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Glossary
alternating current
AC. Electric current that reverses direction at regular sinusoidal
intervals
(D). Contrast with
direct current .
See
volts alternating
current .
See also
alternating current/direct current converter .
alternating
current/direct current
converter
AC/DC converter. A type of electronic equipment that changes AC
energy into DC energy. Used as power sources in all modern
electronic equipment.
American National
Standard Code for
Information
Interchange
ASCII. A standard character set consisting of 7-bit coded characters
(8-bit including parity check) used for information exchange between
systems and equipment
(D).
American National
Standards Institute
ANSI. A national organization consisting of producers, consumers,
and general interest groups that establishes procedures by which
accredited organizations create and maintain industry standards in
the United States
(A, D)
.
ANSI
See
American National Standards Institute .
API
See
application program interface .
application
(1) The use to which a data processing system is put, for example, a
payroll application, an airline reservation application, or a network
application. (2) A collection of software components used to perform
specific types of work on a computer
(D)
.
application client
The source object of the small computer system interface (SCSI)
commands and destination for the command responses.
application program
(1) A program that is specific to the solution of an application
problem. Synonymous with application software. (2) A program
written for or by a user that applies to the user's work, such as a
program that does inventory control or payroll. (3) A program used
to connect and communicate with stations in a network, enabling
users to perform application-oriented activities
(I)
.
application program
interface
API. A set of programming functions and routines that provides
access between protocol layers, such as between an application and
network services.
application-specific
integrated circuit
ASIC. An asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) local area network/
wide area network (LAN/WAN) circuit using cell relay transport
technology. ASICs are designed for a specific application or purpose,