system to temporarily store
recently accessed data blocks in memory for increased efficiency of I/O
operations.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|disk drive
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The mechanism used to read and write information on a disk.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|disk I/O
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Fixed-disk input and output.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|disk sector
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Smallest unit of I/O to a physical disk, and hence to a
physical volume.  This is typically 512 bytes.  Often a synonym for block.
		|.XREF|physical volume
		|.XREF|block
		|.BOOK|DesignofOS
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|disk usage
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|DFS: A statistic reported by the Scout program
that indicates space
usage on a File Server machine's aggregates and
partitions. An administrator can
use Scout to highlight disk usage statistics that exceed specified values.
		|.XREF|Scout
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|diskette
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A thin, flexible magnetic plate that is permanently sealed in a
protective cover. It can be used to store information copies from the disk or
another diskette.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|diskette drive
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The mechanism used to seek, read, and write information on
diskettes.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dispatcher
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|XOM: The software that implements the service interface
functions using workspace interface functions.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|displacement
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A positive or negative number that can be added to the contents
of a base register to calculate an effective address.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|The distance from the beginning of a record, block, or segment
to the beginning of a field.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|display
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|An abstraction that represents the input and output
devices controlled by a single server.  Usually a display consists of a
keyboard, a pointing device, and one or more screens.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|MotifProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|display screen
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The part of the display device that displays information
visually.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|distinguished encoding
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The restrictions to the Basic Encoding Rules 
designed to ensure a unique encoding of each ASN.1 value, defined in
the X.500 Directory Standards (CCITT X.509).
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|Distinguished Name
|.ACR|DN
	|.DEFIN|1|GDS: One of the names of an object, formed from the 
sequence of RDNs of its object entry and each of its superior entries.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|distinguished value
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|GDS: An entry's attribute value that has been 
designated to appear in the RDN of the entry.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|distortion
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In data communications, an undesirable change in a wave form
that can occur between two points in a transmission system. The six major
forms of distortion are bias, characteristic, delay, end, fortuitous, and
harmonic.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|Distributed File Service, DCE
|.ACR|DCE DFS
	|.DEFIN|1|DFS: A file service that joins the local file systems
of several File Server machines, making the file systems
equally available to all
DFS client machines.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|distributed file system
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A file system composed of files or directories that physically
reside on more than one computer in a communications network.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|Distributed Time Service (DTS), DCE
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The Distributed Time Service synchronizes the clocks
in networked systems.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DIT
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|Directory Information Tree
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|diversion
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|\s12\fHIn test formatting, a command used to save text for
printing later in a document, such as for footnotes.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DLC
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|data link control protocol
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DLE
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|See \(LI \(LI\s12\f(HIdata link escape character\s12\fH.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DLO
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Data line occupied.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DMA
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|direct memory access
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DMA device
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|direct memory access device
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DN
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|Distinguished Name
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|do statement
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In C, a looping statement that contains the word
\s12\f(HBdo\s12\fH followed by a statement (the action), the word
\s12\f(HBwhile\s12\fH, and an expression in parentheses (the condition).
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A statement used to group a number of statements in a procedure.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|domain name
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A unique network name that is associated with a network's unique address.  (See Appendix A for more information about domain names.)
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSNetComAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|domain network
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A network in which the address space used by the name service is partitioned and contains hierarchical addresses. 
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSNetComAdminGd
		|.BOOK|OSNetAppProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dot
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A symbol (\*L.\*O) that indicates the current directory in a relative
pathname.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSUsersGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dot dot
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A symbol (\*L..\*O) in a relative pathname that indicates the parent
directory.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSUsersGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dotted decimal
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A common notation for Internet host addresses that divides the
32-bit address into four 8-bit fields. The value of each field is specified
as a decimal number and the fields are separated by periods (for example,
010.002.000.052 or 10.2.0.52).
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|double-click
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|To press and release a mouse button twice in rapid succession.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|double precision
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Pertaining to the use of two computer words to represent a
number in accordance with the required precision.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A specification that causes a floating-point value to be stored
internally in the long format.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|double-strike
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A process of printing a character twice to create the appearance
of bold type, used frequently with impact printers. A more flexible form of
double-strike is emphasized printing.
		|.XREF|boldface
		|.XREF|emphasized
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|doubly mirrored
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The state of the system when it maintains three copies of data.
		|.XREF|mirrored
		|.XREF|singly mirrored
		|.BOOK|DesignofOS
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|download
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|To transfer data from one computer for use on another one.
Typically, users download from a larger computer to a diskette or fixed disk
on a smaller computer.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|drag
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|To press and hold down a mouse button while moving the
mouse on the desktop and thus the pointer on the screen.  Dragging
is typically used when selecting menus, moving and resizing windows, and
transferring data.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|drag and drop
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|A transfer mechanism where data is dragged from a source to
a drop site using mouse motion.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
          |.BOOK|MotifProgGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|drag icon
|.ACR|
   |.DEFIN|1|A graphic that is generated using pixmaps and is moved
during a drag operation.  The drag icon is composed of a source pixmap,
a state cursor, and an operation cursor.
      |.XREF|
      |.BOOK|MotifProgGd
      |.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
      |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
      |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|drag initiator
|.ACR|
   |.DEFIN|1|The client within whose window the user starts a drag
transaction.
      |.XREF|drag source
      |.BOOK|MotifProgGd
      |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|drag transfer
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|*
          |.XREF|drag and drop
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|drag-over visuals
|.ACR|
   |.DEFIN|1|Visual cues that are associated with the source object and
track the pointer.
      |.XREF|
      |.BOOK|MotifProgGd
      |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|drag source
|.ACR|
   |.DEFIN|1|The object whose graphical representation is being dragged and 
whose data the user wishes to transfer.
      |.XREF|
      |.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
      |.BOOK|MotifProgGd
      |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|drag-under visuals
|.ACR|
   |.DEFIN|1|Visual cues associated with the destination object currently
under the pointer.
      |.XREF|
      |.BOOK|MotifProgGd
      |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|drawable
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|An entity that can be the source or destination for a
graphics operation.  Both windows and pixmaps are drawables.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|MotifProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|drift
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|DTS: The change in a clock's error rate over a 
specified period of time.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|driving table
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A table that describes all the printer-specific information 
for nroff.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|drop site
|.ACR|
   |.DEFIN|1|An area of the screen on which the user can drop a drag
icon.
      |.XREF|
      |.BOOK|MotifProgGd
      |.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
      |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
      |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dropped folio
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A page numbering style in which the page number is printed at
the foot of the page.
		|.XREF|folio
		|.XREF|blind folio
		|.XREF|expressed folio
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DSA
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|Directory System Agent
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DSP
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|Directory System Protocol
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DSR
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Data set ready.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|*
		|.XREF|device status report
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DTE
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|See\s12\f(HI \(LI\s12\f(HIdata terminal equipment\(LI\s12\fH.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DTR
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|data terminal ready
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DTS
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|Distributed Time Service, DCE
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DTS entity
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|DTS: The server or clerk software on a system.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DUA
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|Directory User Agent
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|DUA cache
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|GDS: The part of the DUA that stores frequently required
information.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dump
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|DFS: Generally, the conversion of a fileset's contents into
a format suitable for storage on a backup tape and the data object that
results from this action. However, the operation need not involve dumping
to other media such as tape.
		|.XREF|full dump
		|.XREF|incremental dump
		|.XREF|restore
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|To copy the contents of all or part of storage onto another data
medium or to an output device.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|3|Data that has been dumped.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dump hierarchy
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|DFS: A logical structure in the DFS Backup System that
defines the parent/child relationship between full and incremental dump levels.
		|.XREF|full dump
		|.XREF|incremental dump
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dump ID number
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|DFS: A unique identification number that the DFS
Backup System assigns to a dump set. It is distinct from the job ID number
assigned to an operation in interactive mode.
		|.XREF|job ID number
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dump level
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|DFS: An entry in the dump hierarchy recorded in the
DFS Backup System's Backup Database. There are two types of dump
levels:  full and incremental.
		|.XREF|full dump
		|.XREF|incremental dump
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dump set
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In the DFS Backup System, the fileset data that
results from dumping a particular fileset family at a given dump level.
By implication, all of the data in a dump set was dumped at the same time
and in the same manner (fully or incrementally).
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|duplex
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Pertains to communications data that can be sent and received at
the same time. Synonymous with \(LI\s12\f(HIfull duplex\(LI\s12\fH. Contrast
with \(LI\s12\f(HIhalf duplex\(LI\s12\fH.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dyadic operator
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Synonym for \(LI\s12\f(HIbinary operator\(LI\s12\fH.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dynamic configuration
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Configuration of a subsystem into an executing kernel.
There is also dynamic unconfiguration.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSExtGd
		|.BOOK|OSAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dynamic endpoint
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|RPC: An endpoint that is generated by the RPC
runtime for an RPC server when the server registers its protocol
sequences and that expires when the server stops running.
		|.XREF|well-known endpoint
		|.XREF|endpoint
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dynamic loading
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Loading and resolving a subsystem module into an
executing kernel.  There is also dynamic unloading.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSExtGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dynamic subsystem
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Subsystems that configure themselves into the kernel
through kernel service routines and associated frameworks.
		|.XREF|framework
		|.XREF|dynamic subsystem configuration
		|.BOOK|DesignofOS
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|dynamic subsystem configuration
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Configuration scheme where device drivers can be
configured and unconfigured into the kernel whether the kernel is
running or not.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|DesignofOS
		|.TOPIC|
