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Compaq max-extents attribute: modifying the future-filesize attribute changes the max- extents attribute, and vice versa.

GeneralString. The character-string type of strings containing any of the characters for all G sets and all C sets (as defined by ISO 2022), the space character, and the delete character. These strings contain format effectors.

GraphicString. The character-string type of strings containing any of the characters for all G sets (as defined by ISO 2022) and the space character. These strings do not contain format effectors.

grouped procedure. An FTM procedure that allows an application to perform several file operations as a grouped service. The grouped procedure FTM_FILE_OPEN_REQ_ allows you to create, select, and open an FTAM file as a grouped service. The grouped procedure FTM_FILE_CLOSE_REQ_ allows you to close and either deselect or delete an FTAM file as a grouped service. See grouped service.

grouped service. A sequence of confirmed services that are requested in one FTAM event, and for which the responses are received as one event. The request primitives for these services are bracketed with the F-BEGIN-GROUP and F-END-GROUP request primitives. See also grouping control.

grouping control. A mode of operation that allows your application to perform a sequence of confirmed services in one FTAM event. The request primitives for these services are bracketed with the F-BEGIN-GROUP and F-END-GROUP request primitives. The grouped request primitives are concatenated and sent in a single request PDU. The responder analyzes and retains its response to each of these requests until the group is complete or until a state failure occurs. The responder then returns its responses as a group.

grouping functional unit. A functional unit that provides for the combination of several independent primitives in order to establish several regimes in one exchange.

Guardian . The original application program interface (API) to the Compaq NonStop Kernel.

Guardian environment. The Guardian API and the Compaq NonStop tools. Referred to as “personality” in marketing literature.

Guardian process name. The external name by which the Compaq NonStop Kernel identifies a process. This name is assigned when a process is created using the NAME attribute. To operate on a Compaq Expand network, this name must be a maximum of five ASCII characters, including the initial dollar sign ($).

hierarchical file model. A file structure with the following characteristics:

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The file-access structure is an ordered tree.

Each node within the structure is assigned zero or one data unit. Each node provides access to its subtree.

A node can, optionally, be named.

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