Glossary

nonmasked event

nonmasked event

An event that must be sent to the application. Generally, an event is nonmaskable if the application would likely encounter state transition errors by trying to it.

null value

An entry containing no value. A field containing a null value is normally displayed as blank and is different from a field containing a value of zero.

O OEM

original equipment manufacturer

on-line help

Messages or information that appear on the user’s screen when a function key (usually F1) is pressed.

option

An argument used in a command line to modify program output by modifying the execution of a command. When you do not specify any options, the command executes according to its default options.

UCS 1000 R4.2 Administration 585-313-507

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