monitor program

n : a program that observes and regulates and controls or

verifies the operations of a data-processing system [syn:

{monitoring program}]

Control Program

(CP) The component of {IBM}'s {Virtual

Machine} (VM) that provides "guest support" for {operating

systems} that run on IBM {mainframe} compatible processors.

Cp does this by providing a seamless {emulation} of privileged

functions in the problem program environment.

(1999-01-19)