List Of Abbreviations - IBM Multiprise 3000 Reference Manual

List of Abbreviations

This list contains definitions for acronyms and
abbreviations used in the various books in the Storage
Subsystem Library. Some terms are more specifically
defined in the glossary.
ACB Access method control block
ACS Automatic class selection
ACDS Active control data set
ASCII American National Standard Code for
Information Interchange
BCS Basic catalog structure
BDAM Basic direct access method
BPAM Basic partitioned access method
BSAM Basic sequential access method
BSDS Bootstrap data set
CCHH Cylinder, cylinder, head, head
CCHHR Cylinder, cylinder, head, head, record
CCW Channel command word
CEC Central electronics complex
CHL-I Channel interface
CHPID Channel path identifier
CI Control interval
CKD Count-key-data
CMS Conversational Monitor System
CP Control program
CTC Channel-to-channel
CU Control unit
CVOL Control volume
DASD Direct access storage device
DCB Data control block
DD Data definition
DFDSS Data Facility Data Set Services
DFHSM Data Facility Hierarchical Storage
Manager
DFP Data Facility Product
DFSORT Data Facility Sort
DL Data length
EBCDIC Extended binary coded decimal
interchange code
EMIF ESCON Multiple Image Facility
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ERDS Error recording data set
EREP Environmental Record Editing and
Printing program
ESCD Enterprise System Connection Director
ESCON Enterprise System Connection
ESDS Entry-sequenced data set
ESQA Extended system queue area
EXCP Execute channel program
FBA Fixed-block architecture
FRU Field replaceable unit
GB Gigabyte
GDG Generation data group
GRS Global resource serialization
GTF Generalized trace facility
HA Home address
HCD Hardware configuration definition
HDA Head-disk assembly
ID Identifier
IML Initial microcode load
IOCP I/O configuration program
IOGEN Input/output device generation
I/O Input/output
IPL Initial program load
ISAM Indexed sequential access method
ISD Integrated system device
ISCII International Reference Version of the
International Standard for Information
Interchange
ISMF Interactive Storage Management Facility
ISPF/PDF Interactive System Productivity
Facility/Program Development Facility
JCL Job control language
JCT JES control table
JES Job entry subsystem
KL key length
KSDS Key-sequenced data set
KVA kilovolt ampere
LCU Logical control unit
LDS Linear data set
LRU Least recently used algorithm
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