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  2. tip (Unix utility) - Wikipedia

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    The name may refer to ARPANET's Terminal Interface Processor (TIP), a variant of the IMP, used to connect serial terminals directly with ARPANET. tip is referred to in the Solaris documentation as the preferred terminal emulator to connect to a Sun workstation's serial port for maintenance purposes, for example, to configure the OpenPROM firmware.

  3. Signal (IPC) - Wikipedia

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    The SIGTSTP signal is sent to a process by its controlling terminal to request it to stop (terminal stop). It is commonly initiated by the user pressing Ctrl + Z . Unlike SIGSTOP, the process can register a signal handler for, or ignore, the signal.

  4. Termcap - Wikipedia

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    Termcap ("terminal capability") is a legacy software library and database used on Unix-like computers that enables programs to use display computer terminals in a device-independent manner, which greatly simplifies the process of writing portable text mode applications.

  5. Database connection - Wikipedia

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    The connection object obtained from the connection pool is often a wrapper around the actual database connection. The wrapper understands its relationship with the pool, and hides the details of the pool from the application. For example, the wrapper object can implement a "close" method that can be called just like the "close" method on the ...

  6. WHOIS - Wikipedia

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    The protocol stores and delivers database content in a human-readable format. [1] The current iteration of the WHOIS protocol was drafted by the Internet Society, and is documented in RFC 3912. Whois is also the name of the command-line utility on most UNIX systems used to make WHOIS protocol queries. [2]

  7. End-of-Transmission character - Wikipedia

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    The EOT character is used in legacy communications protocols by mainframe computer manufacturers such as IBM, Burroughs Corporation, and the BUNCH.Terminal transmission control protocols such as IBM 3270 Poll/Select, or Burroughs TD830 Contention Mode protocol use the EOT character to terminate a communications sequence between two cooperating stations (such as a host multiplexer or Input ...

  8. Terminfo - Wikipedia

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    Some implementations of terminfo store the terminal description in a hashed database (e.g., something like Berkeley DB version 1.85). [9] [10] These store two types of records: aliases which point to the canonical entry, and the canonical entry itself, which contains the data for the terminal capabilities.

  9. exit (command) - Wikipedia

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    In computing, exit is a command used in many operating system command-line shells and scripting languages.. The command causes the shell or program to terminate.If performed within an interactive command shell, the user is logged out of their current session, and/or user's current console or terminal connection is disconnected.