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Glossary
adapter, adapter card
An add-on computer interface card and circuitry that provides the physical
connection and data translation between the host computer’s I/O bus and external
devices or networks.
ANSI
American National Standards Institute.
backplane
For an I/O bus, the computer’s circuitry and connectors to which adapter cards
connect. The SCSI/parallel adapter card is supported on HP Precision Architecture
RISC computers that use the HP-PB backplane. See also, HP-PB.
balanced signal
See differential signal.
bus
The electrical hardware and circuitry for transferring data, address and control
signals between hardware modules or devices.
configuration
The arrangement of a computer system or subsystem and its elements to allow proper
operation or to implement specific functionality. The term configuration may refer to
both hardware and software.
console
The ASCII terminal, or personal computer emulating an ASCII terminal, that is
connected to the host computer for system administration (such as for configuration,
monitoring and troubleshooting).
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