Digital Equipment VAXstation 2000 Hardware Installation Manual page 120

interactive
A method of communicating with the system. In an interactive session, you . _
t)rpe a command at the keyboard and the system executes the command and
responds with a prompt character for another command.
interface
A device or piece of software that allows the components of the system to
communicate with each other.
I/O
Abbreviation for input/output. (See input/output (I/O) device.)
K
The symbol that means 2 to the 10th power (or 1024 in decimal notation).
Also, an abbreviation for kilo (thousand).
kilobyte
1024 bytes.
LED
Light-emitting diode. LEDs are used as indicators on the system enclosure,
load
Tocopy software (usually from a peripheral device) to memory. Tophysically
place a disk in a disk drive or a tape in a tape drive.
local area network (LAN)
A data communications systemdesigned for a smallgeographic area that offers
high-speed communications channels optimized for connecting information-
processing equipment. For example, ThinWire Ethernet.
M
The symbol for 1024 squared (1,048,576 in decimal notation). Also, an
abbreviation for mega (ni^lion).
magnetic tape
A tape used for storing data that is made of plastic and coated with magnetic
oxide. Also called magtape.
megabyte
1,048,576 bytes.
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