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diff --git a/doc/user/glossary.texi b/doc/user/glossary.texi index 58b57061f0..682cb32c2b 100644 --- a/doc/user/glossary.texi +++ b/doc/user/glossary.texi @@ -211,8 +211,7 @@ the memory. An acronym for First In First Out. @item First In First Out -A discipline for manipulating -entries in a data structure. +A discipline for manipulating entries in a data structure. @item floating point coprocessor A component used in @@ -247,12 +246,10 @@ A data structure used to dynamically allocate and deallocate variable sized blocks of memory. @item heterogeneous -A multiprocessor computer system -composed of dissimilar processors. +A multiprocessor computer system composed of dissimilar processors. @item homogeneous -A multiprocessor computer system -composed of a single type of processor. +A multiprocessor computer system composed of a single type of processor. @item ID An RTEMS assigned identification tag used to @@ -350,9 +347,8 @@ and communicate between tasks by transporting messages between sending and receiving tasks. @item Message Queue Control Block -A data structure -associated with each message queue used by RTEMS to manage that -message queue. +A data structure associated with each message queue used by RTEMS +to manage that message queue. @item minor number A numeric value passed to a device @@ -382,8 +378,7 @@ of user-provided routines which enable the nodes in a multiprocessor system to communicate with one another. @item Multiprocessor Configuration Table -The data -structure defining the characteristics of the multiprocessor +The data structure defining the characteristics of the multiprocessor target system with which RTEMS will communicate. @item multitasking |