gtpd3m0cLibrary Guide with Master Index and Glossary

Glossary

This glossary defines terms commonly used in the Transaction Processing Facility (TPF) system information that are not common to data processing in general, or data processing terms common to other systems that are uniquely defined by the TPF system. Some of these terms may have other meanings in other contexts or in other data processing systems. Commonly defined data processing terms are not usually included here; however, some such terms that are widely used in the TPF system, and critical to its understanding, are included.

This glossary includes terms and definitions from:

The following cross-references are used in this glossary:

Contrast with. This refers to a term that has an opposed or substantively different meaning.

Synonym for. This indicates that the term has the same meaning as a preferred term, which is defined in its proper place in the glossary.

Synonymous with. This is a backward reference from a defined term to all other terms that have the same meaning.

See. This refers the reader to a more commonly used term or to multiple-word terms in which the term appears.

See also. This refers the reader to terms that have a related, but not synonymous, meaning.

Deprecated term for. This indicates that the term should not be used. It refers to a preferred term, which is defined in its proper place in the glossary.