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GLOSSARY
Gloss-9 Edition One XC1000 Service
ECP mailboxes.
Mailbox types 31, 32, and 33, each of which includes a caller’s menu.
EIA-232D.
Electronic Industries Association (EIA) standard that defines the physical and
electrical specifications of the 25-pin connector used in data communications.
This standard is a revision to RS-232-C, which brings it in line with international
standards CCITT V.24, V.28, and ISO IS2110.
Electrostatic discharge. See ESD.
Enhanced Call Processing. See ECP.
Enhanced message copy. Allows for bad tracks on source and destination drives.
Enhanced-small-device interface. See ESDI.
Enter key . The key on a computer keyboard, designated by the word Enter or Return .
Press the Enter key to execute a statement or command.
EPROM (erasable, programmable, read-only memory). A device on logic cards that
holds firmware.
Erasable, programmable, read-only memory. See EPROM.
Escalation procedure. The procedure used by Octel Communications when service
personnel arrive at a customer site or begin remote diagnostics. The escalation
procedure stipulates maximum time limits between escalation levels. There are
two escalation processes, depending on whether the problem is considered major
or minor maintenance.
ESD (electrostatic discharge). A surge of static electricity that results from the
static-charge buildup on two nonconductive surfaces that can cause damage to
sensitive electronic equipment.
ESDI (enhanced-small-device interface). High-speed serial interface that provides a
communication path between the file cards and disk drives.
Execute. To cause the computer to carry out an instruction; to run a program on the
computer.
Exit.
Command option that enables users to leave the current operation and return to
the previous menu.
F
FAT (file-allocation table). The file-allocation table (FAT) works in conjunction with the
directory entry to define the physical location of a file and allocate the appropriate
amount of space for it to reside on the disk.
Fatal error. Software or hardware problem that will not permit the voice processor to
boot.
Field. (1) In a record or on a screen, the field is a specified area used for a particular
category of data; for example, the locations of the various parameters to be
entered in the system-manager menus. (2) A field is the smallest logical unit of
data. It can have any length arbitrarily determined by the programmer who
defines the field.
E–F