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problem state

problem state

IBM jargon for user mode, the opposite of "supervisor state".

On IBM System 360, 370 and 390 mainframes privileged instructions may only be executed in "supervisor state". Application programs request the operating system to perform these operations by using the Supervisor Call (SVC) instruction.
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A Markov Model was used to generate a problem state graph.
In the Middle East, it seems that there is always a need to have a problem state. First it was Lebanon, then it was Iraq.
NAME AND ADDRESS WITHHELD BY REQUEST * * * * * * SOME of the letters about the area's identity problem state that a birth certificate showed where the person lived, but we all know that it only says where that person was born.
But the two sides have reached an impasse on the question of whether Israel should be named in the declaration as a problem state.
We modified our approach to add the notion of "problem states." In the context of CanadarmTutor, where an exercise consists of moving a robotic arm to attain a specific arm configuration, the 3D space is divided into 3D cubes, and the problem state at a given moment is defined as the set of 3D cubes containing the arm joints.
The situation stems from campus riots, a problem state legislatures have been under increasing pressure to address in recent years.
Although still modest by historical standards--the comparable number of problem state member banks in 1991 was 248--the current trend in the number of problem banks suggests that bank failures during 2000 may rise somewhat, while remaining at fairly modest levels.
The number of problem states is reduced to 2 (Down and Warning).
Uttarakhand (34 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (29 per cent) and Rajasthan (23 per cent) are major ' problem states'.
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