Rockwell Automation 2711 Standard PanelView Operator Terminal User Manual - Manual (Page 273)

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Glossary
adapter
ControlNet device that responds to scanner messages (also called
slave device).
address
1) A character string that uniquely identifies a memory location. 2) A
character string that uniquely identifies the physical location of an
input or output circuit.
application
In the context of PanelBuilder32 software, an application is a logical
arrangement of screens that replace the functions of a control panel
and consist of push buttons, data entry objects, control lists, and
indicators. The application runs in a PanelView terminal.
application file
File containing configuration information for a PanelView terminal.
Files exist in either a PanelView (.PVA) or a PanelBuilder32 (.PBA)
format. Files transferred to a terminal are in a .PVA format. Files within
PanelBuilder32 software are in a .PBA format.
ATA card
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA), Intelligent Drive Electronics
(IDE), PC cards (formerly PCMCIA) combine the drive controller and
memory storage device. ATA cards can be accessed with standard
Copy or Delete commands on a computer. The card looks like a hard
drive. You can use the card on a variety of computers without any
special setup.
baud
A unit of signaling speed equal to the number of discrete conditions
or signal events per second. Where one bit is encoded on each
signalling event, the number of baud is the same as the number of
bit/s.
boot revision
Revision number of the terminal boot code.
bridge
Device that lets network data pass from one link to another link.