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Glossary - 3
E
Element. Generic term for a bar or space.
Encoded Area. Total linear dimension occupied by all characters of a code pattern, including start/stop characters and data.
ENQ (RS-232). ENQ software handshaking is also supported for the data sent to the host.
ESD. Electro-Static Discharge
F
Flash Disk. An additional megabyte of non-volatile memory for storing application and configuration files.
Flash Memory. Flash memory is nonvolatile, semi-permanent storage that can be electronically erased in the circuit and
reprogrammed. Series 9000 mobile computers use Flash memory to store the operating system (ROM-DOS), the
terminal emulators, and the Citrix ICA Client for DOS.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP). A TCP/IP application protocol governing file transfer via network or telephone lines. See
TCP/IP.
FTP. See File Transfer Protocol.
Flash Memory. Flash memory is responsible for storing the system firmware and is non-volatile. If the system power is
interrupted the data is not be lost.
H
Hard Reset. See Cold Boot.
Hz. Hertz; A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second.
Host Computer. A computer that serves other terminals in a network, providing such services as computation, database
access, supervisory programs and network control.
I
IDE. Intelligent drive electronics. Refers to the solid-state hard drive type.
IEC. International Electrotechnical Commission. This international agency regulates laser safety by specifying various laser
operation classes based on power output during operation.