Glossary
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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 node In a network, a point at which one or more functional units
connect channels or data circuits.
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 4ð
centimeters of axial length.
offline Pertaining to the operation of a functional unit without the
contin
ual contro
l of a computer. Contrast with online.
online Pertaining to the operation of a functional unit that is under
the co
ntinual 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.
P parameter A variable that is given a constant value for a specified
application and that may denote the application.
p bit Parity bit.
PC Parity check.
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