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HP 2240 User Manual

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iconify

See iconize.

iconize

To turn a window or shell into an icon. See also icon.

Initial System Loader

The program that actually controls the loading of the operating sys-
tem.

input device

Any of several pieces of hardware equipment used to give informa-
tion to a system. Examples are the keyboard and the mouse. See also
output device.

input window

The window that displays a program’s prompt and any commands
typed but not yet executed.

internet protocol address (IP address)

A string of characters that uniquely identifies a workstation in a net-
work. Also referred to as the IP address, the system name, and the
host name.

invisible filename

A filename in which the first character is a dot (.). Invisible filenames
are not displayed by the listing commands such as ls and ll without
add options, such as –a.