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|.# Motif Release 1.2.1
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|.# $Header: /u1/rcs/dte/glossary/glossM,v 1.1.2.2 1992/07/15 19:46:47 bowe Exp $
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|.TERM|m
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Meter.
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|.TERM|M, Mb
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|megabyte
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|M-bit
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In X.25 communications, the bit in a data packet that indicates
that there is more data to follow in another packet (when a message is too
large for one packet).
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|M-byte
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|megabyte
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|MAC
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|medium access control
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|machine instruction
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A binary number that directs the operation of a processor.
Compilers and assembler convert source instructions to machine instructions.
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	|.DEFIN|2|An instruction of a machine language. Synonym for
\s12\f(HIcomputer instruction\s12\fH.
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|.TERM|machine language
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A language that a computer can use directly without intermediate
processing. Synonymous with \(LI\s12\f(HIcomputer language\(LI\s12\fH.
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|.TERM|machine word
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|computer language
		|.XREF|fullword
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|macro
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A label that is declared at the start of a program or file. The
label can then be used to represent the values assigned to the label in the
declaration.
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	|.DEFIN|2|A name or label used in place of a number of other names.
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	|.DEFIN|3|The sequence of instructions or statements that a macrogenerator
executes when replacing a macro instruction.
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		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|4|A set of statements defining the name of, format of, and
conditions for generating a sequence of assembler statements from a single
source statement.
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	|.DEFIN|5|*
		|.XREF|macro instruction
		|.XREF|routine
		|.XREF|subroutine
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|macro call
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|An identifier followed by a parenthetical list of arguments that
the preprocessor replaces with the replacement code located in a preprocessor
define statement. Synonym for \(LI\s12\f(HImacro instruction\(LI\s12\fH.
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|.TERM|macro instruction
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A single instruction that, when executed, causes the execution
of a predefined sequence of instructions in the same source language. Synonym
for \(LI\s12\f(HImacro call\(LI\s12\fH.
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|.TERM|macro processor
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A program that converts macro instructions into preprocessed
macro programs, which the macro assembler uses instead of the macros
themselves.
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|.TERM|magic number
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A numeric or string constant in a file that indicates the file
type.
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|.TERM|mail
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Correspondence in the form of messages transmitted between
workstations over a network. 
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSUsersGd
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|.TERM|mail box
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A storage location in a network to which messages for a user are
sent.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSUsersGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|main function
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A function that has the identifier \s12\f(HBmain\s12\fH. Each
program must have exactly one function named \s12\f(HBmain\s12\fH. This
function begins and ends program execution.
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|.TERM|main program
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The first program unit to receive control when a program is run.
Contrast with \s12\f(HIsubprogram\s12\fH.
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	|.DEFIN|2|A program that performs primary functions, passing control to
routines and subroutines for the performance of more specific functions.
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|.TERM|main storage
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Program-addressable storage from which instructions and other
data can be loaded directly into registers for subsequent execution or
processing.
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	|.DEFIN|2|The part of internal storage into which instructions and other
data must be loaded for execution or processing.
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	|.DEFIN|3|The part of the processing unit where programs are run.
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|.TERM|mainframe
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A large computer, particularly one to which other computers can
be connected so that they can share facilities the mainframe provides. The
term usually refers to hardware only.
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|.TERM|mainline routine
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The first subroutine encountered when link-editing.
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|.TERM|maintenance mode
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|State in which a product or system can be serviced. Synonymous
with \(LI\s12\f(HIservice mode\(LI\s12\fH. Contrast with \s12\f(HImultiuser
mode\s12\fH.
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|.TERM|MainWindow
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The component that organizes the contents of an application.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|major device number
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A system identification number for each device or type of
device. The major device, minor device, and channel numbers uniquely identify
a hardware device.
		|.XREF|minor device number
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|.TERM|manage
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|To place the geometry of a child widget under the
control of its parent.  In general widgets are eligible to appear on the
screen only after they are managed.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|MotifProgGd
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|.TERM|manager
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|RPC: A set of remote procedures that implement
the operations of an RPC interface and that can be dedicated to a
given type of object.
		|.XREF|object
		|.XREF|RPC interface
		|.BOOK|introDCE
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	|.DEFIN|2|*
		|.XREF|device manager
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		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|3|One of a group of widgets that can have children and
can manage their geometry.  Managers provide colors and input
dispatching for gadget children.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|MotifProgGd
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|.TERM|manager Entry Point Vector
|.ACR|manager EPV
	|.DEFIN|1|RPC: The runtime
code on the server side uses this entry point vector to dispatch
incoming remote procedure calls.
		|.XREF|Entry Point Vector
		|.XREF|manager
		|.BOOK|introDCE
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|.TERM|manual answer
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A line type that requires operator actions to receive a call
over a switched line. Contrast with \(LI\s12\f(HIautoanswer\(LI\s12\fH.
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|.TERM|manual call
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In data communications, a line type that requires the operator
to place a call over a switched line. Contrast with
\(LI\s12\f(HIautocall\(LI\s12\fH.
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|.TERM|manual dialing
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In making an ATE connection, dialing the number manually over a
telephone line. Contrast with \(LI\s12\f(HIautomatic dialing\(LI\s12\fH.
		|.XREF|
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|.TERM|map
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|To cause a region of the processor's virtual address
space to be backed by a region of a file such that future references
to addresses in the mapped range refer to the data in the file.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSExtGd
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|To mark a window as eligible to be visible on the
screen.  A window actually becomes visible when all of its ancestors are
mapped and when it is not obscured by an ancestor or by another window.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|MotifProgGd
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|.TERM|mapped file
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A file that can be accessed through direct memory operations
instead of being read from disk each time it is accessed.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSApplProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A file on the fixed disk that is accessed as if it is in memory.
		|.XREF|
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|.TERM|mark block
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A dynamic block header that designates a subheap within a heap.
		|.XREF|
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|.TERM|marker
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In computer graphics, a glyph with a specified appearance that
is used to identify a particular location.
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|.TERM|marshalling
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|RPC: The process by which a stub converts local
arguments into network data and packages the network data for
transmission.
		|.XREF|network data
		|.XREF|unmarshalling
		|.BOOK|introDCE
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|.TERM|mask
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|With respect to DCE access control lists, a set of
permissions that may be intersected (logically ANDed) with another set of
permissions associated with a specified privilege attribute in order to
yield the effective permissions for principals that possess that privilege
attribute.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
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	|.DEFIN|2|To apply a mask.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
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	|.DEFIN|3|DFS: A pattern of bits or characters used to control
the retention or elimination of portions of another pattern of bits or
characters, usually through an AND or OR operation.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
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	|.DEFIN|4|GDS: Refers to the administration screen interface menus.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
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	|.DEFIN|5|A pattern of characters that controls the keeping, deleting, or
testing of portions of another pattern of characters.
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|.TERM|master
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A processor that executes solely in kernel mode,
handling all system calls and interrupts. This processor is paired with
one or more slaves, which execute only in user mode.
		|.XREF|slave
		|.BOOK|OSNetComAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|master DSA
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|GDS: The DSA that contains the master entry of an object.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|master entry
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|GDS: The original entry of an object.
This is the entry in the
DSA that is specified in the master knowledge attribute of the entry.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
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|.TERM|master information
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|GDS: The information from the master entries.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|master knowledge attribute
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|GDS: An attribute that designates the master DSA of an 
entry.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|master processor
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In a multiprocessing system, the processor designated to
run unparallelized code.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSExtGd
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|.TERM|master replica
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The first instance of a specific directory in the
namespace. Once copies of the directory have been made, it is
possible to designate a different replica as the master if necessary,
but only one master replica of a directory can exist at a time. CDS can
create, update, and delete object entries and soft links in a master
replica.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|matrix
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A rectangular array of elements arranged in rows and columns
that can be manipulated based on matrix algebra rules.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|In computers, a logic network in the form of an array of input
and output leads with logic elements joined at some of their intersections.
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	|.DEFIN|3|By extension, an array of any number of dimensions.
		|.XREF|
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|.TERM|maximize
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|To enlarge a window to its maximum size.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|maximize button
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|A control button placed on a window manager
window frame and used to initiate the maximize function.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
     |.DEFIN|2|The button on the \*Lmwm\*O title bar that is used
to initiate the maximize function.  The button contains a large
square graphic.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|maxprocs
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A kernel parameter establishing the maximum number of processes
that can be run simultaneously by a user.
		|.XREF|
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|.TERM|maybe semantics
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|RPC: A form of idempotent semantics that indicates
that the caller neither requires nor receives any response or
fault indication for an operation, even though there is no 
guarantee that the operation completed. An operation with maybe 
semantics is implicitly idempotent and lacks output parameters.
		|.XREF|at-most-once semantics
		|.XREF|broadcast semantics
		|.XREF|idempotent semantics
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mbuf
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A data structure (``memory buffer'') that describes a
block of data.  Mbufs are used by some communication subsystems.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSExtGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|me
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A package of macros for manuscript preparation that supports
\s12\f(HBeqn\s12\fH and \s12\f(HBtroff\s12\fH or \s12\f(HBneqn\s12\fH and
\s12\f(HBnroff \s12\fHand features annotation, footnoting, indexing and
tables by supporting \s12\f(HBtbl\s12\fH\&.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|measurement
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|scales
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|medium
|.ACR|media
	|.DEFIN|1|The material in or on which data may be represented (for
example, twisted pairs, coaxial cables, and optical fibers).
		|.XREF|
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|.TERM|medium access control
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In a local area network, the protocol that governs communication
on the transmission medium without concern for the physical characteristics
of the medium. However, it takes into account the topological aspects of the
network, in order to enable the exchange of data between data stations.
		|.XREF|logical link control
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|.TERM|medium convergence
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A setting that controls the degree to which CDS 
attempts to keep all replicas of a directory consistent. Medium convergence 
means CDS makes one attempt to immediately propagate an update to all replicas 
of the directory in which a change was just made. If the attempt fails, the 
software lets the next scheduled skulk take care of making the replicas 
consistent. Skulks occur at least once every 12 hours on a directory with 
medium convergence. When you create a namespace, the default setting on the 
root directory is medium. To control convergence, you set a directory's 
.B "CDS_Convergence"
attribute.
		|.XREF|high convergence
		|.XREF|low convergence
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|megabyte
|.ACR|MB
	|.DEFIN|1|A unit of measurement for storage capacity equal
to 1,048,576 (2\u\s-420\s0\d) bytes.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|Loosely, one million bytes. When referring to storage capacity,
two to the twentieth power; 1,048,576 in decimal notation.
		|.XREF|
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|.TERM|megahertz
|.ACR|MHz
	|.DEFIN|1|A unit of measure of frequency. One megahertz equals 1,000,000
hertz.
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|.TERM|member
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A data object in a structure, a union, or a library.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A partition of a partitioned data set.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|3|Synonym for \(LI\s12\f(HIelement\(LI\s12\fH.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|memory
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Program-addressable storage from which instructions and other
data can be loaded directly into registers for subsequent execution or
processing.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|Storage on electronic chips. Examples of memory are random
access memory, read-only memory, or registers.
		|.XREF|storage
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|memory allocation
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|allocate
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|memory dump
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The means by which the computer system records its state at the
time of a failure.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|memory image
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The logical layout of the parts of a process in memory.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|memory mapping
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Allows the mapping of pages from backing storage objects,
such as files and devices, into virtual memory.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSApplProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|Menu
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|A list of available selections from which a user chooses.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|menu
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A displayed list of items from which a user can make a selection.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A popup widget usually allowing the user to make a
single selection from a constrained set of choices.  A menu is usually
modal, suspending the application until the user makes a selection or
dismisses the menu.  When torn off, a menu becomes modeless, allowing
the user to interact with the application while the menu remains
visible.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|MotifProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|Menu system
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|A collection of Menus cascading from a single CascadeButton.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|Menu window
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|An application window used to contain a Menu.  Menu windows are
transitory.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|MenuBar
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|A rectangular area at the top of the client area of a window
that contains the titles of the standard Pulldown Menus for that application.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|MenuBar system
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|A collection of Menus associated with a MenuBar and the MenuBar itself.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|merge file
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The temporary file that contains all the records to be combined
by a \s12\f(HBMERGE\s12\fH statement.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|message
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Information from the system that informs the user of a condition
that may affect further processing of a current program.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSUsersGd
		|.BOOK|OSAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|An error indication, or any brief information that a program
writes to standard error or a queue.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|3|Information sent from one user in a multi-user operating system
to another.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|4|A general method of communication between two processes.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|5|A group of characters and control bit sequences transferred as
an entity.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|MessageBox
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|The generic name for any DialogBox that provides information,
gives the current state of a work in progress, asks a question,
issues a warning, or draws attention to an error.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|message catalog
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A method of creating localized information and storing it in
files so that an application can use it to obtain the localized
information.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|MotifProgGd
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|message catalog source file
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The localized information an application uses.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|MotifProgGd
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|message control block
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|In the X.25 API, the structure used to indicate what type of
packet has arrived and to point to the structure that contains the packet
information.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|message queue ID
|.ACR|msqid
	|.DEFIN|1|An identifier assigned to a message queue for use within a
particular process. It is similar in use to a file descriptor of a file.
		|.XREF|
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		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|message services
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A set of routines to help create, update, and display messages
from a program.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|MessageDialog
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A DialogBox that presents a message to the user.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|metacharacter
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A character used to specify another character or series of
characters.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSUsersGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|metadata
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The structural data associated with the file system,
such as the organization of directories, inode tables, and links. Metadata
is not data supplied by a user; it is information about the structure of
user data.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|metafile
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A data file representation of a graphics picture that can be
transmitted and re-edited.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|meter
|.ACR|m
	|.DEFIN|1|A linear measurement that equals 1.0936 yards, 3.2808 feet, and
39.3696 inches.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|method
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The subsystem-specific part of the configuration manager
that runs in user space.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSExtGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|MHz
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|megahertz
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|microsecond
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|one millionth of a second.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mil
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A measurement of thickness: 1/1000 inch.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|millisecond
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|One one thousandth of a second.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|minimally consistent
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Said of an object that satisfies various 
conditions set forth in the definition of its class.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|minimize
|.ACR|iconify
     |.DEFIN|1|To turn a window into an icon.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|minimize button
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|A control button placed on a window manager
window frame and used to initiate the minimize function.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
     |.DEFIN|2|The button on the \*Lmwm\*O title bar that is used
to initiate the minimize function.  The button contains a small
square graphic.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|minor device number
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A number that specifies various types of information about a
particular device. For example, a number that distinguishes between several
printers of same type. The major device, minor device, and channel numbers
uniquely identify a hardware device.
		|.XREF|major device number.
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mirror consistency
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|State that mirrors must always be in, especially after a
system crash.  Mirrors can become inconsistent if a physical volume is
unavailable when a write is performed, or if the system crashes prior
to the completion of all writes to a mirrored area.
		|.XREF|Logical Volume Manager
		|.XREF|physical volume
		|.XREF|volume group reserved area
		|.XREF|mirror consistency record
		|.BOOK|DesignofOS
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mirror consistency manager
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Ensures that all physical extents corresponding to a
logical extent contain the same data.
		|.XREF|Logical Volume Manager
		|.XREF|physical volume
		|.XREF|volume group reserved area
		|.XREF|mirror consistency record
		|.XREF|mirror consistency
		|.BOOK|DesignofOS
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mirror consistency record
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Physical volume data area used to minimize the amount of
I/O that must be performed to guarantee that mirrors are consistent
following a system crash.
		|.XREF|Logical Volume Manager
		|.XREF|physical volume
		|.XREF|volume group reserved area
		|.XREF|mirror consistency
		|.BOOK|DesignofOS
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mirrored
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|State of physically replicated data stored in a logical block.
Mirrored data refers to the copies of data stored in physical extents 
(blocks) that map to a unique logical extent.  Data can be singly mirrored 
(1 additional copy) or doubly mirrored (2 additional copies).  If the data 
is singly mirrored, two identical physical extents (containing the replicated
data) exist for each logical extent.  If the data is doubly mirrored, three 
identical physical extents exist for each logical extent.
		|.XREF|doubly mirrored
		|.XREF|singly mirrored
		|.BOOK|DesignofOS
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|State of physically replicated data stored in a logical block.
Mirrored data refers to the copies of data stored in physical extents 
(blocks) that map to a unique logical extent.  Data can be singly mirrored 
(1 additional copy) or doubly mirrored (2 additional copies).
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mm
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Millimeter.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mnemonic
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A symbol chosen to help the user remember the significance of
the symbol.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|The field of an assembler instruction that contains the acronym
or abbreviation for a machine instruction. Using mnemonics frees the
programmer from having to remember the machine's numeric operator codes.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
     |.DEFIN|3|A single character (frequently the initial character)
of a Menu selection.  When the Menu is displayed and the user presses
the key that corresponds to that character, the Menu selection is
chosen.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
          |.BOOK|MotifProgGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|modal
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A DialogBox that requires a response before you can
interact with other components in an application.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A state of a dialog that requires the user to interact
with the dialog before interacting with other parts of the application
or with other applications.  Three modal styles exist: primary
application modal, full application modal, and system modal.
		|.XREF|modeless
		|.BOOK|MotifProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mode
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A method of operation, frequently used in UNIX based
software systems to refer to read,
write, execute, or search permissions of a file or directory.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSUsersGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mode name
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|The name of an entry in the logon mode table.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mode word
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|An i-node field that describes the type and state of the i-node.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSUsersGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|model keyboard
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|A fictional keyboard that contains the keys and key labels
described by this guide.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|modeless
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A DialogBox that does not limit your interaction with
the rest of an application.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|MotifUsersGd
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A state of a dialog that does not require the user to
interact with the dialog before interacting with other parts of the
application or with other applications.
		|.XREF|modal
		|.BOOK|MotifProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|modem
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A device that converts digital data from a computer to an analog
signal that can be transmitted on a telecommunications line, and converts the
analog signal received to data for the computer.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSUsersGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|modem eliminator
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A device that connects a terminal directly to a computer port
through a wired connector with a specific pin arrangement. When two devices
both function as DTEs (data terminal equipment), the cable that connects them
must transmit send and receive signals using a modem eliminator. Synonymous
with \(LI\s12\f(HInull modem\(LI\s12\fH.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|modifier key
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|A key that, when pressed with another key,
changes the meaning of the other key.  \*L<Ctrl>\*O, \*L<Alt>\*O, and
\*L<Shift>\*O are modifier keys.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|modifier keys
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Keys such as Shift, Shift Lock, Control, Alt, Caps Lock, and
Meta.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|modulation
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Changing the frequency or size of one signal by using the
frequency or size of another signal.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|module
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A discrete programming unit that usually performs a specific
task or set of tasks. Modules are subroutines and calling programs that are
assembled separately, then linked to make a complete program.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|In programming languages, a language construct that consists of
procedures or data declarations and that interact with other such constructs.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|3|A packaged functional hardware unit designed for use with other
components.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|4|Synonym for \(LI\s12\f(HIprogram unit\(LI\s12\fH.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|5|*
		|.XREF|run fil
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|6|A file that contains binary procedure and/or data
definitions.  The linker and/or system program loader can recognize
the format of a module.   Synonym for \fBobject module\fR.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSApplProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|monitor
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A device that observes and verifies operations of a data
processing system.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A functional unit that observes and records selected activities
for analysis within a data processing system. Possible uses are to show
significant departures from the norm or to determine levels of utilization or
particular functional units.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|3|Synonym for \s12\f(HIvisual display unit\s12\fH.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|monitoring window
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|DFS: A separate terminal session dedicated to tracking
the activities of a Tape Coordinator on a Tape Coordinator machine. A
monitoring window must run on the same machine as the Tape Coordinator and
tape drive it is monitoring.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|monochrome
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A special case of static gray in which there are only two
colormap entries.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|monochrome display
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A display device that has only one color.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|more-data bit
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|M\(LI-bit
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|motion
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|Movement of the mouse.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mount
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|To make a file system accessible.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSUsersGd
		|.BOOK|OSAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|To make a file system accessible. An NFS client mounts
file systems that an NFS server has made available.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSNetComAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mount-level directory
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|DFS: The top-level directory of a mounted fileset. It
becomes transparently equivalent to the mount point for that fileset
after the fileset is mounted.
		|.XREF|mount point
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mount point
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|DFS: An access point to a fileset in the DFS file tree.
If a fileset has been mounted, the resulting mount point looks and acts
like a directory in the file tree.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|The local directory of an NFS client where the remote
directory is mounted.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSNetComAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mountab
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A kernel parameter establishing the maximum number of file
systems that can be mounted simultaneously.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mouse
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A hand-held locator that a user operates by moving it on a flat
surface. It allows the user to select objects and scroll the display screen
by pressing buttons.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
     |.DEFIN|2|A pointing device commonly used in conjunction with a keyboard in
point-and-click, object-oriented user interfaces.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mouse button
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|A button on a mouse pointing device.  Mouse buttons can be
pressed, released, moved, clicked, and double-clicked.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|ms
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A package of macros for manuscript and thesis preparation that
features automatic footnote numbering and bibliography capabilities.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|msqid
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|*
		|.XREF|message queue ID
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|multibyte control
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|One of the two types of controls valid in a character stream
data. Also called \(LI\s12\f(HIescape sequence\(LI\s12\fH.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|multiclick
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|To click a mouse button multiple times without moving the pointer.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|multidrop
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Stations connected to a multipoint channel at one location.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A network configuration in which there are one or more
intermediate nodes on the path between a central node and an endpoint node.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|multiline
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|More than one communications line.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|multimotion
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|To press a mouse button multiple times without moving the pointer
and then move the mouse pointer.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|multiple selection
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|A selection model that allows multiple single selections.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|multiplex
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|To interleave or simultaneously transmit two or more messages on
a single channel.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|multiplexed device
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A device that takes several input signals and combines them into
a single output signal so that each of the input signals can be recovered.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A device capable of interleaving events of two or more
activities or capable of distributing events of an interleaved sequence to
the respective activities.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|multipoint
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Pertaining to communication among more than two stations over a
single telecommunications line.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|multipoint link
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A circuit that interconnects several stations.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|multipress
|.ACR|
     |.DEFIN|1|To press a mouse button multiple times without moving the pointer.
          |.XREF|
          |.BOOK|MotifStyleGd
          |.TOPIC|
|.TERM|multiprocessor
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A computer having more than one central processing unit
(CPU).  The CPUs generally share a resource such as memory or a bus,
allowing some degree of cooperation.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSExtGd
		|.BOOK|OSAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|multiprogramming
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|Pertaining to the processing of two or more programs at the same
time by a single processor.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A mode of operation that provides for interleaved execution of
two or more computer programs by a single processor.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|multitasking
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A mode of operation that provides for concurrent performance or
interleaved execution of two or more tasks.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSUsersGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|multithreaded process
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A process that contains more than one thread.  Each
thread has access to the resources of the process.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSApplProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|multiuser mode
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A mode of operation that enables two or more users to use the
services of a processor within a given period of time. 
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSAdminGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|multivolume file
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A diskette file occupying more than one diskette.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A file contained on more than one storage medium.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mutex
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A synchronization object that provides mutual 
exclusion among threads. A mutex is often used to ensure that shared variables 
are always seen by other threads in a consistent state.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|introDCE
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mutex lock
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A mutual exclusion lock is a read/write lock which only grants access
to a single thread at any one time.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|DesignofOS
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|2|A file contained on more than one storage medium.
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|
		|.TOPIC|
	|.DEFIN|3|A synchronization object that allows multiple threads to serialize
their access to shared data.  The name derives from the capability it
provides, in mutual exclusion of simultaneous access by more than one thread.
		|.XREF|condition variable
		|.BOOK|OSApplProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
|.TERM|mutex owner
|.ACR|
	|.DEFIN|1|A thread that has locked a mutex becomes the owner
of that mutex.  That thread owns the mutex until the thread
unlocks it.  As long as the mutex is locked, that
thread is also considered the owner of the shared resource that the
mutex is protecting. 
		|.XREF|
		|.BOOK|OSApplProgGd
		|.TOPIC|
