1 :Info: page.gi: 1982-02-25 page
  2 
  3      A 1024 36-bit word block of data within a segment.
  4 
  5 
  6 :Info: page_control.gi: 1982-02-25 page control
  7 
  8      The routines that manage the transfer of pages between secondary
  9 storage and main memory frames.
 10 
 11 
 12 :Info: parent_directory.gi: 1982-02-25 parent directory
 13 
 14      A parent directory is one that is immediately above, or superior,
 15 to another directory.
 16 
 17 
 18 :Info: password.gi: 1982-02-25 password
 19 
 20      A character string that enables an individual user to enter the
 21 system; it is known only to that user and the program that controls
 22 access to the system.  When supplied with the user's Person_id at
 23 log-in time, it validates the true identity of the user.
 24 
 25 The password is a string of one to eight characters.  The characters
 26 may be any printing character from the ASCII character set except
 27 space and semi-colon.  The backspace character is also allowed, and is
 28 counted as a character.  The password used for interactive logins may
 29 not be "quit", "help", "HELP", or "?", because these have special
 30 meaning to the password processor.
 31 
 32 
 33 :Info: person_name_table.gi: PNT.gi: pnt.gi: 1982-02-25 person name table (PNT)
 34 
 35      System table containing all Person_ids (persons and fictitious
 36 persons) registered on Multics with their encoded password, default
 37 project, address, and certain other data.
 38 
 39 
 40 :Info: Person_id.gi: person_id.gi: 1982-02-25 Person_id
 41 
 42      A unique name assigned to each user of the system.  It is usually
 43 some form of the user's name and contains both uppercase and lowercase
 44 characters.  It may not contain blank characters.  Associated with the
 45 Person_id is a single password.  The Person_id and the password can be
 46 used to identify a person on several projects.
 47 
 48 
 49 :Info: physical_volume.gi: 1982-02-25 physical volume
 50 
 51      A disk pack.  Sometimes the combination of pack and disk drive is
 52 referred to as the physical volume.
 53 
 54 
 55 :Info: pointer.gi: 1982-02-25 pointer
 56 
 57      An address value.  On Multics, an address consists basically of a
 58 segment number and an offset within the segment.
 59 
 60 
 61 :Info: primary_name.gi: 1982-02-25 primary name
 62 
 63      The main name associated with a segment, directory, multisegment
 64 file, or link.
 65 
 66 
 67 :Info: process.gi: 1982-02-25 process
 68 
 69      The activities (programs, data entry, etc.) of an individual user
 70 that begin when the user logs in, including absentee log in, and
 71 continue until logout or until another process is explicitly begun
 72 through use of the new_proc command.
 73 
 74 
 75 :Info: process_directory.gi: 1982-02-25 process directory
 76 
 77      A directory containing those segments that are meaningful only
 78 during the life of a process.  These segments include the stack(s),
 79 free storage, PIT, and various temporary segments.
 80 
 81 
 82 :Info: pit.gi: PIT.gi: 1982-02-25 pit (process-initialization table)
 83 
 84      The segment (in the process directory) that contains information
 85 about process initialization, i.e., Person_id and Project_id, home
 86 directory, attributes, and accounting data.
 87 
 88 
 89 :Info: project.gi: 1982-02-25 project
 90 
 91      An arbitrary set of users grouped together for accounting and
 92 access control purposes.
 93 
 94 
 95 :Info: project_administrator.gi: 1982-02-25 project administrator
 96 
 97      A person who has the access to specify spending limits and other
 98 attributes for the users on a particular project.
 99 
100 
101 :Info: project_definition_table.gi: PDT.gi: pdt.gi: 1982-02-25 PDT
102 
103      An administrative data base that defines all people authorized to
104 use an account.
105 
106 
107 :Info: project_master_file.gi: PMF.gi: pmf.gi:
108 1982-02-25 project master file (PMF)
109 
110      An ASCII file giving the names, attributes, and account limits of
111 the users on a particular project.  It is compiled into a project
112 definition table.
113 
114 
115 :Info: Project_id.gi: project_id.gi: 1982-02-25 Project_id
116 
117      The name assigned to a project.
118 
119 
120 :Info: pure_procedure.gi: 1982-02-26 pure procedure
121 
122      A procedure that does not modify itself.
123 
124 
125 :Info: quit_request.gi: 1982-02-26 quit request
126 
127      Several commands that read input from the keyboard use the typed
128 request "quit" or "q" to indicate to them that the user is done.  This
129 is NOT the same as issuing the quit signal.  (See quit_signal.info)
130 
131 
132 :Info: quit_signal.gi: 1982-02-26 quit signal
133 
134      A method used to interrupt a running program.  The quit condition
135 is raised by pressing the key on a terminal, such as ATTN, BRK,
136 INTERRUPT.  This condition normally causes the printing of QUIT
137 followed by establishment of a new command level.
138 
139 
140 :Info: quota.gi: 1982-03-05 quota
141 
142      The maximum number of pages that can be used in a hierarchy of
143 directories.  Each user is allotted a predetermined amount of quota;
144 however, quota can be increased by a system administrator.
145 
146 
147 :Info: quote.gi: 1982-02-26 quote
148 
149      A character used to delimit strings in commands and source
150 programs.  On Multics this is the double quote, ASCII octal 042, not
151 to be confused with the single quote or apostrophe, octal 047.
152 
153 
154 :hcom:
155 
156 
157 /****^  HISTORY COMMENTS:
158   1) change(2021-05-27,Swenson), approve(2021-05-27,MCR10088),
159      audit(2021-05-27,GDixon), install(2021-05-27,MR12.6g-0056):
160      Removed process_overseer.gi.info documentation from this info segment, and
161      the corresponding add name.  The process_overseer.gi.info info segment is
162      now a separate segment.
163                                                    END HISTORY COMMENTS */
164