IBM TS2900 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual page 264

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 perform 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,
which 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.
BOM 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.
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
BGP is the core routing protocol of the Internet. It works by maintaining a table of IP networks or
'prefixes' that designate network reachability among autonomous systems (AS).
BRMS Backup Recovery and Media Services.
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.
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