AT&T IPC-1600 manual Fep

Glossary

execute	1.	Informally, to run a program.
	2. To replace the text segment and data
		segments of a process with a given program
		[1].
FEP	The Front End Processor is the IPC-1600 central
	processing unit.
FEPOS	The Front End Processor Operating System is the
	downloaded program running in the IPC-1600.
FIFO	A named permanent pipe (First-In-First-Out)
	which allows two unrelated processes to
	exchange information using a pipe connection.
file	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.
file descriptor	A conventional integer quantity that designates
	an open file.
filename	1.	A path name.
	2. The last component name in a path name.

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