AMPS terms

try to keep them single syllable, <= 4 chars

net	a network
proc	a process
tool	a type of component, or class of proc (part?)
pipe	a connector
port	a file descriptor (in this implementation)
thing	an object
pack	an information packet
type	class of an object, a tool is the type of a proc
flow	a stream of packets
bit	the boolean type
rel a relation