A basic or elementary machine instruction.
microprogram
A group of microinstructions that when run completes a planned function.
The term microprogram represents a dynamic arrangement or selection of one or more groups of microinstructions for execution to run a particular function. The
term microcode represents microinstructions that are used in a product as an alternative to hard-wired circuitry to implement certain functions of a processor or
other system component.
MIM
Media information message.
mm
Millimeter.
modifier
That which changes the meaning.
mount a device
To assign an I/O device with a request to the operator.
MP
Microprocessor.
ms
Millisecond.
MSG
Message.
multipath
Pertaining to using more than one path.
N
N/A
Not applicable.
node
In a network, a point at which one or more functional units connect channels or data circuits.
NTP
Network Time Protocol. This protocol allows the library to set its internal date and time that is based on the date and time of a sever.
NVS
Nonvolatile storage. A storage device whose contents are not lost when power is cut off.
O
oersted
The unit of magnetic field strength in the unrationalized centimeter-gram-second (cgs) electromagnetic system. The oersted is the magnetic field strength in the
interior of an elongated, uniformly wound solenoid that is excited with a linear current density in its winding of one abampere per 4π centimeters of axial length.
offline
Pertaining to the operation of a functional unit without the continual control of a computer. Contrast with online.
online
Pertaining to the operation of a functional unit that is under the continual control of a computer. Contrast with offline.
OPER
Operation.
ov
Over voltage.
overrun
Loss of data because a receiving device is unable to accept data at the rate it is transmitted.
overtightening
To tighten too much.
P
parameter
A variable that is given a constant value for a specified application and that can denote the application.
p bit
Parity bit.
PC
Parity check.
PCC
Power control compartment.
PDF
Portable Document Format.
PE
Parity error. Product engineer.
pick
Pertaining to the library, to remove, by using a robotic device, a tape cartridge from a storage slot or drive.
picker
A robotic mechanism that is located inside the library that moves cartridges between the cartridge storage slots and the drive.
PM
Preventive maintenance.
POR
Power-on reset.
port
A physical connection for communication between the 3590 and the host processor. The 3590 has two SCSI ports.
Portable Document Format (PDF)
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