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HP 2240 User Manual

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IP address

See internet protocol address.

ISL

See Initial System Loader.

kernel

The part of the operating system that is an executable piece of code
responsible for managing the computer’s resources. The kernel con-
trols the rest of the operating system.

LAN

See local area network.

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.