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<h2 id="v">V</h2>
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<p>Return to <a href="as4glos.htm#as4glos">Glossary</a>.</p>
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<dl>
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<dt id="x2043376" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043376"></a>V.24</dt>
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<dd>In data communications, a specification
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of the CCITT that defines the list of definitions for interchange circuits
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between data terminal equipment (DTE) and data circuit-terminating equipment
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(DCE).</dd>
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<dt id="x2043381" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043381"></a>V.25</dt>
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<dd>In data communications, a specification
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of the CCITT that defines the automatic answering equipment or parallel automatic
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calling equipment or both on the General Switched Telephone Network, including
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procedures for disabling of echo controlled devices for both manually and
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automatically established calls.</dd>
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<dt id="x2070216" class="bold">
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<a name="x2070216"></a>V.25 bis</dt>
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<dd>In data communications,
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an interim specification of the CCITT that defines the connection of data
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terminal equipment to a serial-dial interface of a public switched telephone
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network.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043391" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043391"></a>V.35</dt>
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<dd>In data communications, a specification
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of the CCITT that defines the list of definitions for interchange circuits
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between data terminal equipment (DTE) and data circuit-terminating equipment
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(DCE) at data rates of 48 kilobits per second.</dd>
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<dt id="x2042930" class="bold">
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<a name="x2042930"></a>validation data</dt>
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<dd>In Cryptographic
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Support, information about a customer used to create and verify the customer's
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personal identification number (PIN).</dd>
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<dt id="x2042935" class="bold">
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<a name="x2042935"></a>validity checking</dt>
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<dd>(1) To verify the contents
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of a field.</dd>
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<dd>(2) To verify that object names used in DB2® UDB for iSeries™ SQL statements exist on your system.</dd>
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<dt id="x2005653" class="bold">
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<a name="x2005653"></a>value</dt>
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<dd>(1) In query management, a quantity
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assigned to a keyword or variable associated with a query command.</dd>
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<dd>(2) Data (numbers or character strings) entered in any entry field, or supplied
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in parameters of commands.</dd>
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<dd>(3) The smallest unit of data manipulated
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in SQL.</dd>
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<dt id="x2042955" class="bold">
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<a name="x2042955"></a>value type</dt>
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<dd>In query management, one
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of the arguments passed to the extended interface. The value type specifies
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the data type of the value associated with the keyword.</dd>
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<dt id="x2005661" class="bold">
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<a name="x2005661"></a>variable</dt>
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<dd>A name used to represent
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data that can be changed while the program or procedure is running. See also <a href="rzaatc.htm#x2000899">constant</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="x2042963" class="bold">
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<a name="x2042963"></a>variable buffer</dt>
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<dd>A storage area used
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to pass dialog variables between the application program and the user interface
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manager (UIM).</dd>
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<dt id="x2042968" class="bold">
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<a name="x2042968"></a>variable data</dt>
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<dd>In AFP™ Utilities, an
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element in the record layout whose value is represented in the database file.
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See also <a href="rzaatf.htm#x2023095">fixed data</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="x2042973" class="bold">
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<a name="x2042973"></a>variable length</dt>
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<dd>The length of a record
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or field that can be changed. See also <a href="rzaatf.htm#x2023114">fixed length</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="x2042978" class="bold">
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<a name="x2042978"></a>variable-length</dt>
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<dd>Property of a record
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or field that can have a varying length. See also <a href="rzaatf.htm#x2023119">fixed-length</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="x2042983" class="bold">
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<a name="x2042983"></a>variable-occurrence data item</dt>
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<dd>In
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COBOL, a table element that is repeated a variable number of times. Such an
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item must contain an OCCURS DEPENDING ON clause in its data description entry,
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or be subordinate to such an item.</dd>
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<dt id="x2042988" class="bold">
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<a name="x2042988"></a>variable pattern</dt>
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<dd>In REXX, a parsing
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pattern that uses variables to specify where a string of characters is parsed.
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The value of the variable can be set by the user and can change while running.</dd>
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<dt id="x2042993" class="bold">
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<a name="x2042993"></a>variable pool</dt>
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<dd>In the user interface
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manager (UIM), the collection of dialog variables defined for an opened application
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program.</dd>
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<dt id="x2042998" class="bold">
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<a name="x2042998"></a>variable pool interface</dt>
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<dd>In REXX,
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an application program interface that allows programs written in other languages
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to access variables being used by or contained in an active REXX program.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043003" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043003"></a>variable record</dt>
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<dd>The named element
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of a panel group that identifies the content and layout for the storage area
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of the dialog variables.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043008" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043008"></a>variable symbol</dt>
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<dd>In a REXX exec, a
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symbol that is assigned a value by the user or in some cases by the REXX/400
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interpreter. The value of a variable symbol can be tested and changed using
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control statements.</dd>
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<dt id="x2005671" class="bold">
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<a name="x2005671"></a>varying-length string</dt>
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<dd>In DB2 UDB for iSeries, a character string whose length is not fixed, but variable within limits.
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See also <a href="rzaatf.htm#x2001966">fixed-length string</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043026" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043026"></a>varied off</dt>
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<dd>Pertaining to a device,
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controller, line, network interface, or independent disk pool unavailable
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for its normal, intended use.</dd>
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<dt id="x2210561" class="bold">
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<a name="x2210561"></a>vary off</dt>
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<dd>To make a device, control
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unit, or line unavailable for its normal intended use.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043031" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043031"></a>varied on</dt>
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<dd>See <a href="rzaata.htm#x2014872">available</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="x2210566" class="bold">
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<a name="x2210566"></a>vary on</dt>
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<dd>To make an independent disk
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pool available for its normal, intended use. All of the primary and secondary
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disk pools in a disk pool group will vary on together.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043036" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043036"></a>VC</dt>
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<dd>See <a href="rzaatv.htm#x2043138">virtual
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circuit</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043053" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043053"></a>vector</dt>
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<dd>(1) In SNA, a data structure containing
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three fields: a length field that specifies the length of the vector in which
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it is contained, an identifier or type field, and a value field. The value
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field may contain subvectors.</dd>
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<dd>(2) In the GDDM® function, a directed line segment, which
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is a straight line between two points.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043064" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043064"></a>vector symbol set (VSS)</dt>
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<dd>In the GDDM function, a set of characters each of which is treated as a small picture
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and is described by a sequence of lines and arcs. Characters in a vector symbol
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set can be drawn to scale, rotated, and positioned precisely. See also <a href="rzaati.htm#x2024953">image symbol set</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043069" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043069"></a>Vendor Independent Messaging (VIM)</dt>
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<dd>An application program interface (API) defined by Apple Computer, Inc.; Borland
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International, Inc.; Lotus® Development Corporation; and Novell, Inc.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043074" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043074"></a>Venn diagram</dt>
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<dd>A graphic image consisting
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of overlapping circles that represent the logical relationship of two sets
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of information.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043079" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043079"></a>verb</dt>
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<dd>A reserved word that expresses
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an action to be taken by an application programming interface (API), a compiler,
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or an object program.</dd>
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<dt id="x2005676" class="bold">
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<a name="x2005676"></a>version</dt>
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<dd>A separately licensed program
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that usually has significant new code or new function.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043090" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043090"></a>vertical format information</dt>
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<dd>In TCP/IP,
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information, such as tab markers, that automatically positions lines of text
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with respect to other lines of text, according to defined rules. Vertical
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format information is usually associated with word processing.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043095" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043095"></a>Vertical Licensed Internal Code (VLIC)</dt>
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<dd>Programming that defines logical operations on data. The Vertical Licensed
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Internal Code translates the machine interface (MI) instructions.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043100" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043100"></a>vertically displayed records</dt>
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<dd>Subfile
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records that are grouped so that each record is displayed on one or more lines.
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Each record begins a new line.</dd>
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<dt id="x2005681" class="bold">
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<a name="x2005681"></a>view</dt>
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<dd>(1) The form in which an object
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is presented. A choice in the action bar that a user selects to look at an
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object from various perspectives is an example of a view.</dd>
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<dd>(2) An alternative
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representation of data from one or more tables. A view can include all or
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some of the columns in the table or tables on which it is defined.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043114" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043114"></a>viewport</dt>
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<dd>In the GDDM function, a
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rectangular area within the picture space that defines where the output of
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the current page appears on the work station.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043119" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043119"></a>VIM</dt>
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<dd>See <a href="rzaatv.htm#x2043069">Vendor
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Independent Messaging</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043123" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043123"></a>virtual</dt>
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<dd>Pertaining to not physically
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existing as such but made by software to appear to do so.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043128" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043128"></a>virtual address translation</dt>
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<dd>The conversion
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of virtual storage addresses to real storage addresses.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043133" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043133"></a>virtual call</dt>
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<dd>An X.25 user facility
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in which a call setup procedure and a call clearing procedure determine a
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period of communications between two DTEs in which the users' data will be
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transferred in the network in the packet mode of operation. All the users'
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data is delivered from the network in the same order in which it is received
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by the network. Synonym for switched virtual call.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043138" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043138"></a>virtual circuit (VC)</dt>
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<dd>In a packet-switching
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data network, a logical end-to-end transmission channel--as opposed to a physical
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connection--that connects X.25 users. Virtual circuits allow physical transmission
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facilities to be shared by many users simultaneously. A virtual circuit is
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a logical connection established between two DTEs. See also <a href="rzaatp.htm#x2033660">physical circuit</a>.</dd>
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<a name="x2043143"></a>virtual controller</dt>
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<dd>(1) A controller description
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that is used by Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking® (APPN) and
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high-performance routing (HPR) support to attach and manage APPN device descriptions.
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This type of controller does not represent a connection to a remote station.</dd>
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<dd>(2) A controller description that emulates the function of a physical
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controller for communication with a remote device. As an example, when a PC
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is attached to a system, a virtual controller must be created to allow the
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PC to communicate with the system.</dd>
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<a name="x2043151"></a>virtual device</dt>
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<dd>A device description
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that does not have hardware associated with it. It is used to form a connection
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between a user and a physical work station attached to a remote system. A
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virtual device can be a virtual display station or a virtual printer.</dd>
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<dd>A CD or DVD image that
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is stored on system disks. Virtual images are stored in the integrated file
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system and can be in either Universal Disk Format (UDF) or ISO 9660 format.</dd>
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<dd>A functional
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simulation of a computer and its associated devices.</dd>
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<a name="x2043173"></a>virtual node</dt>
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<dd>The node associated
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with a connection network when a route is calculated that goes through that
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connection network.</dd>
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<a name="x2210258"></a>virtual optical device</dt>
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<dd>An optical
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device of type 632B that supports virtual optical images. This device can
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be created with the Create Device Description (Optical) (CRTDEVOPT) command
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by using a resource name (RSRCNAME) of *VRT.</dd>
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<a name="x2235401"></a>virtual optical storage</dt>
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<dd>Storage on
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system disks that appears to the user to be storage on an actual CD or DVD.</dd>
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<a name="x2043178"></a>virtual party</dt>
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<dd>In telephony, a party
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that does not actually take part in a telephone call. A virtual party is represented
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by a special directory number or numbers.</dd>
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<a name="x2043183"></a>virtual printer</dt>
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<dd>In iSeries Access, a
|
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printer attached to a host system that can receive output from a personal
|
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computer for printing. A virtual printer allows a user to use a printer attached
|
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to the host system as though the printer were directly attached to a personal
|
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computer.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043188" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043188"></a>virtual private network (VPN)</dt>
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<dd>An
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extension of a company's intranet over the existing framework of either a
|
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|
|
public or private network. A VPN ensures that the data that is sent between
|
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the two endpoints of its connection remains secure.</dd>
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<dt id="x2069994" class="bold">
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<a name="x2069994"></a>virtual processor</dt>
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<dd>A setting that
|
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|
|
defines the assigned processing capacity represented to the operating system.
|
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|
|
Virtual processors represent a processing capacity less than that of a physical
|
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|
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processor. A logical partition in the shared processor pool must have at
|
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|
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least as many virtual processors as its assigned processing capacity.</dd>
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<dt id="x2043196" class="bold">
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<a name="x2043196"></a>virtual storage (VS)</dt>
|
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<dd>The storage
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|
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space that can be regarded as addressable main storage by the user of a computer
|
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|
|
system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses. The size
|
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|
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of virtual storage is limited by the addressing scheme of the computer system
|
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|
|
and by the amount of auxiliary storage available, not by the actual number
|
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|
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of main storage locations.</dd>
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<dt id="x2005691" class="bold">
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<a name="x2005691"></a>Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM)</dt>
|
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|
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<dd>An IBM® licensed program that controls communication and the flow of data
|
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|
|
in an SNA network. It provides single-domain, multiple-domain, and interconnected
|
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|
|
network capability. VSAM is emulated in CICS® to control access to files.</dd>
|
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<dt id="x2043201" class="bold">
|
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|
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<a name="x2043201"></a>virtual terminal</dt>
|
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|
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<dd>A system object,
|
||
|
|
created and controlled by an application program, that provides a functional
|
||
|
|
representation or simulation of a physical display station.</dd>
|
||
|
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<dt id="x2043211" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043211"></a>virtual terminal manager (VTM)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A
|
||
|
|
Vertical Licensed Internal Code component that provides an interface to handle
|
||
|
|
input/output to virtual devices on the system.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043206" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043206"></a>virtual terminal manager/function manager (VTM/FM)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The function that provides an application program interface to
|
||
|
|
terminal handling components residing below the machine interface on the system.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043216" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043216"></a>virtual workstation controller</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A
|
||
|
|
work station controller description that has the characteristics of a locally
|
||
|
|
attached work station controller but does not exist as hardware.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043221" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043221"></a>virus</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A program that can change other
|
||
|
|
programs to include a copy of itself. The other programs are then said to
|
||
|
|
be infected by the virus. Additionally, the virus can perform other operations
|
||
|
|
that can take up system resources or destroy data.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2005701" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2005701"></a>Visual Explain</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A tool that lets database
|
||
|
|
administrators and application programmers use a graphical interface to display
|
||
|
|
and analyze detailed information on the access plan of a given SQL statement.
|
||
|
|
The tasks provided by this tool can be accessed from the Control Center.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043236" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043236"></a>vital product data (VPD)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>(1) In System
|
||
|
|
Manager, self-defining information stored within the licensed programs, Licensed
|
||
|
|
Internal Code groups, and hardware elements that comprise a system.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dd>(2) A structured description of a device or program. For devices, it is
|
||
|
|
recorded in the device at manufacture and includes at least the type, model,
|
||
|
|
serial number, and installed features. It may include the manufacturer's ID
|
||
|
|
and other fields. For programs, it is compiled as a data area accompanying
|
||
|
|
the program and includes the name of the licensed program or Licensed Internal
|
||
|
|
Code group, the release and modification, the program module names, the national
|
||
|
|
language or languages selected, and possibly other fields. Vital product data
|
||
|
|
is transferred from the device to the system and stored for display. Vital
|
||
|
|
product data is also visible on the device name plate or a similar tag.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043244" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043244"></a>VLIC</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatv.htm#x2043095">Vertical
|
||
|
|
Licensed Internal Code</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043248" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043248"></a>VLIC log</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A list of problem analysis
|
||
|
|
information created by Vertical Licensed Internal Code.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043253" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043253"></a>VM</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatv.htm#x2043165">virtual
|
||
|
|
machine</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043257" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043257"></a>VM/MVS bridge</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A function of the Communications
|
||
|
|
Utilities for i5/OS™ licensed program that provides distribution services
|
||
|
|
between an i5/OS SNADS network and both a VM Remote Spooling Communications Subsystem
|
||
|
|
(RSCS) network and a Multiple Virtual Storage/Job Entry Subsystem (MVS/JES)
|
||
|
|
network.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043262" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043262"></a>voice-grade telephone line</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A telephone
|
||
|
|
line that is normally used for voice communications. The line requires a modem
|
||
|
|
for data communications.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043267" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043267"></a>voice response unit (VRU)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>Hardware
|
||
|
|
and software used to answer incoming calls by playing one or more prerecorded
|
||
|
|
messages.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043272" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043272"></a>volume</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A storage medium that is put
|
||
|
|
on or taken off the system as a unit, for example, magnetic tape or diskette.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043277" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043277"></a>volume label</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>An area on tape or disk
|
||
|
|
that is used to identify the tape volume and its owner.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043282" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043282"></a>volume statistics</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>Statistical information
|
||
|
|
about the activity on a tape, diskette, or cartridge volume including statistics
|
||
|
|
about the session (such as the number of read, write, and retry operations),
|
||
|
|
and lifetime (accumulated) statistics (such as the number of read and write
|
||
|
|
errors and the number of bytes read and written).</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043287" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043287"></a>volume table of contents (VTOC)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>(1) In the DYNIX/ptx® operating system, a partitioning driver. A VTOC file contains
|
||
|
|
disk geometry information and defines the sizes and starting points of partitions
|
||
|
|
on a disk.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dd>(2) An area on a disk or diskette that describes the location,
|
||
|
|
size, and other characteristics of each file, library, and folder on the disk
|
||
|
|
or diskette.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043292" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043292"></a>vote</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>In the two-phase commit protocol,
|
||
|
|
the response of an agent to the request of the initiator. The application
|
||
|
|
transaction program uses the responses to determine if it should commit or
|
||
|
|
roll back its protected resources.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043297" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043297"></a>voted read-only (VRO)</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The voted read-only
|
||
|
|
logical unit of work (LUW) state indicates that the current LUW had no pending
|
||
|
|
changes, was allowed to vote read-only, and did so.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043302" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043302"></a>vote read-only</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>The response, to a
|
||
|
|
Prepare presentation services header with a Forget presentation services header,
|
||
|
|
by the agent when no changes have been made to the resources, for the optimization
|
||
|
|
of the two-phase commit flows.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043307" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043307"></a>VPD</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatv.htm#x2043236">vital
|
||
|
|
product data</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043311" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043311"></a>VPN</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatv.htm#x2043188">virtual
|
||
|
|
private network</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2047932" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2047932"></a>VRO</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatv.htm#x2043297">voted
|
||
|
|
read-only</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043315" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043315"></a>VRU</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatv.htm#x2043267">voice
|
||
|
|
response unit</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043319" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043319"></a>VS</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatv.htm#x2043196">virtual
|
||
|
|
storage</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2009744" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2009744"></a>VSAM</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatv.htm#x2005691">Virtual
|
||
|
|
Storage Access Method</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043325" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043325"></a>V-Series Recommendations</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A document,
|
||
|
|
CCITT Recommendation V-Series, that outlines standards for the interface between
|
||
|
|
data terminal equipment (DTE) and a synchronous modem.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043330" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043330"></a>VSS</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatv.htm#x2043064">vector
|
||
|
|
symbol set</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043346" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043346"></a>VT100</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A character-mode work station.
|
||
|
|
Characters are sent immediately to the host system when a key is pressed.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043351" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043351"></a>VT100 workstation protocol</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>i5/OS support for
|
||
|
|
the VT100 work station protocol that allows a user to access, using TELNET
|
||
|
|
VT100 client support, VT100 application programs on other systems in a TCP/IP
|
||
|
|
network. Users on other systems with a TELNET VT100 client emulation package
|
||
|
|
are able to access i5/OS application programs through the i5/OS TELNET VT100
|
||
|
|
server.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043356" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043356"></a>VT220</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>A character-mode work station.
|
||
|
|
Characters are sent immediately to the host system when a key is pressed.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043361" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043361"></a>VT220 workstation</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>An ASCII full-screen
|
||
|
|
workstation manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC).</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043366" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043366"></a>VT220 workstation protocol</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>i5/OS support for
|
||
|
|
the VT220 work station protocol that allows a user to access, using TELNET
|
||
|
|
VT220 client support, VT220 application programs on other systems in a TCP/IP
|
||
|
|
network. Users on other systems with a TELNET VT220 client emulation package
|
||
|
|
are able to access i5/OS application programs through the i5/OS TELNET VT220
|
||
|
|
server.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043334" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043334"></a>VTM</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatv.htm#x2043211">virtual
|
||
|
|
terminal manager</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043338" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043338"></a>VTM/FM</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatv.htm#x2043206">virtual terminal manager/function manager</a>.</dd>
|
||
|
|
<dt id="x2043342" class="bold">
|
||
|
|
<a name="x2043342"></a>VTOC</dt>
|
||
|
|
<dd>See <a href="rzaatv.htm#x2043287">volume
|
||
|
|
table of contents</a>.</dd></dl>
|
||
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