signal_vector OpenVMS usage:arg_list type: longword (unsigned) access: modify mechanism: by reference Signal vector. See the HP OpenVMS System Services Reference Manual for information about the signal vector passed to a condition handler. mechanism_vector OpenVMS usage:arg_list type: longword (unsigned) access: read only mechanism: by reference Mechanism vector. See the HP OpenVMS System Services Reference Manual for information about the mechanism vector passed to a condition handler.