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halt
The action of transferring control to the console program.
initialization
The sequence of steps that prepare the system to start.
Initialization occurs after a system has been powered up.
interleaving
See memory interleaving.
LAN (local area network)
A network that supports servers, PCs, printers, minicomputers,
and mainframe computers that are connected over limited
distances.
latency
The amount of time it takes the system to respond to an event.
LED
Light-emitting diode. A semiconductor device that glows when
supplied with voltage.
local area VMScluster system
Digital's VMScluster configuration in which cluster
communication is carried out over the Ethernet by software that
emulates certain computer interconnect (CI) port functions.
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.
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