DEC VET
A Digital trademark used to describe the Digital DEC Verifier
and Exerciser Tool. DEC VET is a multipurpose system
maintenance tool that performs exerciser-oriented maintenance
testing. It consists of a manager and exercisers that test system
hardware and the operating system. The manager controls the
exercisers.
DECwindows Motif
An interface to the operating system that allows a workstation
screen to be divided into windows where several application
programs can appear simultaneously, and commands can be
executed using menus and a mouse. This interface is fully
compliant with the OSF/Motif Graphical User Interface standard
from the Open Software Foundation. See also window.
default
A computer value or setting that is automatically in effect unless
or until another value is specified. There are some default values
that you cannot override.
default recovery action
The action that the system takes after a power or system failure.
desktop enclosure
A type of system cabinet that is small enough to sit on top of a
desk. Compare with pedestal and rackmount enclosure.
device
The general name for any hardware unit connected to the
system and capable of receiving, storing, or transmitting data.
Examples of devices are drives and units that you can install
into or externally connect to the system unit or an expansion
box.
device name
The name by which a device or controller is identified in the
system. The name that a particular operating system uses
to access a particular store device. Also called the device
mnemonic.
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