Dell PowerVault TL4000 - Manual (Page 282)

archive
To collect and store files in a designated place.
ASCII American National Standard Code for Information Interchange. A 7 bit
coded character set (8 bits including parity check) that consists of control
characters and graphic characters.
assigning a device
The establishing of the relationship of a device to a running task, process,
job, or program.
assignment
The naming of a specific device to perform a function.
asynchronous
Pertaining to two or more processes that do not depend upon the
occurrence of specific events such as common timing signals.
attention (notice)
A word for calling attention to the possibility of danger to a program,
device, or system, or to data. Contrast with caution and danger.
ATTN Attention.
B
backup
To make extra copies of documents or software for safekeeping.
bar code
A code that represents characters by sets of parallel bars of varying
thickness and separation, which are read optically by transverse scanning.
bar code label
Paper bearing a bar code and having an adhesive backing. The bar code
label must be affixed to a tape cartridge to enable the library to identify
the cartridge and its volume serial number.
bar code reader
A laser device that is specialized for scanning and reading bar codes and
converting them into either the ASCII or EBCDIC digital character code.
bezel Decorative and safety cover.
bicolored
Having two colors.
bit Either of the digits 0 or 1 when used in the binary numbering system.
BOM or bill of materials
A list of specific types and amounts of direct materials that are expected to
be used to produce a specific job or quantity of output.
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
BGP is the core routing protocol of the Internet. It works by maintaining a
table of IP networks or 'prefixes' that designate network reachability
among autonomous systems (AS).
BRMS Backup Recovery and Media Services.
browser
A client program that initiates requests to a web server and displays the
information that the server returns.
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