DEC 4000 AXP Service Manual page 223

mass storage device
An input/output device on which data is stored. Typical mass storage devices
include disks, magnetic tapes, and floppy disks.
memory interleaving
The process of assigning consecutive physical memory addresses across multiple
memory controllers. Improves total memory bandwidth by overlapping system
bus command execution across two or four memory modules.
MIPS
Millions of instructions per second.
MOP
Maintenance Operations Protocol. The transport protocol for network bootstraps
and other network operations.
multiplex
To transmit several messages or signals simultaneously on the same circuit or
channel.
multiprocessing system
A system that executes multiple tasks simultaneously.
NAS
See Network Applications Support.
Network Applications Support
A comprehensive set of software supplied by Digital Equipment Corporation that
enables application integration across a distributed multivendor environment.
NAS consists of well-defined programming interfaces, toolkits, and products
that help developers build applications that are well-integrated and more easily
portable across different systems.
node
A device that has an address on, is connected to, and is able to communicate
with other devices on the bus. In a computer network, an individual computer
system connected to the network that can communicate with other systems on
the network.
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