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compatibility
compile
concatenate
console
consumable
supplies
control program
copy-sensitive
CPU
customer
changeable unit
daemon
database
data
communications
data file
data link
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Characteristic of computer equipment permitting one device to
use the same information or programs as another device without
conversion or code modification.
To translate instructions written in high-level language into
machine language for execution by a system.
To connect or link in a series, as when files are grouped together
for faster processing. Refer to job concatenation mode.
Functional unit containing devices used by an operator to
communicate with a print engine (IOT). It may consist of a
display, keyboard, and certain switches or other controls.
Supplies such as paper and dry ink that are depleted during the
course of normal printer operation.
An operating system program that manages job flow, input/
output processing, and other overall system functions and
resources.
Term used to indicate jobs in which multiple copies of a report
will contain different data, as with paychecks and banking
statements.
Central processing unit. Interprets and executes instructions,
performs all operations and calculations, and controls input and
output units and auxiliary attachments.
See CCU.
A task that runs continually in conjunction with the UNIX
operating system that periodically checks for specific conditions
or logical events and performs some action if the conditions are
met. The task can be used to display and notify the operator of
such conditions.
Information to meet specific processing and retrieval needs.
Generally applies to integrated file of data, arranged for access
by many subsystems.
Transmission and reception of encoded information over
telecommunication lines.
Collection of related data records organized in a specific manner
so that each record is similarly structured, e.g., a payroll file set
up with one record for each employee, last name first, indicating
the rate of pay and all deductions.
Physical means of connecting one location with another for
communication, i.e., the communications lines, modems, and
controls which transmit information between two or more
stations.
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