Glossary
This
glossary
includes
terms
and
definitions
from:
v
American
National
Standard
Dictionary
for
Information
Systems
,
ANSI
X3.172-1990,
copyright
1990
by
the
American
National
Standards
Institute
(ANSI).
Copies
may
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Institute,
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Street,
New
York,
New
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Definitions
are
identified
by
the
symbol
(A)
after
the
definition.
v
The
Information
Technology
Vocabulary
,
developed
by
Subcommittee
1,
Joint
Technical
Committee
1,
of
the
International
Organization
for
Standardization
and
the
International
Electrotechnical
Commission
(ISO/IEC
JTC1/SC1).
Definitions
of
published
parts
of
this
vocabulary
are
identified
by
the
symbol
(I)
after
the
definition;
definitions
taken
from
draft
international
standards,
committee
drafts,
and
working
papers
being
developed
by
ISO/IEC
JTC1/SC1
are
identified
by
the
symbol
(T)
after
the
definition,
indicating
that
final
agreement
has
not
yet
been
reached
among
the
participating
National
Bodies
of
SC1.
A
active.
(1)
Able
to
communicate
on
the
network.
A
token-ring
network
adapter
is
active
if
it
is
able
to
transmit
and
receive
on
the
network
(2)
Operational.
(3)
Pertaining
to
a
node
or
device
that
is
connected
or
is
available
for
connection
to
another
node
or
device.
(4)
Currently
transmitting
or
receiving.
adapter.
(1)
In
the
point-of-sale
terminal,
a
circuit
card
that,
with
its
associated
software,
enables
the
terminal
to
use
a
function
or
feature.
(2)
In
a
LAN,
within
a
communicating
device,
a
circuit
card
that,
with
its
associated
software
and/or
microcode,
enables
the
device
to
communicate
over
the
network.
address.
(1)
In
data
communication,
the
IEEE-assigned
unique
code
or
the
unique
locally
administered
code
assigned
to
each
device
or
workstation
connected
to
a
network.
(2)
A
character
or
group
of
characters
that
identifies
a
register,
a
particular
part
of
storage,
or
some
other
data
source
or
destination.
(A)
(3)
To
refer
to
a
device
or
an
item
of
data
by
its
address.
(I)
(A)
(4)
The
location
in
the
storage
of
a
computer
where
data
is
stored.
addressing.
(1)
The
assignment
of
addresses
to
the
instructions
of
a
program.
(2)
In
data
communication,
the
way
in
which
a
station
selects
the
station
to
which
it
is
to
send
data.
alphanumeric.
Pertaining
to
data
consisting
of
letters,
digits,
and
usually
other
characters,
such
as
punctuation
marks.
(T)
(A)
analog.
(1)
Pertaining
to
data
consisting
of
continuously
variable
physical
quantities.
(A)
(2)
Contrast
with
digital
.
application.
(1)
A
collection
of
one
or
more
programs
that
work
together
to
accomplish
goals
for
a
business.
(2)
A
set
of
executable
files
and
data
files
required
to
perform
a
desired
function,
which
can
consist
of
multiple
programs
running
on
different
workstations.
architecture.
A
logical
structure
that
encompasses
operating
principles
including
services,
functions,
and
protocols.
See
network
architecture
.
attach.
(1)
To
connect
a
device
physically.
(2)
To
make
a
device
a
part
of
a
network
logically.
Compare
with
connect
.
attaching
device.
Any
device
that
is
physically
connected
to
a
network
and
can
communicate
over
the
network.
B
bit.
Either
of
the
digits
0
or
1
when
used
in
the
binary
numeration
system.
Synonymous
with
binary
digit.
(T)
bus.
(1)
In
a
processor,
a
physical
facility
on
which
data
is
transferred
to
all
destinations,
but
from
which
only
addressed
destinations
may
read
in
accordance
with
appropriate
conventions.
(2)
A
network
configuration
in
which
nodes
are
interconnected
through
a
bidirectional
transmission
medium.
(3)
One
or
more
conductors
used
for
transmitting
signals
or
power.
(A)
C
cash
drawer.
An
optional
I/O
device
attached
to
a
point-of-sale
terminal.
The
cash
drawer
contains
a
till.
The
cash
drawer
will
open
upon
receiving
a
command.
See
till
.
circuit.
(1)
A
logic
device.
(2)
One
or
more
conductors
through
which
an
electric
current
can
flow.
cluster.
(1)
A
station
that
consists
of
a
control
unit
(a
cluster
controller)
and
the
terminals
attached
to
it.
(2)
A
group
of
APPN
nodes
that
have
the
same
network
ID
and
the
same
topology
database.
A
cluster
is
a
subset
of
a
NETID
subnetwork.
(3)
In
high-availability
cluster
multiprocessing
(HACMP),
a
set
of
iindependent
systems
(called
nodes)
that
are
organized
into
a
network
for
the
purpose
of
sharing
resources
and
communicating
with
each
other.
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