Common Acronyms and Abbreviations
The following table contains a list of common abbreviations used in this reference. For definitions of these and other terms, see the Host Integration Server 2004 Glossary.
| Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|
| ACTLU | Activate Logical Unit |
| ACTPU | Activate Physical Unit |
| ADO | ActiveX® Data Objects |
| API | application programming interface |
| APPC | Advanced Program-to-Program Communications |
| APPN | Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking |
| ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| BB RQE | Begin Bracket, Exception Response |
| BTU | basic transmission unit |
| CD | Change Direction |
| CEB | Conditional End Bracket |
| CICS | Customer Information Control System |
| CCSID | Coded Character Set ID |
| COM | Component Object Model |
| CPI-C | Common Programming Interface for Communications |
| CSV | Common Service Verb |
| CTS | clear-to-send |
| DACTLU | Deactivate Logical Unit |
| DAF | destination address field |
| DCA | Digital Communications Associates, Inc. |
| DCOM | Distributed Component Object Model |
| DDM | Distributed Data Management |
| DDS | Digital Data System |
| DFC | data flow control |
| DLC | data link control |
| DLL | dynamic-link library |
| DLS | Distributed Link Service |
| DM | disconnect mode |
| DMA | Direct Memory Access |
| DMOD | Dynamic Module |
| DRDA | Distributed Relational Database Architecture |
| DSC | data stream compatible |
| DSR | Data Set Ready |
| DTR | Data Terminal Ready |
| EB | End Bracket |
| EBCDIC | Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code |
| EN | End Node |
| ESCON | Enterprise System Connection |
| FDDI | Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
| FEP | front-end processor |
| FM | function management |
| FRMR | frame reject |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| IMS | Information Management System |
| KB | Kilobyte |
| LAN | local area network |
| LCS | link connection subsystem |
| LL | record length field |
| LLC | Logical Link Control |
| LU | logical unit |
| LUA | Logical Unit for Applications (programming interface) |
| MAC | media access control |
| MB | Megabyte |
| MMC | Microsoft Management Console |
| MVS | Multiple Virtual Storage |
| NAU | Network Addressable Unit |
| NCP | Network Control Panel |
| NMVT | network management vector transport |
| NN | Network Node |
| N(r) | number returned |
| NRM | Normal Response Mode |
| NRZ | non-return to zero |
| NRZI | non-return to zero inverted |
| N(s) | number sent |
| ODBC | Open Database Connectivity |
| OLE | object linking and embedding |
| OLE DB | Object Linking and Embedding Database |
| PCT | Program Control Table |
| PDSE | Partitioned Data Set Extended |
| PIP | program initialization parameter |
| PLU | primary logical unit |
| PPT | Program Processing Table |
| PU | physical unit |
| PVC | permanent virtual circuit |
| QLLC | Qualified Logical Link Control |
| RH | request/response header |
| RIM | ring indicator monitor |
| RSP | Response |
| RTM | Response Time Monitor |
| RU | request/response unit |
| RUI | Request Unit Interface |
| SAP | service access point |
| SDK | software development kit |
| SDLC | Synchronous Data Link Control |
| SID | Security ID |
| SLI | Session Level Interface |
| SLU | secondary logical unit |
| SNA | Systems Network Architecture |
| SNRM | Set Normal Response Mode |
| SP | Service Pack |
| SQL | Structured Query Language |
| SSCP | System Services Control Point |
| SVC | switched virtual circuit |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| TCT | Terminal Control Table |
| TH | transmission header |
| TN | Telnet |
| TP | transaction program |
| TS | transmission service |
| TSO | time sharing option |
| VSAM | Virtual Storage Access Method |
| VTAM | Virtual Telecommunications Access Method |
| WAN | wide area network |
| XID | Exchange Identification |
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