Glossary of abbreviations
A
ARP.
Address Resolution Protocol
B
BOOTP.
Bootstrap Protocol
C
CPU.
Central Processing Unit
CRU.
Customer-Replaceable Unit
D
d.d.d.d.
IP address format
DDC.
Display Data Channel
DDC2B.
Display Data Channel (version 2B)
DHCP.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DIMM.
Dual In-line Memory Module
DMA.
Direct Memory Access
DNS.
Domain Name Server
DPMS.
Display Power Management Signaling
E
EXX.
Ethernet thin client with country-specific code
(XX)
F
FRU.
Field Replaceable Unit
I
IBM.
International Business Machines
ICMP.
Internet Control Message Protocol
ID.
Identification
IEEE.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IP.
Internet Protocol
IRQ.
Interrupt Request
L
LAN.
Local Area Network
LED.
Light Emitting Diode
LLC.
Logical Link Control
M
MAC.
Medium Access Control
MB.
Megabyte
MHz.
Megahertz
MMX
™
.
Multi-Media Instructions
MTU.
Maximum Transmission Unit
N
NFS.
Network File Server
NS.
Network Station
NSB.
Network Station Boot
NSBXXXXX.
Network Station Boot message with
identification number (XXXXX)
NVRAM.
Nonvolatile Random Access Memory
O
OS.
Operating System
P
PCI.
Peripheral Component Interconnect
PMR.
Problem Management Record
POST.
Power On Self Test
R
RAM.
Random Access Memory
RAP.
Remote Authentication Protocol
RIF.
Routing Information Field
RFS.
Remote File Server
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