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diff --git a/c_user/glossary.rst b/c_user/glossary.rst index b9d9c7d..5464bf4 100644 --- a/c_user/glossary.rst +++ b/c_user/glossary.rst @@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ Glossary peripheral devices used by the application. :dfn:`directives` - RTEMS’ provided routines that provide + RTEMS' provided routines that provide support mechanisms for real-time applications. :dfn:`dispatch` - The act of loading a task’s context onto + The act of loading a task's context onto the CPU and transferring control of the CPU to that task. :dfn:`dormant` @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ Glossary :dfn:`entry point` The address at which a function or task begins to execute. In C, the entry point of a function is the - function’s name. + function's name. :dfn:`events` A method for task communication and @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ Glossary Device Driver Table. :dfn:`manager` - A group of related RTEMS’ directives which + A group of related RTEMS' directives which provide access and control over resources. :dfn:`memory pool` @@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ Glossary driver, the exact usage of which is driver dependent. :dfn:`mode` - An entry in a task’s control block that is + An entry in a task's control block that is used to determine if the task allows preemption, timeslicing, processing of signals, and the interrupt disable level used by the task. @@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ Glossary :dfn:`operating system` The software which controls all - the computer’s resources and provides the base upon which + the computer's resources and provides the base upon which application programs can be written. :dfn:`overhead` @@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ Glossary :dfn:`resume` Removing a task from the suspend state. If - the task’s state is ready following a call to the ``rtems_task_resume`` + the task's state is ready following a call to the ``rtems_task_resume`` directive, then the task is available for scheduling. :dfn:`return code` @@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ Glossary :dfn:`signal set` A thirty-two bit entity which is used to - represent a task’s collection of pending signals and the signals + represent a task's collection of pending signals and the signals sent to a task. :dfn:`SMCB` |