
AXIS 7100
User’s Manual
Glossary
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NIS
Network Information Services. The security and file-access
databases on UNIX systems, previously known as Yellow Pages
NTP
Network Time Protocol. A protocol to get time from a timeserver
(NTP-server).
OCR
Optical Character Recognition. A technology that converts
scanned documents into editable and searchable text
Portable Document Format. A format for cross-platform
distribution of electronic documents. Can be viewed by anyone
that has Acrobat Reader from Adobe installed
RARP
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol
governing the translation of a Data-Link Control (DLC) address
to an IP address
RISC
Reduced Instruction Set Computer. A processor that recognizes
only a limited number of assembly-language instructions
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. The TCP/IP protocol for
exchanging e-mail
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol used
to manage and monitor nodes on a network
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol. The connection-oriented,
transport-level protocol used in the TCP/IP suite of protocols
TIFF
Tagged Image File Format. Format for storing bit-mapped
images. Typically used for scanned documents and
uncompressed images
UNIX
A multi-tasking, multi-user operating system originally
developed by AT&T
URL
Uniform Resource Locator. A way of specifying the location of
publicly available information on the Internet