Dell 3555-E3A, User Manual

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electromagnetic system. The oersted is the magnetic field strength in the interior of an elongated,
uniformly wound solenoid that is excited with a linear current density in its winding of`1 ampere
per 4
π centimeters of axial length.
Offline
Pertaining to the operation of a functional unit without the continual control of a computer.
Contrast with online.
Online
Pertaining to the operation of a functional unit that is under the continual control of a computer.
Contrast with offline.
OPER Operation.
OV Over voltage.
Overrun
Loss of data because a receiving device is unable to accept data at the rate it is transmitted.
Overtightening
To tighten too much.
P
Parameter
A variable that is given a constant value for a specified application and that might denote the
application.
p bit Parity bit.
PC Parity check.
PCC Power control compartment.
PDF Portable Document Format.
PE Parity error. Product engineer.
PFS Perfect forward secrecy.
Pick Pertaining to the library to remove, by using a robotic device, a tape cartridge from a storage slot
or drive.
Picker A robotic mechanism that is located inside the library that moves cartridges between the cartridge
storage slots and the drive.
PM Preventive maintenance.
POR
Power-on reset.
Port A physical connection for communication between the 3590 and the host processor. The 3590 has
2 SCSI ports.
Portable Document Format (PDF)
A standard that is specified by Adobe Systems, Incorporated, for the electronic distribution of
documents. PDF files are compact, can be distributed globally (by way of email, the web,
intranets, or CD-ROM), and can be viewed with the Acrobat Reader. Acrobat Reader is software
from Adobe Systems that can be downloaded at no cost from the Adobe Systems home page.
Private key
A cryptographic key that is used to decrypt a message.
PROM
Programmable read only memory.
PS Power supply.
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