IBM Netfinity 3000, User Handbook Manual

Page: 329 / 370

Glossary
This glossary includes terms and
definitions from the following
publications.
The American National Dictionary for
Information Systems, ANSI
X3.172-1990, copyright 1990 by the
American National Standards
Institute (ANSI). Copies may be
purchased from the American
National Standards Institute, 11
West 42 Street, New York, NY
10036. Definitions are identified by
the symbol (A).
The ANSI/EIA Standard 440-A:
Fiber Optic Terminology. Copies may
be purchased from the Electronic
Industries Association, 2001
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
Washington DC 20006. Definitions
are identified by the symbol (E).
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). These
definitions are identified by the
symbol (I). Definitions from draft
international standards, committee
drafts, and working papers being
developed by ISO/IEC JTC1/SC1
are identified by the symbol (T),
indicating that final agreement has
not yet been reached among the
participating National Bodies of
SC1.
A
adapter . A printed circuit board
that modifies the system unit to
allow it to operate in a particular
way.
address . (1) A value that identifies
a register or a particular part of
storage. The value is represented by
one or more characters. (2) The
location in the storage of a
computer where data is stored.
(3) To refer to a specific storage
location by specifying the value that
identifies the location.
address bus . The path used for the
transmission of address information
in a computer.
ANSI . American National
Standards Institute. An
organization consisting of
producers, consumers, and general
interest groups, that establishes the
procedures by which accredited
organizations create and maintain
voluntary industry standards in the
United States.
application . The use to which an
information processing system is
put; for example, a payroll
application, an airline reservation
application, a network application.
application program . (1) A
program that is specific to the
solution of an application problem.
Synonymous with application
software. (T) (2) A program written
for or by a user that applies to the
user's work, such as a program that

Copyright IBM Corp. 1999
295