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%% Quick Reference Guide to IBM Acronyms %%
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For those of you that work with IBM computers from the PC all the way up
to the new System/400 series, this file will serve as a nice reference for when
you want to convert something from IBMspeak (which is a language with a
fondness of acronyms that rivals that of the telephone company) into English.
You never know when you might run across these acronyms and they can help
identify what kind of system you might be using.
If you have any questions, comments, death threats, etc., Reflexive Arc
can be reached by mail at reflex@darkside.com or lc179@works.uucp
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ABARS: Aggregate Backup and Recovery Support
ACF: Advanced Communications Function
ACF/NCP: Advanced Communications Function/Network Control Program
ACO: Automated Console Operations
ACSE: Association Control Service Element
AD: Application Development
ADPS/M: Application Development Project Support/Application Development Model
ADPS/P: Application Development Project Support/Process Mechanism
AE: Application Execution
AEC: Architecture, Engineering, Construction
AFMT: Advanced Function Management Tools
AI: Artificial Intelligence
AIX: Advanced Interactive Executive
APF: Application Preparation Feature
API: Applications Program Interface
API/CS: Application Program Interface/Communication Services
APPC: Advanced Program-to-Program Communications
AS: Application System
AS/400: Application System/400
AVC: Audio Visual Connection
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BCS: Business Communications System
BTS: Batch Terminal Simulator
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CAD/CAM: Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAE: Common Applications Environment
CALS: Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support
CDR: Call Detail Records
CEDS: COPICS Engineering Data Support
CIEDS: Computer Integrated Electrical Design
CIEDS/CBDS: Computer Integrated Electrical Design/Cicuit Board Design System
CIM: Computer Integrated Manufacturing
CIM CDF: CIM Communications and Data Facility
CIMS: Comprehension Information Management for Schools
CMAS: Construction Management and Accounting System
CMS: Conversational Monitor System
CNAT: Central Node Administration Tool
CNM: Communication Network Management
COPICS: Communications Oriented Production Information and Control System
CPCS: Check Processing Control System
CPM: Critical Path Method
CSAS: Career School Accounting System
CSP: Cross System Product
CSP/AD: Cross System Product/Application Development
CSP/AE: Cross System Product/Application Execution
CSP/370RS: Cross System Product/370 Runtime Services
CUA: Common User Access
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DAM: Direct Access Method
DARPA: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DBCS: Double Byte Character Sets
DBRC: Data Base Recovery Control
DBT: Data Base Tools
DCE: Data Circuit-terminating Equipment
DCF: Document Composition Facility
DCP: Document Composition Program
DDF: Distributed Data Facility
DDM: Distributed Data Management
DEDB: Data Entry Data Base
DEDB/PC: Data Entry Data Base Pointer Checker
DEDB/TA: Data Entry Data Base Tuning Aid
DEDB U/R: Data Entry Data Base Unload/Reload
DFDSS: Data Facility Data Set Services
DFHSM: Data Facility Hierarchical Storage Ma
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