adapter card
A circuit board that adds function to a computer.
adj
Adjustment.
AIX
Advanced Interactive Executive. IBM's implementation of the UNIX operating system. The RS/6000 system, among others, uses AIX as its operating system.
AL_PA
Arbitrated Loop Physical Address.
alphanumeric
Pertaining to a character set that contains letters, numerals, and other characters, such as punctuation marks.
alter
To change.
ambient temperature
The temperature of air or other media in a designated area, particularly the area that surrounds equipment.
ampere (A)
A unit of measure for electric current that is equivalent to a flow of one coulomb per second, or to the current produced by one volt applied across a
resistance of one ohm.
ANSI
American National Standards Institute.
archive
To collect and store files in a designated place.
ASCII
American National Standard Code for Information Interchange. A 7 bit coded character set (8 bits including parity check) that consists of control characters
and graphic characters.
assigning a device
The establishing of the relationship of a device to a running task, process, job, or program.
assignment
The naming of a specific device to complete a function.
asynchronous
Pertaining to two or more processes that do not depend upon the occurrence of specific events such as common timing signals.
attention (notice)
A word for calling attention to the possibility of danger to a program, device, or system, or to data. Contrast with caution and danger.
ATTN
Attention.
B
backup
To make extra copies of documents or software for safekeeping.
bar code
A code that represents characters by sets of parallel bars of varying thickness and separation that are read optically by transverse scanning.
bar code label
Paper bearing a bar code and having an adhesive backing. The bar code label must be affixed to a tape cartridge to enable the library to identify the cartridge
and its volume serial number.
bar code reader
A laser device that is specialized for scanning and reading bar codes and converting them into either the ASCII or EBCDIC digital character code.
bezel
Decorative and safety cover.
bicolored
Having two colors.
bit
Either of the digits 0 or 1 when used in the binary numbering system.
BM or bill of materials
A list of specific types and amounts of direct materials that are expected to be used to produce a specific job or quantity of output.
browser
A client program that initiates requests to a Web server and displays the information that the server returns.
buffer
A routine or storage that is used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data or time of occurrence of events, when data is transferred from one
device to another.
bus
A facility for transferring data between several devices that are located between two end points, only one device that is able to transmit at a specific
moment.
byte
A string that consists of bits (usually 8) that are treated as a unit and represent a character. A fundamental data unit.
C
capacity
The amount of data that can be contained on storage media and expressed in bytes of data.
cartridge manual rewind tool
A device that can be fitted into the reel of a cartridge and used to rewind tape into or out of the cartridge.
cartridge storage slot
Individual slot that is located within a magazine that is used to house tape cartridges.
caution (notice)
A word to call attention to possible personal harm to people. Contrast with attention and danger.
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