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* *
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* Modern Database of Network Terms *
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* *
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* Alpahabetically Listed *
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* Part 5 *
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* *
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* Another Modernz Presentation *
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* *
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* by *
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* Digital-demon *
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* *
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* (C)opyright January 27, 1992 *
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* *
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The Modernz can be contacted at:
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MATRIX BBS
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WOK-NOW!
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World of Kaos NOW!
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World of Knowledge NOW!
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St. Dismis Institute - Sysops: Wintermute & Digital-demon
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(908) 905-6691
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(908) WOK-NOW!
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(908) 458-xxxx
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Home of Modernz Text Philez
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TANSTAAFL
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The Church of Rodney - Sysop: Tal Meta
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(908) 830-7960
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Home of TANJ Text Philez
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Also can be reached at :
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Hellfire BBS - SANctuary World HQ
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Sysop: Red
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(908)495-3926
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EBCDIC
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======
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Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code. An 8-bit computer
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code used to represent 256 unique letters, numbers, and special
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characters.
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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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ECC
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===
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Error Checking and Correction.
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echo
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====
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In voice and data communication, a reflection of an electrical wave
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from the receiving end back to the transmitting end of a circuit.
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See echo suppressor. Also, in word processing or data entry, the
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displaying of each character or line as it is entered at the keyboard.
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echo suppressor
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===============
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A device used on dial-up voice circuits to attenuate echo currents in
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one direction caused by signals sent from the opposite direction. For
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data communications, this device must be disabled to allow full-duplex
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transmission on a voice-grade circuit.
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echoplex
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========
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A form of error checking in which received data is immediately sent
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back to the originating DTE so the user can check for errors in the
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transmission.
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ECL
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===
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Emitter Coupled Logic.
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ECMA
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====
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European Computer Manufacturer's Association. An association that
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develops European computer industry standards.
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EDEM
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====
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Enter Deferred-Echo Mode. An ISIS dispatcher message indicating a
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change of status from local echo mode (origination) to deferred echo
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mode (destination). Contrast with Leave Deferred-Echo Mode.
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EDI
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===
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Electronic Data Interchange. A BT North America enhanced service
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that allows the customer the following: translation options,
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gateways to other third-party EDI networks, next-generation switching
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technology, and customized implementation.
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editor
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======
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A general-purpose text editing program used to prepare source program
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tapes. Original text entered through the teletypewriter and held in
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memory may be changed and corrected. The user can insert, delete, or
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change lines of text; insert, delete, and change characters within a
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line without retyping the line; locate lines containing key words;
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and list or punch any portion of the text.
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EDP
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===
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Electronic Data Processing.
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EEPROM
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======
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Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory.
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efficient transmission
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======================
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The ratio, usually expressed as a percentage, derived by dividing
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the amount of useful information by the total amount of information
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transmitted.
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EI
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==
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External Interface. Connecting equipment that is not part of the
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network.
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EIA
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===
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Electronics Industries Association. A United States organization
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of electronics manufacturers that sets the standard for electrical
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and functional interface equipment.
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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
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=================================
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A BT North America enhanced service that allows the customer the
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following: translation options, gateways to other third-party EDI
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networks, next-generation switching technology, and customized
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implementation programs.
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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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Electronic Switching System (ESS)
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=================================
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A type of telephone switching system that uses a special-purpose
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stored program digital computer to direct and control the switching
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operation. ESS permits services such as speed dialing, call transfer,
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and three-way calling.
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Electronics Industries Association (EIA)
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========================================
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A United States organization of electronics manufacturers that sets
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the standard for electrical and functional interface equipment.
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element
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=======
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Any single piece of data. For example, a username is an element of a
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login string, and a BORI is an element of a header field.
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ELF
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===
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Engine Load Facility. An application program that stores and loads
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code into a BT North America Engine communications processor. ELF
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runs as a host in an ISIS slot in a TYMNET network node. With ELF,
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a dedicated-network customer can transfer image files without using
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shared-network resources.
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ELIR
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====
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End Logical Input Record.
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ELOR
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====
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End Logical Output Record.
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emulator
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========
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A device or program that permits one computer to execute the
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machine language instructions of another computer of different design.
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end service
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===========
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In the Turbo environment, a user-requested application, such as
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bootstrap, file server, logger, or ISOM-68K.
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Engine
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BT North America packet-handling hardware. The Engine communications
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processor is a member of a family of special-purpose minicomputers.
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It runs communications software such as Node Code (for switching),
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slot code (for protocol conversion and value-added functions), and
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the ISIS operating system. The Engine family consists of the
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Pico-Engine, Micro-Engine, Mini-Engine, Mini-Engine-XL,
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Dual-Mini-Engine-XL, Engine, and ATC.
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Engine Load Facility (ELF)
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==========================
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An application program that stores and loads code into a
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BT North America Engine communications processor. ELF runs as a host
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in an ISIS slot in a TYMNET network node. With ELF, a
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dedicated-network customer can transfer image files without using
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shared-network resources. Engine Processor board (EP) A Pico-Engine
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board that contains the CPU, MAC, and the main-memory sections of the
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Pico-Engine. Other logic on the board is clock generation, bus
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arbitration, memory timing, and internal bus interface to the IOC board
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enquiry (ENQ)
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=============
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A signal that solicits a response from a selected device. In BSC,
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ENQ is transmitted as part of an initialization sequence in
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point-to-point operation, and as the final character of a selection
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or polling sequence in multipoint operation.
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Enter Deferred-Echo Mode (EDEM)
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===============================
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An ISIS Dispatcher message indicating a change of state from local
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echo mode (origination) to deferred echo mode (destination). Contrast
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with Leave Deferred-Echo Mode.
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EOT
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===
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End Of Transmission.
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EP
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==
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Engine Processor board. A Pico-Engine board that contains the CPU,
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MAC, and the main-memory sections of the Pico-Engine. Other logic
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on the board is clock generation, bus arbitration, memory timing,
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and internal bus interface to the IOC board.
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EPABX
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Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange. See Private Branch
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Exchange.
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EPN
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===
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End Point Number.
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EPROM
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=====
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Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory.
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equate (EQ) statement
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=====================
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In Tymfiles and source code, an identifier with a value. An EQ
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statement invokes only one action or condition. Contrast with macro,
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which invokes several actions or conditions.
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ERLOG
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=====
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Error Log. A slave program of the Supervisor code that accesses
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network activity information. Upon request from various network
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applications, ERLOG will pass the information stored by the SUP code
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in the ERLOG file (on the SUP disk) to the requestor.
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error checking
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==============
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A system that checks data for valid transfer.
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error correction
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================
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A defined protocol to correct transmission errors in data transfers.
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Error Log (ERLOG)
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=================
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A slave program of the Supervisor code that accesses network activity
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information. Upon request from various network applications, ERLOG
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will pass the information stored by the SUP code in the ERLOG file
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(on the SUP disk) to the requestor.
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ERS
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===
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External Reference Specification. An NTD document that describes
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characteristics of a new product, including a list of commands and
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their syntax, restart procedures, error-handling procedures,
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installation, and run tests. The ERS is written late in the
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development phase, and reflects how the product has been implemented.
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Once this document is produced, the General External Design (GED) is
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obsolete.
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ESC
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===
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Escape character. Also, Electrical Switch Center.
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ESELCH
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======
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Extended Selector Channel. A board that connects the Engine memory to
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the controllers of external devices such as disk drives or magnetic
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tape units. This board can be connected to a maximum of 16 devices,
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but only 1 device at a time can transfer data.
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ESS
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===
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Electronic Switching System. A type of telephone switching system that
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uses a special-purpose stored program digital computer to direct and
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control the switching operation. ESS permits services such as speed
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dialing, call transfer, and three-way calling.
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ETA
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===
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Extended Term Agreement.
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ETB
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===
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End of Transmission Block.
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ethernet
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========
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One of the largest of the local area networks (LANs). Developed
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primarily by Xerox and adopted as IEEE Standard 802.3, ethernet
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provides communication at a data rate of 10 Mbps, over distances up
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to approximately 2.5 kilometers.
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ETX
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===
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End of Text.
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Euro-Pac
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========
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Space-optimizing Eurocard packaging standard that calls for the use
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of industrial-quality, 96-pin DIN, virtually sealed, gas-tight
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connectors providing high immunity to vibration, shock, and corrosion.
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event
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=====
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Any change in the run state of a process.
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event log
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=========
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A queue or file of error information.
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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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exception list
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==============
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An access list specifying origination nodes or destination hosts that
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a user is restricted from using.
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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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exec count
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==========
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The number of times the Kernel completed its execution loop in the
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preceding second.
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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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exec file
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=========
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An OnTyme file containing a series of commands that acts like a
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program.
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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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exec loop
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=========
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A one-time completion of a list of processes in an Engine processor.
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The exec count, in loops per second, is a measure of how heavily
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loaded a processor is; lower numbers indicate a greater load.
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||
|
||
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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
||
|
||
|
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Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)
|
||
=======================================================
|
||
|
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An 8-bit computer code used to represent 256 unique letters, numbers,
|
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and special characters.
|
||
|
||
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||
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
||
|
||
|
||
Extended Debugger
|
||
=================
|
||
|
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An ISIS-68K process that permits the debugging of a code module using
|
||
that module's own Extended Debugger commands.
|
||
|
||
|
||
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
||
|
||
|
||
Extended Dynamic Debugging Tool (DDT)
|
||
=====================================
|
||
|
||
A subprocess of individual slot code that provides in-depth code-level
|
||
diagnostics. The diagnostics are debugging commands contained in slots
|
||
and are accessed through DDT or ISOM-68K.
|
||
|
||
|
||
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
||
|
||
|
||
Extended Processor Interface (XPI)
|
||
==================================
|
||
|
||
Hardware necessary to implement the Multiple Extended Processor (MP).
|
||
|
||
|
||
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
||
|
||
|
||
Extended Selector Channel (ESELCH)
|
||
==================================
|
||
|
||
A board that connects the Engine memory to the Controllers of external
|
||
devices such as disk drives or magnetic tape units. This board can be
|
||
connected to a maximum of 16 devices, but only 1 device at a time can
|
||
transfer data.
|
||
|
||
|
||
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
||
|
||
|
||
extension
|
||
=========
|
||
|
||
Supplementary information in a field of the login string that is sent
|
||
in the Needle to define the ultimate destination. Some examples are a
|
||
telephone number for Outdial or call user data for X.25 Call Request
|
||
packets.
|
||
|
||
|
||
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
||
|
||
|
||
External Interface (EI)
|
||
=======================
|
||
|
||
Connecting equipment that is not part of the network.
|
||
|
||
|
||
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
||
|
||
|
||
External Reference Specification (ERS)
|
||
======================================
|
||
|
||
An NTD document that describes characteristics of a new product,
|
||
including a list of commands and their syntax restart procedures,
|
||
error-handling procedures, installation, and run tests. The ERS is
|
||
written late in the development phase, and reflects how the product
|
||
has been implemented. Once this document is produced, the General
|
||
External Design (GED) is obsolete.
|
||
|
||
|
||
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
|
||
|
||
|
||
EZTym
|
||
=====
|
||
|
||
A software product developed jointly by BT North America and Software
|
||
Corporation of America for asynchronous terminal emulation.
|
||
EZTym allows connection of micros to mainframes for IBM PCs and
|
||
compatibles. EZTym incorporates TYMNET78 and X.PC and supports file
|
||
transfer through the IBM Ind$file process. EZTym is compatible with
|
||
other vendors' ASCII hosts, such as Hewlett Packard and Digital
|
||
Equipment Corporation (DEC).
|
||
|
||
|
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