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Glossary

This glossary defines the special terms, abbreviations, and acronyms that are used

in this publication. If you do not find the term that you are looking for, refer to the

index or to the Dictionary of Computing, 1994.

Numbers

2:1 compression

The relationship between the quantity of data that can be stored with

compression as compared to the quantity of data that can be stored

without compression. In 2:1 compression, twice as much data can be stored

with compression as can be stored without compression.

A Ampere.

ac Alternating current.

access method

A technique for moving data between main storage and input or output

devices.

accessor

This component contains the library robot and bar code reader. The

accessor moves cartridges to and from the I/O station, storage slots, and

tape drives.

adapter card

A circuit board that adds function to a computer.

adj Adjustment.

AH Authentication Header. An Internet Protocol intended to guarantee

connectionless integrity and data origin authentication of IP datagrams.

Further, it can optionally protect against replay attacks by using the sliding

window technique and discarding old packets.

AIX Advanced Interactive Executive. IBM's implementation of the UNIX

operating system. The System p system, among others, uses AIX as it's

operating system.

alphanumeric

Pertaining to a character set that contains letters, numerals, and other

characters, such as punctuation marks.

alter To change.

ambient temperature

The temperature of air or other media in a designated area, particularly the

area that is surrounding equipment.

AME Application Managed Encryption.

ampere (A)

A unit of measure for electric current that is equivalent to a flow of 1

coulomb per second, or to the current produced by 1 volt applied across a

resistance of 1 ohm.

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