GLOSSARY
6110 Series Hand-Held Computer User’s Guide Glossary-17
each can communicate with at least one other device
through either a radio or wired link. Secondary LANs are
part of the radio network; the primary distribution LAN is
not part of the radio network.
RAM (Random Access Memory)
Dynamic memory, sometimes known as main memory or
core.
RAM Drive
An area of random access memory configured to work like a
disk drive.
RAS
Remote Access Server.
Redundancy
The ability of a duplicate access point to immediately take
over the function of another access point that goes offline.
Repeater (SNMP)
An electronic device used to regenerate, at full strength,
signals which have become too weak. Used with digital
signals, it ignores extraneous voltages such as noise.
Reset Button
A switch which causes the computer to reboot.
RI
Ring Indicator.
RS-232 C (Recommended Standard 232)
An Electronic Industries Association standard interface
between data terminal equipment (DTE) and data
circuit-terminating equipment (DCE) with serial binary
data interchange.
RS-422 A (Recommended Standard 422)
An electrical interface using a 40-pin connector and
balanced line voltage for long distance capability.