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 3 :Info: who_table.gi: whotab.gi: 02/26/82 who table (whotab)
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 5      A segment that contains a list of users who are currently logged
 6 in together with certain attributes such as log-in time, load, and
 7 terminal type.
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10 :Info: wired_segment.gi: 02/26/82 wired segment
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12      A portion of the system that (of necessity) remains resident in
13 the main memory at all times; e.g., page control, teletype buffers,
14 etc.
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17 :Info: word.gi: 02/26/82 word
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19      A hardware-related unit of information that on Multics is 36
20 bits.
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23 :Info: working_directory.gi: working_dir.gi: 02/26/82 working directory (working_dir)
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25      The working directory identifies the user's current location
26 within the storage system with regard to pathnames.  Any pathname
27 the user types that does not begin with a greater-than (>) character
28 is considered relative to the working directory.  By default, this
29 directory is used by the search rules.
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