GLOSSARY
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600 Series Industrial Mobile Computer User’s Guide
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The transmission of data from a host computer to a mobile
computer.
Ethernet
A 10-Mbps, coaxial standard for LANs. Also slang for the
coaxial cable that carries the standard.
Flash
A technology for nonvolatile memory storage. A special type
of EEPROM that can be erased and reprogrammed.
Flash Card
A memory storage PC Card that meets the ATA standard.
GUI (Graphical User Interface)
Provides a graphical representation of the environment for
user interaction.
I/0 (ON/OFF) Key
The power suspend or resume switch on the 600 Series
Computer —
not the same as resetting.
Suspends or resumes
operation depending on the current state of the computer.
Icon
A symbol on the computer desktop that graphically
represents the purpose or function of an application or file.
Industrial Mobile Computer (IMC)
A generic acronym for a NORAND Industrial Mobile
Computer, including the 600 Series (601, 602, and 603).
Laser Scanner
A method of reading bar codes that uses a coherent light
consisting of one frequency with high density of energy.
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display.
Modem
A communication device that enables a computer to
transfer information over a telephone line.