Glossary - Digital Equipment 300 Series AXP Reference Manual

Glossary

10BASE2 Ethernet network
See ThinWire Ethernet network.
10BASE-T Ethernet network
The IEEE standard 802.3-compliant Ethernet products used
for local distribution of data. These networking products
characteristically use a cable made by twisting together two
insulated conductors with no common covering. (Commonly
known as twisted-pair cable.) Compare with thickwire Ethernet
network.
accelerator
A hardware graphics processor that produces faster images than
a CPU and frees the CPU to do other work.
alternate console feature
A feature that allows you to receive system messages on an
alternate console terminal and direct system activities from this
terminal, if necessary, to diagnose problems with the monitor.
ANSI
Abbreviation for American National Standards Institute, an
organization that develops and publishes standards for the
computer industry.
antistatic wrist strap
A grounded strap you connect to your wrist and the system unit
while handling internal devices that are sensitive to static. This
strap prevents electrostatic discharge that could result in loss of
data, or damage to your equipment.
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