Digital Equipment 300 Series AXP Reference Manual page 277

client-server computing
An approach to computing that enables personal computer and
workstation users—the ''clients''—to work cooperatively with
software programs stored on a mainframe or minicomputer—the
''server.''
clock
A signal used to synchronize the circuits in a computer system.
cluster
A group of networked computers that communicate over a
common interface to share disk storage, application programs,
and other computer resources.
command
A request made to the operating system to perform a specific
function, for example, a request to run a program or show the
configuration of a system.
communications
The transmission of digital data from one point (the source) to
another (the receiver).
compact disc
A removable flat circular plate, used in the compact disc drive
on which read-only optical data is stored. A laser optical reader
retrieves this information.
compact disc read-only memory
An area of memory that can be read, but not written to.
component
A basic part, or element, of your system that can be either
internal or external. Compare with device.
configuration
See system configuration.
connector
Hardware that connects directly to a port on the system.
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