Glossary
execute
FEP
FEPOS
FIFO
file
file descriptor
filename
1. Informally, to run a program.
2. To replace the text segment and data
segments of a process with a given program
[1].
The Front End Processor is the IPC-1600 central
processing unit.
The Front End Processor Operating System is the
downloaded program running in the IPC-1600.
A named permanent pipe (First-In-First-Out)
which allows two unrelated processes to
exchange information using a pipe connection.
1. In general, a potential source of input or
destination for output.
2. Most specifically, an i-node and/or associated
contents, i.e., a plain file, a special file, or a
directory.
3. A directory entry; several directory entries
may name the same file [2].
4. Most loosely, a plain file.
A conventional integer quantity that designates
an open file.
1. A path name.
2. The last component name in a path name.
GL-4 IPC-1600 USER’S GUIDE