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LAN station address

See local area network station address.

link

n. A special object that contains the name of another object. When
you specify a link as a pathname or part of a pathname, the system
substitutes the pathname that the link contains.

v. To join together two or more objects.

local area network (LAN)

A data communications system that allows a number of independent
devices to communicate with each other. The systems and clusters
that share data, hardware, and software resources via Networking Ser-
vices software.

local area network station address

The label that uniquely identifies the local area network (LAN) con-
nection for your workstation at the hardware level.

log in

To initially sign on to the system so that you may begin to use it. This
creates your first user process. See also username.

login directory

The directory in which you are placed when you log in, usually your
home directory. See also home directory.

Login Manager

The program that controls the initial startup of HP VUE and accepts
the user’s username and password.