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Appendix D Glossary
PocketPro 100S Administrator’s Guide -- Document #40165-110 Rev. A D-11
MAPI
Messaging Applications Program Interface, a popular method for applications programs to send E-mail messages
through Windows operating systems.
MIO
Modular I/O, the internal bus on newer HP printers that connects to network interface cards.
MOP
Maintenance-Oriented Protocol, the protocol used by the VMS NCP and NCL utilities and for downloading files.
multiprotocol
Refers to the ability to handle multiple protocols simultaneously. In a print server, this means that multiple
computers can concurrently send print jobs to the same printer.
Name Server
A node on a TCP/IP network that provides a list of all nodes on the network. The name server is accessible from
any node, and eliminates the need to have separate hosts files on each node.
NCL
Network Control Language, the method in OpenVMS V6.1 and later for accessing and maintaining remote
devices. Replaces NCP.
NCP
Network Control Program, a VMS utility for accessing and maintaining remote devices.
NDS
NetWare Directory Services, a database of network entities in NetWare 4.xx, such as users, file servers, print
servers, etc. NDS is a global directory service, which means that users anywhere on a network can access a
service such as a printer by name without being logged into the file server that offers that service.
NDPS
N
ovell Distributed Print Services is a method for configuring printers in NetWare 5.0 and later systems.