DEC 3000 800, Owner'S Manual

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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.
applications
Programs, such as a financial spreadsheet program, that perform
end-user tasks.
application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
An integrated circuit programmed to perform one specific task.
architecture
The internal configuration of a computer including its registers,
instruction set, and input/output structure.
ASIC
See application-specific integrated circuit.
asynchronous transmission
A type of communication in which data is transmitted
at different time intervals. Compare with synchronous
communication.
AUI (Attachment Unit Interface) Ethernet network
An IEEE standard 802.3-compliant Ethernet network connected
with standard Ethernet cable, as opposed to 10BASE2 Ethernet
cable or twisted-pair Ethernet cable. Also called standard or
thickwire Ethernet. Compare with 10BASE2 Ethernet network
and 10BASE-T Ethernet network.
autoboot
The process by which the system boots automatically.
availability
The amount of scheduled time that a computing system provides
application service during the year. Availability is typically
measured as either a percentage of uptime per year or as system
unavailability: the number of hours or minutes of downtime per
year.
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