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Appendix a: glossary – Intel OCPRF100 MP User Manual

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OCPRF100 MP Server System Technical Product Specification

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Appendix A: Glossary

This appendix contains important terms used in the preceding chapters.

Term

Definition

ACPI

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

AP

Application processor

APIC

Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller

ASR

Asynchronous system reset

BDA

BIOS data area

BIOS

Basic Input-Output System

BIST

Built-In Self-test

BMC

Baseboard management controller

BSP

Bootstrap processor

Byte

An 8-bit quantity

dB

Decibels

DIB

Data Interface Buffer

DIMM

Dual inline memory module

DMI

Desktop management interface

DOS

Disk operating system

DWORD

Double Word. A 32-bit quantity.

ECC

Error checking and correcting

ECP

Extended capabilities port

EEPROM

Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory

EMI

Electromagnetic interference

EMP

Emergency management port

EPP

Enhanced parallel port

ESCD

Extended system configuration data

ESD

Electrostatic discharge

Flash ROM

EEPROM

FPC

Front panel controller

FRB

Fault resilient booting