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USER
AREA
- A space designated
(by
the OPERATING
SYSTEM)
on
the disk, used
to
store
files. There
are
potentially
16
user
areas
that
may
be
accessed
by
the
operator.
The purpose of a user
area
is
to
subdivide the storage space
available. They are especially useful
on
a hard disk system.
UTJLlTY -
Another
name
for
any
of
the
transient
commands
used
for
file
maintenance.
WILD
CARD
- A Vector 4 CP/M function which aIlows references
to
multiple files
with one
AMBIGUOUS PILE NAME. The wild cards are:
X
D-4
? - replace with any single character in
the
location entered
* -
replace
with any character or group of characters needed
to
fill
up
the
maximum
(eight in name, three in extension)
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