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which is 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 run performs a planned 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 that are 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.
Network Address Translation (NAT)
NAT involves rewriting the source or destination addresses of IP packets as they pass through a
router or firewall. Most systems that use NAT do so to enable multiple hosts on a private
network to access the Internet over a single public IP address.
NEMA
National Electrical Manufacturers Association.
node In a network, a point at which one or more functional units connect channels or data circuits.
NTP Network Time Protocol. This protocol allows the library to set its internal date and time that is
based on the date and time of a server.
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`1
abampere per 4 centimeters of axial length.
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