IBM Ultrium Gen 6 Installation And User Manual page 109

micro One millionth of.
microcode
(1) One or more micro instructions. (2) A
code, representing the instructions of an
instruction set, implemented in a part of
storage that is not program-addressable.
(3) To design, write, and test one or more
micro instructions. (4) See also
microprogram.
microdiagnostic routine
A program that runs under the control of
a supervisor, usually to identify field
replaceable units.
microdiagnostic utility
A program that is run by the customer
engineer to test the machine.
microinstruction
A basic or elementary machine
instruction.
microprogram
A group of microinstructions that when
executed performs a preplanned function.
The term microprogram represents a
dynamic arrangement or selection of one
or more groups of microinstructions for
execution to perform a particular
function. The term microcode represents
microinstructions used in a product as an
alternative to hard-wired circuitry to
implement certain functions of a
processor or other system component.
MIM Media information message.
mm Millimeter.
modifier
That which changes the meaning.
mount a device
To assign an I/O device with a request to
the operator.
Microprocessor.
MP
Millisecond.
ms
Message.
MSG
multipath
Pertaining to using more than one path.
N
N/A Not applicable.
node In a network, a point at which one or
more functional units connect channels or
data circuits.
NTP Network Time Protocol. This allows the
library to set its internal date and time
based on the date and time of a sever.
NVS Nonvolatile storage. A storage device
whose contents are not lost when power
is cut off.
O
oersted
The unit of magnetic field strength in the
unrationalized centimeter-gram-second
(cgs) electromagnetic system. The oersted
is the magnetic field strength in the
interior of an elongated, uniformly
wound solenoid that is excited with a
linear current density in its winding of
one abampere per 4π centimeters of axial
length.
offline
Pertaining to the operation of a functional
unit without the continual control of a
computer. Contrast with online.
online Pertaining to the operation of a functional
unit that is under the continual control of
a computer. Contrast with offline.
OPER Operation.
ov Over voltage.
overrun
Loss of data because a receiving device is
unable to accept data at the rate it is
transmitted.
overtightening
To tighten too much.
P
parameter
A variable that is given a constant value
for a specified application and that may
denote the application.
p bit Parity bit.
PC Parity check.
PCC Power control compartment.
PDF Portable Document Format.
PE Parity error. Product engineer.
pick Pertaining to the library, to remove, by
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