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Glossary
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This glossary contains definitions for terms specific to this manual and the Novell
software network user environment.
0100 Access Point
Intermec’s wireless bridge that allows RF packets to go from the RF network to
the Ethernet network.
alphanumeric
Character set containing letters, numbers, and other characters, such as
punctuation marks.
API (Application Programming Interface)
A well-defined interface to routines that an application can use to request and
perform system-level tasks.
bandwidth
The size in hertz of the frequency range that a signal transmission occupies.
Typical narrow band signals occupy a 25 KHz bandwidth. The 2.4 GHz radio
frequency signal occupies a 1 MHz bandwidth.
bindery emulation
NetWare 4.0 feature that lets you emulate the bindery database system that was
available in all previous versions.
BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol) Server
A device that assigns an IP address in respose to a query from an IP node. In
this query, the IP node supplies its physical address. The BOOTP server then
checks its tables to determine the corresponding IP address.
bridge
An internetworking device that incorporates the first two layers of the OSI
model and allows connection of networks or subnetworks with similar
architectures.
broadcast
A type of transmission in which a message sent from the host is received by
many devices on the system.