1. The name of the entry

2. The coordinate system
   The following abbreviations are used:
   • WC - world coordinate system
   • NDC - normalized device coordinate system
   • DC - device coordinate system.

3. The permitted values

4. The data type
   The following abbreviations are used:
   • I - integer
   • R - real
   • S - string
   • P - point, in WC, NDC or DC
   • N - name, used for identification of the error file
   • E - enumeration type
   • D - data record.

5. The initial value
   The following abbreviations are also used:
   • undef - Undefined value
   • wdt - Initial value taken from workstation description table.

Subtopics:

• A.1 Operating state
• A.2 GKS description table
• A.3 GKS state list
• A.4 Workstation state list
• A.5 Workstation description tables
• A.6 Segment state list
• A.7 GKS error state list