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.

AbbreviationDescription
ACTLUActivate Logical Unit
ACTPUActivate Physical Unit
ADOActiveX® Data Objects
APIapplication programming interface
APPCAdvanced Program-to-Program Communications
APPNAdvanced Peer-to-Peer Networking
ASCIIAmerican Standard Code for Information Interchange
BB RQEBegin Bracket, Exception Response
BTUbasic transmission unit
CDChange Direction
CEBConditional End Bracket
CICSCustomer Information Control System
CCSIDCoded Character Set ID
COMComponent Object Model
CPI-CCommon Programming Interface for Communications
CSVCommon Service Verb
CTSclear-to-send
DACTLUDeactivate Logical Unit
DAFdestination address field
DCADigital Communications Associates, Inc.
DCOMDistributed Component Object Model
DDMDistributed Data Management
DDSDigital Data System
DFCdata flow control
DLCdata link control
DLLdynamic-link library
DLSDistributed Link Service
DMdisconnect mode
DMADirect Memory Access
DMODDynamic Module
DRDADistributed Relational Database Architecture
DSCdata stream compatible
DSRData Set Ready
DTRData Terminal Ready
EBEnd Bracket
EBCDICExtended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
ENEnd Node
ESCONEnterprise System Connection
FDDIFiber Distributed Data Interface
FEPfront-end processor
FMfunction management
FRMRframe reject
FTPFile Transfer Protocol
IMSInformation Management System
KBKilobyte
LANlocal area network
LCSlink connection subsystem
LLrecord length field
LLCLogical Link Control
LUlogical unit
LUALogical Unit for Applications (programming interface)
MACmedia access control
MBMegabyte
MMCMicrosoft Management Console
MVSMultiple Virtual Storage
NAUNetwork Addressable Unit
NCPNetwork Control Panel
NMVTnetwork management vector transport
NNNetwork Node
N(r)number returned
NRMNormal Response Mode
NRZnon-return to zero
NRZInon-return to zero inverted
N(s)number sent
ODBCOpen Database Connectivity
OLEobject linking and embedding
OLE DBObject Linking and Embedding Database
PCTProgram Control Table
PDSEPartitioned Data Set Extended
PIPprogram initialization parameter
PLUprimary logical unit
PPTProgram Processing Table
PUphysical unit
PVCpermanent virtual circuit
QLLCQualified Logical Link Control
RHrequest/response header
RIMring indicator monitor
RSPResponse
RTMResponse Time Monitor
RUrequest/response unit
RUIRequest Unit Interface
SAPservice access point
SDKsoftware development kit
SDLCSynchronous Data Link Control
SIDSecurity ID
SLISession Level Interface
SLUsecondary logical unit
SNASystems Network Architecture
SNRMSet Normal Response Mode
SPService Pack
SQLStructured Query Language
SSCPSystem Services Control Point
SVCswitched virtual circuit
TCP/IPTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TCTTerminal Control Table
THtransmission header
TNTelnet
TPtransaction program
TStransmission service
TSOtime sharing option
VSAMVirtual Storage Access Method
VTAMVirtual Telecommunications Access Method
WANwide area network
XIDExchange Identification

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