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<h2 id="b">B</h2>
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<p>Return to <a href="as4glos.htm#as4glos">Glossary</a>.</p>
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<dt id="x2015001" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015001"></a>backbone</dt>
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<dd>A set of nodes and their
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interconnecting links that form a central, high-speed network interconnecting
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other, typically lower-speed, networks or client nodes.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015009" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015009"></a>background color</dt>
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<dd>In the GDDM® function, the
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first color of the display medium; for example, black on a display or white
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on a printer. See also <a href="rzaatn.htm#x2031478">neutral color</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015019" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015019"></a>back out</dt>
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<dd>To remove changes from a
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physical file member in the inverse order from which the changes were originally
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made.</dd>
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<dt id="x2049772" class="bold">
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<a name="x2049772"></a>backout</dt>
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<dd>An operation that reverses
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all the changes made during the current unit of recovery or unit of work.
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After the operation is complete, a new unit of recovery or unit of work begins.
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See also <a href="rzaatc.htm#x2000758">commit</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015028" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015028"></a>backout recovery</dt>
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<dd>The process of returning
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a file to a particular point by removing journaled changes to the file.</dd>
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<dt id="x2139372" class="bold">
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<a name="x2139372"></a>backplane</dt>
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<dd>A hardware part that has
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(in one or more planes) logic paths, low-voltage distribution paths, and grounding
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paths of a section of a machine.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015033" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015033"></a>back up</dt>
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<dd>To save information or objects
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on a system, usually to tape or diskette, for safekeeping.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015038" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015038"></a>backup</dt>
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<dd>(1) Pertaining to an alternative
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copy used as a substitute if the original is lost or destroyed, such as a
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backup log.</dd>
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<dd>(2) A tape, diskette, or save file containing saved objects.</dd>
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<dd>(3) The process of copying a file, directory, file system, or other
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data onto a tape, disk, or other media as insurance against data loss or corruption.
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When a user backs up a directory or filesystem, the backup procedure preserves
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the directory structure. See also <a href="rzaatr.htm#x2004302">restore</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015057" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015057"></a>backup control group</dt>
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<dd>In Backup Recovery
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and Media Services, a group of libraries, system keywords, and lists that
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share common backup characteristics. The default values for a backup control
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group are defined in the backup policy and can be used or overridden by each
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backup control group.</dd>
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<dt id="x2049782" class="bold">
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<a name="x2049782"></a>backup focal point</dt>
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<dd>A focal point
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that provides management services support for a particular category for a
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node in the event of a communications failure with the primary focal point.
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Both assigned focal points (explicit and implicit) and default focal points
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can have backup counterparts. See also <a href="rzaatp.htm#x2034455">primary focal
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point</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015062" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015062"></a>backup history</dt>
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<dd>In Backup Recovery
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and Media Services, a report of what has been backed up with a BRMS backup
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policy. A backup history contains information about each item such as what
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type of object it is, the date and time it was saved, and when the saved item
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expires. Synonymous with media information report.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015067" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015067"></a>backup list</dt>
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<dd>(1) In the Operational Assistant
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function, a list of libraries or folders to be saved on a regular basis, such
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as daily or weekly.</dd>
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<dd>(2) In Backup Recovery and Media Services, a group
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of objects or folders that are grouped together for processing in a backup
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control group. Each list is assigned a unique list name.</dd>
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<a name="x2015075"></a>backup node</dt>
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<dd>A cluster node on which
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there is a secondary copy of a cluster resource. The copy is kept current
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through replication.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015080" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015080"></a>backup policy</dt>
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<dd>In Backup Recovery
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and Media Services, a set of controls that are used to track information about
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the items that are being backed up, when they are being backed up, and where
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they are being backed up. Backup policy is a combination of the concepts of
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control group and media policy.</dd>
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<a name="x2015085"></a>Backup Recovery and Media Services (BRMS)</dt>
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<dd>An IBM® licensed program that provides user-modifiable backup, archive, recovery,
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and media management functions and policies.</dd>
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<a name="x2015090"></a>backup system</dt>
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<dd>In iSeries™ Navigator,
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a server that replaces a central system when the central system requires maintenance
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or upgrades.</dd>
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<a name="x2015095"></a>bandwidth</dt>
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<dd>The capacity of a communications
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line, normally expressed in bits per second (bps).</dd>
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<dt id="x2015100" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015100"></a>bar chart</dt>
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<dd>A chart consisting of several
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bars of equal width. The value of the dependent variable is indicated by the
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height of each bar.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015105" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015105"></a>bar code</dt>
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<dd>A pattern of bars of various
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widths containing data to be interpreted by a scanning device.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015110" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015110"></a>bar graph</dt>
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<dd>In Performance Tools, a
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graph consisting of several bars of equal width. The value of the dependent
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variable is indicated by the height of each bar.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015115" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015115"></a>base</dt>
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<dd>The numbering system in which
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an arithmetic value is represented.</dd>
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<dt id="x2000303" class="bold">
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<a name="x2000303"></a>base aggregate table</dt>
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<dd>In SQL replication,
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a type of replication target table that contains data that is aggregated from
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a replication source table.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015123" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015123"></a>baseband</dt>
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<dd>A frequency band that uses
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the complete bandwidth of a transmission and requires all stations in the
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network to participate in every transmission.</dd>
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<dt id="x2046415" class="bold">
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<a name="x2046415"></a>base class</dt>
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<dd>See <a href="rzaatp.htm#x2033166">parent class</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015128" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015128"></a>base number</dt>
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<dd>The part of a self-check
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field from which the check digit is calculated.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015133" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015133"></a>base pool</dt>
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<dd>A storage area that contains
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all unassigned main storage on the system and whose minimum size is specified
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in the system value QBASPOOL. The system-recognized identifier is *BASE.</dd>
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<a name="x2015138"></a>base project</dt>
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<dd>In VisualAge® RPG, a
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collection of files that make up a VRPG component.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015148" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015148"></a>BASIC (beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction
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code)</dt>
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<dd>A high-level programming language with a small number of
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statements and a simple syntax. BASIC is designed to be easily learned and
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used and is widely used for interactive applications on microcomputers.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015143" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015143"></a>basic assistance level</dt>
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<dd>The type of
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displays that provides the most assistance. Basic assistance level supports
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the more common user and operator tasks, and does not use computer terminology.</dd>
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<a name="x2210594"></a>basic assurance test (BAT)</dt>
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<dd>An automatic
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testing of a machine when the power is switched on.</dd>
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<a name="x2015153"></a>basic character</dt>
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<dd>Frequently used double-byte
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character that is stored in the hardware of a DBCS-capable work station. The
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number of double-byte characters that are stored in the work station varies
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with the language supported and the storage size of the work station. A DBCS-capable
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work station can display or print basic characters without using the extended
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character processing function of the operating system. See also <a href="rzaate.htm#x2027444">extended character processing</a>, <a href="rzaate.htm#x2054724">extended character</a>.</dd>
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<a name="x2000321"></a>basic conversation</dt>
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<dd>In APPC, a conversation
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between two programs in which the sending program must construct generalized
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data stream (GDS) records for the receiving program.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015161" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015161"></a>basic data exchange</dt>
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<dd>A file format
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for exchanging data on diskettes or tape between systems or devices.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015166" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015166"></a>basic disk pool</dt>
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<dd>One or more storage
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units that are defined from the disk units or disk-unit subsystems that make
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up addressable disk storage. Disk pools (which are also known as auxiliary
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storage pools ) provide a means of placing certain objects on specific disk
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units to limit the impact of disk-media failures and to reduce recovery time.
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A basic disk pool contains both objects and the libraries or directories that
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contain the objects. Attributes such as authorization, ownership, and spooled
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file attributes are stored in the system disk pool (also known as the system
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ASP).</dd>
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<a name="x2015171"></a>basic DST capability</dt>
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<dd>A dedicated
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service tools (DST) capability used by a service representative or an experienced
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system user that provides access to DST functions that do not access sensitive
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data.</dd>
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<a name="x2015176"></a>Basic Encoding Rules (BER)</dt>
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<dd>A set
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of rules used to encode ASN.1 values as strings of octets.</dd>
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<dt id="x2015181" class="bold">
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<a name="x2015181"></a>basic information unit (BIU)</dt>
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<dd>In SNA,
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the unit of data and control information passed between the transmission and
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control layers. It consists of a request or response header followed by a
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request or response unit.</dd>
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<a name="x2072359"></a>Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)</dt>
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<dd>The code that controls basic hardware operations, such as interactions with
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diskette drives, hard disk drives, and the keyboard.</dd>
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<a name="x2015191"></a>basic link unit (BLU)</dt>
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<dd>In SNA, the
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unit of data and control information transmitted over a communications line
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by data link control.</dd>
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<a name="x2015196"></a>basic mapping support (BMS)</dt>
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<dd>An interface
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between CICS® and application programs that formats input and output display data
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and routes multiple-page output messages without regard for control characters
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used by various terminals.</dd>
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<a name="x2015204"></a>basic rate interface</dt>
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<dd>The means of
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ISDN access normally used by private subscribers, providing two B-channels
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of 64kbits per second and one D-channel of 16kbits per second for signaling.
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This is often known as 2B+D.</dd>
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<a name="x2139416"></a>Basic Telecommunications Access Method (BTAM)</dt>
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<dd>An access method that permits read and write communication with
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remote devices.</dd>
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<a name="x2210596"></a>BAT</dt>
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<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2210594">basic
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assurance test</a>.</dd>
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<a name="x2015214"></a>batch</dt>
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<dd>Pertaining to a group of jobs
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to be run on a computer sequentially with the same program with little or
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no operator action. See also <a href="rzaati.htm#x2025647">interactive</a>, <a href="rzaati.htm#x2025647">interactive</a>.</dd>
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<a name="x2015219"></a>batch accumulator</dt>
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<dd>In DFU, an accumulator
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in which subtotals for a field are stored. See also <a href="rzaatt.htm#x2041731">total accumulator</a>.</dd>
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<a name="x2015224"></a>batch device</dt>
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<dd>Any device that can
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read serial input or write serial output, or both, but cannot be used to communicate
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interactively with the system. Examples of batch devices are printers, magnetic
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tape units, or diskette units.</dd>
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<a name="x2015229"></a>batch file</dt>
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<dd>A file containing data
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that is to be processed unattended.</dd>
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<a name="x2015234"></a>batch job</dt>
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<dd>A predefined group of processing
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actions submitted to the system to be performed with little or no interaction
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between the user and the system. See also <a href="rzaati.htm#x2025657">interactive
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job</a>.</dd>
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<a name="x2015239"></a>batch mode</dt>
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<dd>In query management, the
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query mode associated with a query instance that does not allow users to interact
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with the query commands while a procedure is running.</dd>
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<a name="x2015244"></a>batch processing</dt>
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<dd>A method of running
|
||
|
|
a program or a series of programs in which one or more records (a batch) are
|
||
|
|
processed with little or no action from the user or operator. See also <a href="rzaati.htm#x2025667">interactive processing</a>.</dd>
|
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<dt id="x2015249" class="bold">
|
||
|
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<a name="x2015249"></a>batch shell</dt>
|
||
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<dd>In CICS, a shell started
|
||
|
|
to handle CICS interval control timer requests. The batch shell is transparent
|
||
|
|
to the user; each user's program runs under its own user shell.</dd>
|
||
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<dt id="x2015254" class="bold">
|
||
|
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<a name="x2015254"></a>batch subsystem</dt>
|
||
|
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<dd>A part of main storage
|
||
|
|
where batch jobs are processed.</dd>
|
||
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<dt id="x2210701" class="bold">
|
||
|
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<a name="x2210701"></a>battery power unit</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A source of electrical
|
||
|
|
power that can be used when the normal utility power fails.</dd>
|
||
|
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<dt id="x2021930" class="bold">
|
||
|
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<a name="x2021930"></a>BCB</dt>
|
||
|
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<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015519">block
|
||
|
|
control byte</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
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<dt id="x2021703" class="bold">
|
||
|
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<a name="x2021703"></a>BCC</dt>
|
||
|
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<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2021707">block-check
|
||
|
|
character</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
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<dt id="x2015268" class="bold">
|
||
|
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<a name="x2015268"></a>B-channel</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2156694">bearer channel</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
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<dt id="x2015273" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015273"></a>beaconing</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>Pertaining to an adapter
|
||
|
|
in a token-ring network that repeatedly sends a frame (beacon message) when
|
||
|
|
it is not receiving a normal signal because of serious error, such as a line
|
||
|
|
break or power failure. The message frame repeats until the error is corrected
|
||
|
|
or bypassed. See also <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015278">beacon message</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015278" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015278"></a>beacon message</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A message frame sent
|
||
|
|
repeatedly by an adapter indicating a serious network problem, such as a broken
|
||
|
|
cable. See also <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015273">beaconing</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015283" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015283"></a>bean</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A definition or instance of
|
||
|
|
a JavaBeans™ component. See also <a href="rzaatj.htm#x2027650">JavaBeans</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2156694" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2156694"></a>bearer channel (B-channel)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In ISDN,
|
||
|
|
a duplex channel for transmitting data or digital voice between the terminal
|
||
|
|
and the network. The B-channel operates at 64 kilobits per second. See also <a href="rzaatd.htm#x2156997">delta channel</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015288" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015288"></a>BEC</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015864">bus
|
||
|
|
extension card</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2022107" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2022107"></a>BED card</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015869">bus extension driver card</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2000336" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2000336"></a>before-image</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The contents of a record
|
||
|
|
in a physical file before the data is changed by a write, an update, or a
|
||
|
|
delete operation.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2186914" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2186914"></a>beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015148">BASIC</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015299" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015299"></a>beginning attribute character</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>For
|
||
|
|
a display file, the character that precedes the first position in a field
|
||
|
|
and that defines how the data in the field is displayed.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015304" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015304"></a>beginning-of-tape marker (BOT marker)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A reflective material placed on a magnetic tape to indicate where the
|
||
|
|
recording area starts.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015309" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015309"></a>BER</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015176">Basic
|
||
|
|
Encoding Rules</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2022111" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2022111"></a>BER card</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015874">bus extension receiver card</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015318" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015318"></a>BEST/1 for iSeries</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The capacity planner for
|
||
|
|
a system. The BEST/1 for iSeries capacity planner is a function of the IBM Performance
|
||
|
|
Tools licensed program.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015313" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015313"></a>best-effort service</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In QoS, the type
|
||
|
|
of service that by default is assigned to all traffic unless a network policy
|
||
|
|
specifies otherwise. This traffic is not given special forwarding treatment.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2045233" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2045233"></a>best-fit conversion</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatl.htm#x2028685">linguistic conversion</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015323" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015323"></a>bezel</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A rim or surrounding part to
|
||
|
|
keep another part stationary.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015328" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015328"></a>BGU</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015887">Business
|
||
|
|
Graphics Utility</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015340" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015340"></a>bidder</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>An SNA LU-LU half-session
|
||
|
|
that is defined as requesting and receiving permission from another LU-LU
|
||
|
|
half-session to begin a bracket at the start of a session. See also <a href="rzaatf.htm#x2023071">first speaker</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015345" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015345"></a>bidirectional language</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A language
|
||
|
|
such as Arabic and Hebrew whose general flow of text proceeds horizontally
|
||
|
|
from right to left, but numbers, English, and other left-to-right language
|
||
|
|
text are written from left to right.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015350" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015350"></a>big endian (MSB)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A format for storage
|
||
|
|
or transmission of binary data in which the most significant bit (or byte)
|
||
|
|
is placed first. See also <a href="rzaatl.htm#x2028820">little endian</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015355" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015355"></a>bin</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>An enclosure on a printer that
|
||
|
|
contains source or destination media, including paper, foils, labels, card
|
||
|
|
stock, or microfilm.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015360" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015360"></a>binary</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>(1) Pertaining to a selection,
|
||
|
|
choice, or condition that has two possible values.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dd>(2) In DB2® UDB for iSeries, pertaining to a data type indicating that the data is a binary number
|
||
|
|
with a precision of 15 (halfword) or 31 (fullword) bits.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dd>(3) Pertaining
|
||
|
|
to a system of numbers with a base of two . The binary digits are 0 and 1.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2071623" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2071623"></a>binary digit (bit)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The smallest unit
|
||
|
|
of computer information, which has two possible states that are represented
|
||
|
|
by the binary digits 0 or 1.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015372" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015372"></a>binary file</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A file that contains
|
||
|
|
codes that are not part of the ASCII character set. Binary files can utilize
|
||
|
|
all 256 possible values for each byte in the file.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015377" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015377"></a>binary floating-point number</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The
|
||
|
|
conceptual form of a numeric value that contains a significand and a signed
|
||
|
|
exponent. The number's numeric value is the signed product of the number's
|
||
|
|
significand and 2 raised to the power of the number's exponent.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015382" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015382"></a>binary format</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>Representation of a
|
||
|
|
decimal value in which each field must be 2 or 4 bytes long. The sign (+ or
|
||
|
|
-) is in the far left bit of the field, and the number value is in the remaining
|
||
|
|
bits of the field. Positive numbers have a 0 in the sign bit and are in true
|
||
|
|
form. Negative numbers have a 1 in the sign bit and are in twos complement
|
||
|
|
form.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2000346" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2000346"></a>binary integer</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A basic data type
|
||
|
|
that can be further classified as small integer or large integer.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015387" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015387"></a>binary item</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>Numeric data that is
|
||
|
|
represented internally as a number in the base 2 numbering system; internally,
|
||
|
|
each bit of the item is a binary number with the sign as the far left bit.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2000351" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2000351"></a>binary large object</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A block of bytes
|
||
|
|
of data (for example, the body of a message) that has no discernible meaning,
|
||
|
|
but is treated as one solid entity that cannot be interpreted.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015395" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015395"></a>binary operator</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A symbol representing
|
||
|
|
an operation to be performed on two data items, arrays, or expressions. See
|
||
|
|
also <a href="rzaatu.htm#x2042417">unary operator</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015400" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015400"></a>binary stream</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In the C language,
|
||
|
|
a sequence of characters that corresponds on a one-to-one basis with the characters
|
||
|
|
in the file. No character translation is performed on binary streams.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2000356" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2000356"></a>binary string</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In REXX, a literal
|
||
|
|
string expressed using a binary (base 2) representation of a value. The binary
|
||
|
|
representation is a sequence of zero or more binary digits (the characters
|
||
|
|
0 or 1) enclosed in quotation marks and followed by the character b.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2050074" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2050074"></a>binary synchronous communication (BSC)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A data communications line protocol that uses a standard set of transmission
|
||
|
|
control characters and control character sequences to send binary-coded data
|
||
|
|
over a communications line.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2021919" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2021919"></a>binary synchronous communications equivalence
|
||
|
|
link support (BSCEL support)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The intersystem communications function
|
||
|
|
(ICF) support on the iSeries system that provides binary synchronous communications
|
||
|
|
with other computers using BSC protocols.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2000361" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2000361"></a>bind</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>(1) To create a program, which can
|
||
|
|
be run, by combining one or more modules created by an Integrated Language Environment® (ILE) compiler.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dd>(2) To convert the output from the SQL compiler
|
||
|
|
or DMBS precompiler to a usable control structure, such as an access plan,
|
||
|
|
application plan, or package. During the bind process, access paths to the
|
||
|
|
data are selected and some authorization checking is performed.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015430" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015430"></a>BIND command</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In SNA, a command used
|
||
|
|
to start a session between two logical units, and to define the characteristics
|
||
|
|
of that session. See also <a href="rzaatu.htm#x2042432">UNBIND command</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015435" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015435"></a>binder</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The system component that
|
||
|
|
creates a bound program by packaging Integrated Language Environment (ILE) modules and resolving symbols passed between those modules.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015440" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015440"></a>binder language</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A small set of commands
|
||
|
|
(STRPGMEXP, EXPORT, and ENDPGMEXP) that defines the external interface (signature)
|
||
|
|
for a service program. These commands cannot be run alone and are of the source
|
||
|
|
type BND.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015445" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015445"></a>binding</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The process of creating a
|
||
|
|
program by packaging Integrated Language Environment (ILE) modules and resolving
|
||
|
|
symbols passed between those modules.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015453" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015453"></a>binding directory</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A list of names
|
||
|
|
of modules and service programs that may be needed when creating an ILE program
|
||
|
|
or service program. A binding directory is not a repository of the modules
|
||
|
|
and service programs. Instead, it allows them to be referred to by name and
|
||
|
|
type.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015468" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015468"></a>BIOS</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2072359">Basic
|
||
|
|
Input/Output System</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015472" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015472"></a>bit</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2071623">binary
|
||
|
|
digit</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2000379" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2000379"></a>bit data</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>Data with character type
|
||
|
|
CHAR or VARCHAR that is not associated with a coded character set and therefore
|
||
|
|
is never converted.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2123394" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2123394"></a>bitmap</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A coded representation in
|
||
|
|
which each bit, or group of bits, represents or corresponds to an item; for
|
||
|
|
example, a configuration of bits in main storage in which each bit indicates
|
||
|
|
whether a peripheral device or a storage block is available or in which each
|
||
|
|
group of bits corresponds to one pixel of a display image.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015477" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015477"></a>bit mask</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A pattern of bits designed
|
||
|
|
to be logically compared to an existing bit value. The mask pattern allows
|
||
|
|
only certain desired parts of the existing bit value to appear in the result
|
||
|
|
of the comparison.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015659" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015659"></a>bits per inch (bpi)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The density,
|
||
|
|
measured in number of bits per inch, at which information can be stored on
|
||
|
|
magnetic tape.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2052476" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2052476"></a>bits per second (bps)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In serial transmission,
|
||
|
|
the instantaneous bit speed with which a device or channel transmits a character.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015482" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015482"></a>bit string</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A series of bits consisting
|
||
|
|
of the values 0 and 1.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015487" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015487"></a>BIU</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015181">basic
|
||
|
|
information unit</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015491" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015491"></a>blank after</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In RPG, an output specification
|
||
|
|
option that changes the contents of a field so that it contains either zeros
|
||
|
|
(if it is a numeric field) or blanks (if it is a character field) after that
|
||
|
|
field is written to the output record.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2000384" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2000384"></a>block</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A sequence of text, commands,
|
||
|
|
or records that are read, written, or processed as a unit.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2021707" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2021707"></a>block-check character (BCC)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The BSC
|
||
|
|
transmission control character that is used to determine if all of the bits
|
||
|
|
that were sent were also received.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015519" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015519"></a>block control byte (BCB)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In a multileaving
|
||
|
|
telecommunications access method, a control character used for transmission
|
||
|
|
block status and sequence count.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015524" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015524"></a>block copy</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In SEU, to copy two or
|
||
|
|
more adjoining source records from one part of a source member to another
|
||
|
|
part, or from one source member to another.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015529" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015529"></a>block delete</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In SEU, to delete two
|
||
|
|
or more adjoining source records from a source member.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015534" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015534"></a>block edit function</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In AFP™ Utilities, a
|
||
|
|
function that moves, copies, or removes all elements defined in a specified
|
||
|
|
scope on the image area at one time.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015539" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015539"></a>blocked signal</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In POSIX, a condition
|
||
|
|
that prevents a signal-handling action associated with a signal from being
|
||
|
|
performed. See also <a href="rzaatu.htm#x2042437">unblocked signal</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015544" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015544"></a>block exclude</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In SEU, to exclude
|
||
|
|
two or more adjoining records from the Edit or Browse display.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015554" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015554"></a>blocking factor</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The number of records
|
||
|
|
in a block. A blocking factor is calculated by dividing the size of the block
|
||
|
|
by the size of the record.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015559" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015559"></a>block move</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In SEU, to move two or
|
||
|
|
more adjoining source records from one part of a source member to another
|
||
|
|
part, or from one source member to another.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015564" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015564"></a>block overlay</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In SEU, to overlay
|
||
|
|
two or more adjoining records with other records defined by the Copy or Move
|
||
|
|
line command.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015569" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015569"></a>block statement</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In the C or C++ languages,
|
||
|
|
a group of data definitions, declarations, and statements appearing between
|
||
|
|
a left brace and a right brace that are processed as a unit. The block statement
|
||
|
|
is considered to be a single, C-language statement. In Ada language, a block
|
||
|
|
statement is a single statement that may contain a sequence of statements.
|
||
|
|
It may also include a declarative part, and exception handlers; their effects
|
||
|
|
are local to the block statement.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015574" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015574"></a>BLU</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015191">basic
|
||
|
|
link unit</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015578" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015578"></a>BMS</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015196">basic
|
||
|
|
mapping support</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015592" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015592"></a>Boolean data</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In COBOL, a category
|
||
|
|
of data items that are limited to a value of 1 or 0.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015597" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015597"></a>Boolean literal</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In COBOL, a literal
|
||
|
|
composed of a Boolean character enclosed in double quotation marks and preceded
|
||
|
|
by a B; for example, B "1" .</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015602" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015602"></a>Boolean operator</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In REXX, an operator
|
||
|
|
each of whose operands and whose result take one of two values (0 or 1).</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015607" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015607"></a>BOOTP</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015615">Bootstrap Protocol</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015615" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015615"></a>Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A protocol
|
||
|
|
that allows a client to find both its Internet Protocol (IP) address and the
|
||
|
|
name of a file from a server on the network.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2071911" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2071911"></a>border</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A public address that forms
|
||
|
|
a border between a trusted and an untrusted network. It describes the IP address
|
||
|
|
as an actual interface on the system. The system needs to know the "type"
|
||
|
|
of address you are defining. For example, your PCs IP address is trusted,
|
||
|
|
but your server's public IP address is border.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015620" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015620"></a>border system</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A system that exists
|
||
|
|
within a trusted system but communicates between trusted and untrusted systems.
|
||
|
|
A border system prevents security from being compromised.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015625" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015625"></a>both field</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A field that can be used
|
||
|
|
for either input data or output data.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2187205" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2187205"></a>BOT marker</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015304">beginning-of-tape marker</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015634" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015634"></a>bottleneck</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A place in the system
|
||
|
|
where contention for a resource is affecting performance.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015639" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015639"></a>bottom margin</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>On a page, the space
|
||
|
|
between the body or the running footing, if any, and the bottom edge of the
|
||
|
|
page.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015644" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015644"></a>boundary violation</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In COBOL, an attempt
|
||
|
|
to write beyond the externally defined boundaries of a sequential file.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015649" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015649"></a>bound program</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>An i5/OS™ object that
|
||
|
|
combines one or more modules created by an Integrated Language Environment (ILE) compiler.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015654" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015654"></a>box</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A line enclosure that forms a
|
||
|
|
rectangle around text or a table.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2190018" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2190018"></a>bpi</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015659">bits
|
||
|
|
per inch</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015664" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015664"></a>bps</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2052476">bits
|
||
|
|
per second</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015669" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015669"></a>bracket</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In SNA, one or more chains
|
||
|
|
of request units and their responses, representing a complete transaction,
|
||
|
|
exchanged between two session partners.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015674" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015674"></a>bracketed DBCS</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A character string
|
||
|
|
in which each character is represented by 2 bytes. The character string starts
|
||
|
|
with a shift-out (SO) character and ends with a shift-in (SI) character.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015679" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015679"></a>bracket protocol</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In SNA, a data flow
|
||
|
|
control protocol in which exchanges between two session partners are achieved
|
||
|
|
through the use of brackets, with one partner designated at session activation
|
||
|
|
as the first speaker and the other as the bidder. The bracket protocol involves
|
||
|
|
bracket initiation and termination rules.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015684" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015684"></a>branch instruction</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>An instruction
|
||
|
|
that changes the sequence of instructions processed in a computer program.
|
||
|
|
The sequence of instructions continues at the address specified in the branch
|
||
|
|
instruction.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015689" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015689"></a>break delivery</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The method of delivering
|
||
|
|
messages to a message queue in which the job associated with that message
|
||
|
|
queue is interrupted as soon as the message arrives.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015694" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015694"></a>break field</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In AFP Utilities, a
|
||
|
|
field that causes a page break. When the Print Format Utility encounters a
|
||
|
|
record with a value that is not equal to that of the previous record, a page
|
||
|
|
break occurs.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015699" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015699"></a>breakpoint</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A place in a program (specified
|
||
|
|
by a command or a condition) where the system stops the processing of that
|
||
|
|
program and gives control to the display station user or to a specified program.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015707" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015707"></a>breakpoint program</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>For a batch job,
|
||
|
|
a user program that can be called when a breakpoint is specified.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015727" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015727"></a>British thermal unit (Btu)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The amount
|
||
|
|
of heat required to raise a pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2022101" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2022101"></a>British thermal unit per hour (Btu/hr)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>An English unit of measure for heat produced in one hour.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015732" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015732"></a>BRMS</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015085">Backup
|
||
|
|
Recovery and Media Services</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015736" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015736"></a>broadband</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A communication channel
|
||
|
|
that uses a wide frequency range divided into narrower bands that can be made
|
||
|
|
available to different users for the simultaneous transmission of different
|
||
|
|
signals (such as voice, video, and data). A broadband is capable of higher-speed
|
||
|
|
data transmission than a voice-grade channel.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015741" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015741"></a>broadcast</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The simultaneous transmission
|
||
|
|
of the same data to all nodes connected to a network. See also <a href="rzaatm.htm#x2060518">multicast</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015754" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015754"></a>broadcast message</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A message sent
|
||
|
|
to all workstations.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015764" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015764"></a>browse</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In message queuing, to use
|
||
|
|
the MQGET call to copy a message without removing it from the queue.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015769" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015769"></a>browse cursor</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In message queuing,
|
||
|
|
an indicator used when browsing a queue to identify the message that is next
|
||
|
|
in sequence.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2409905" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2409905"></a>BSC</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2050074">binary
|
||
|
|
synchronous communication</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015787" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015787"></a>BSC 3270 device emulation</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A function
|
||
|
|
of the operating system that allows a server to appear to a BSC host system
|
||
|
|
as a 3274 Control Unit.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015783" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015783"></a>BSCEL support</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2021919">binary synchronous communications equivalence link support</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015792" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015792"></a>BTAM</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2139416">Basic
|
||
|
|
Telecommunications Access Method</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015796" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015796"></a>Btu</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015727">British
|
||
|
|
thermal unit</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015800" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015800"></a>Btu/hr</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2022101">British thermal unit per hour</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015805" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015805"></a>buffer</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>An area of storage that compensates
|
||
|
|
for the different speeds of data flow or timings of events by temporarily
|
||
|
|
holding a block of data that is waiting to be processed or written to an I/O
|
||
|
|
device.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015813" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015813"></a>build</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In the Application Development
|
||
|
|
Manager feature of the Application Development ToolSet licensed program, the
|
||
|
|
procedure that processes a part into a program.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015818" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015818"></a>build process</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In the Application
|
||
|
|
Development Manager feature of the Application Development ToolSet licensed
|
||
|
|
program, the procedure that determines which parts of an application have
|
||
|
|
changed, and based on the relationship between those parts, compiles them
|
||
|
|
in the correct order.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015823" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015823"></a>build report</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In the Application Development
|
||
|
|
Manager feature of the Application Development ToolSet licensed program, a
|
||
|
|
report that describes the results of the build process. This report can be
|
||
|
|
printed or viewed on a display.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2000414" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2000414"></a>built-in function</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>(1) In C and CL, a
|
||
|
|
predefined function, such as a commonly used arithmetic function or a function
|
||
|
|
necessary to high-level language compilers (for example, a function for manipulating
|
||
|
|
character strings or converting data). It is automatically called by a built-in
|
||
|
|
function reference.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dd>(2) In REXX, a function that is supplied by a
|
||
|
|
language. These functions, defined as part of the REXX language, include character
|
||
|
|
manipulation, conversion, and information functions.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015834" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015834"></a>built-in function reference</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In CL,
|
||
|
|
a built-in function name, having an optional, and possibly empty, argument
|
||
|
|
list that holds the value returned by the built-in function.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015844" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015844"></a>bundle</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A group of journal entries
|
||
|
|
that are deposited together by the system.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015849" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015849"></a>burst</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In AFP support, to separate continuous-forms paper
|
||
|
|
into separate sheets.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015854" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015854"></a>bus</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>One or more conductors used for
|
||
|
|
transmitting signals or power.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015859" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015859"></a>bus expansion</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>An expansion unit that
|
||
|
|
attaches to a system unit for the purpose of increasing the number of buses
|
||
|
|
on the system and which allows for additional I/O processor cards to be attached.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015864" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015864"></a>bus extension card (BEC)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The bus
|
||
|
|
extension driver card or the bus extension receiver card.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015869" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015869"></a>bus extension driver card (BED card)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The card, connected by a cable to a bus extension receiver (BER) card, that
|
||
|
|
is used to route data from one card enclosure to another card enclosure. The
|
||
|
|
direction of data can be from the processing unit to an input/output processor
|
||
|
|
in one of the card enclosures, or from an input/output processor in one of
|
||
|
|
the card enclosures to the processing unit. See also <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015874">bus extension receiver card</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2015874" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2015874"></a>bus extension receiver card (BER card)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The card, connected by a cable to a bus extension driver (BED) card,
|
||
|
|
that is used to route data from one card enclosure to another card enclosure.
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The direction of data can be from the processing unit to an input/output processor
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in one of the card enclosures, or from an input/output processor in one of
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the card enclosures to the processing unit. See also <a href="rzaatb.htm#x2015869">bus extension driver card</a>.</dd>
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<a name="x2015887"></a>Business Graphics Utility (BGU)</dt>
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<dd>The IBM licensed program that can be used to design, plot, display, and print
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business charts.</dd>
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<a name="x2015892"></a>business intelligence</dt>
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<dd>The consolidation
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and analysis of data collected in the day-to-day operation of a business,
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which is then used as a basis for better business decisions and competitive
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advantage.</dd>
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<a name="x2015897"></a>business management</dt>
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the discipline that encompasses inventory management, security management,
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financial administration, business planning, and management services for all
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enterprise-wide information systems.</dd>
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<a name="x2015902"></a>bus-level partitioning</dt>
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<dd>The dedicated
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allocation of an entire bus and all accompanying resources (input/output processors
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and input/output devices) to a particular logical partition. See also <a href="rzaati.htm#x2026167">IOP-level partitioning</a>.</dd>
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<a name="x2015907"></a>button</dt>
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<dd>A mechanism on a pointing
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device, such as a mouse, used to request or start an action.</dd>
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<a name="x2015918"></a>bypass plug</dt>
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<dd>Allows power to flow
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through an unused outlet in the power control compartment.</dd>
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<dd>A string that represents a character
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byte is the smallest unit of storage that can be addressed directly.</dd>
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<a name="x2015931"></a>bytecode</dt>
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<dd>Machine-independent code
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generated by the Java™ compiler and executed by the Java interpreter.
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