o String descriptors are used in calling certain system routines. o The string-length field is two bytes in size. o Descriptor information (2 bytes) is always set to ^X010E. o The pointer field is a 32-bit pointer to the string (4 bytes). o If natural alignment is enabled (using .ENABLE ALIGN_DATA), the descriptor is quadword aligned. This allows you to access the entire descriptor (2 data words and a longword address) on a quadword boundary. o You can only use this directive within data or mixed psects (psects that have either the NOEXE or MIX attributes). o This directive also accepts VAX MACRO syntax. See the VAX MACRO and Instruction Set Reference Manual for details.