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5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD
Glossary
active session: The host session that you are currently using, as opposed to an
inactive session.
adapter, adaptor: A card that provides communications between part of a device
and the processor.
address: In a computer, the location where the data is stored.
API (Application Program Interface): System software that provides resources to
create user-interface features and to route programs or data.
APO (Auto Page Orientation): Software decides by the size of the page if the data is
to be printed in landscape or portrait orientation.
application: Software program used on a personal computer (PC).
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange): The character set
used by personal computer systems, as opposed to EBCDIC, the set used by IBM
mainframes. Systems that link PCs to these mainframes must include a device to
translate between the two character sets.
attribute: A characteristic, such as “bold” or “italic.”
auto configure: Configures a program automatically during the initialization
process.
automatic printer sharing: Automatically switches from PC printing to host printing
and vice versa.
backup: To save a second copy of data on some storage medium.
balun: The device used to convert twisted-pair wiring to the twinax connectors used
on the T-connector.
baud rate: The transmission speed of the serial port, which is measured in bits per
second (bps).
BGU: Business Graphics Utility.
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System): A set of programs encoded in read-only
memory (ROM) of IBM PC-compatible computers that facilitate the transfer of
data and control instructions between the computer and peripherals.