TF- v1310.5 Appendix B-Acronyms.pdf

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2PC Two-phase Commit

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ABF Adaptive Bandwidth Feature

ABI Application Binary InterfaceABIOS Advanced BIOS

ABM Asynchronous Balance Mode

ABRD Automatic Baud Rate DetectionAC Application Component, Alternating Current

ACE Array Configuration Editor

ACF Advanced Communications FunctionACF/NCP Advanced Communication Function for the Network Control Program

ACF/SSP ACF/Software Support Program

ACF/VTAM Advanced Communication Function for the Virtual TelecommunicationMethod

ACID Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, DurabilityADAM Application Data Access Manager

ADCOM Advanced Distributed Communications SystemADCS Advanced Data Communication System

ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange

ADE Application Development EnvironmentADW Active Data Warehouse

AFMS Advanced Function Management System

AFMS/NDP Advanced Function Management System/Normalized Data ProtocolAFMS/SEF Advanced Function Management System/System Exchange Format

AI Artificial Intelligence

AJI Aggregate Join IndexALC Algorithmic Compression

AMP Access Module ProcessorANSI American National Standards Institute

ANSWER Alpha-Numeric Single Wire Electronic Recorder

AOD Application Output Definition

AOE Application Operating EnvironmentAOS Automated Order System

AP Application Processor

API Application Programming InterfaceAPPC Advanced Program to Program Communication

AS Administration StationASF Archive Storage FacilityASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit

ATM Asynchronous Transfer Module (Networking)

Automated Teller MachineAUI Attachment Unit Interface

AWS Administration WorkStation


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BAM BYNET Administrative Menus

BASIC Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction CodeBCD Binary-Coded Decimal

BDL BYNET Data Link

BIC BYNET Interface Card (Adapter)

BIM Business Information Model; Business Impact ModelBIOS Basic Input/Output System

BIST Built-In Self TestBIU Battery Interface Unit

BLC Block Level CompressionBLIP BYNET Low Level Internet Protocol

BLLI BYNET Low Latency Interface

BLM BYNET Link ManagerBLOB Binary Large Object

BMCA BYNET Micro Channel Architecture adapter

BNC Bayonet-Neill-Concelman (Ethernet connector)

BOM Byte Order Mark (associated with Unicode)BOOTP BOOTstrap Protocol

BPCI BYNET Peripheral Component Interconnect

bps bits per secondBTAM Basic Telecommunications Access Method

BTEQ Basic Teradata Query facility

BYA4G BYNET A Switch V2 4 ports Gigahertz speed (60 MB/sec.)BYA4M BYNET A Switch V2 4 ports Gigahertz speed (60 MB/sec.)

BYA4MS BYNET A Switch V2 4 ports Gigahertz speed (60 MB/sec.)

BYA4P BYNET A Switch V1 4 ports 10 MB/sec.BYA8QX BYNET A Switch V3 8 ports within BYA64GX or BYC64G

BYA16 BYNET A Switch V1 16 ports 10 MB/sec.BYA16G BYNET A Switch V2 16 ports Gigahertz speed (60 MB/sec.)

BYA64GX BYNET A Switch V2 64 ports Expandable - Gigahertz speedBYAS Component name for BYA16XS boards

BYB32 BYNET B Switch 10 MB/sec.

BYB64G BYNET B Switch V2BYC64G BYNET C Switch V3

BYCLK BYNET Clock (BYNET V3)

BYNET Banyan Network - High speed interconnectBYOX BYNET Optical Externsion (BYNET V3)


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DA Disk Array

DAC Disk Array ControllerDAMC Disk Array Module Cabinet

DARDAC Dual Active Redundant Disk Array Controller

DASD Direct-Access Storage Device

DAT Digital Audio Tape, Dynamic Address TranslationDBA Database Administrator

DBC Database Computer (Teradata)DBLT Disk Bay Locator Table

DBMS Database Management SystemDBQL Database Query Log

DBS Database Subsystem

DC Data Communications, Direct CurrentDCE Distributed Computing Environment

DCL Data Control Language

DCRAM Disk Cache Random Access Memory

DD Derived DataDDE Direct Data Exchange

DDI Device Driver Interface

DDL Data Definition LanguageDES Data Encryption Standard

DEUI Dual Ethernet UPS Interface (5400 UPS feature)

DIF Document Interchange Facility, Data Interchange FormatDKI Driver Kernel Interface

DIM Diagnostic Interconnect Module (3600 component

DIMM Dual In-line Memory ModuleDIP Database Initialization Procedure or Program

DISCO Disconnect memoryDLPI Data Link Provider Interface

DMA Direct Memory AccessDMCA Dual Micro Channel Architecture

DML Data Manipulation Language

DMX EMC2Direct Matrix Disk Array

DNS Domain Name Server

DOD Department Of Defense

DOS Disk Operating SystemDP Diagnostic Processor

DR Deficiency or Defect Report

DRAM Dynamic Random Access MemoryDS Desk SideDSC Data Stream Compatible

DSS Decision Support System

DSU Disk Storage UnitDSW Destination Selection Word

DTP Distributed Transaction Processing

DTR Data Terminal Ready


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E2I External-to-Internal

EA EaseAdvantageEAFW EaseAdvantage Framework

EBCA EISA Bus Channel Adapter

EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

ECC Error Check and CorrectionECL Emitter Coupler Logic

EDAC Error Detection and CorrectionEDI Electronic Data Interchange

EEPROM Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only MemoryEGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter (IBM)

EISA Extended Industry Standard Architecture

EOE Enhanced Operating EnvironmentEPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

ESCON Enterprise System Connection

ESM Environmental Services Monitor

EUC Extended UNIX Code

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4GL Fourth Generation Language

FAX FacsimileFC Fibre Channel

FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interface

FE Field EngineerFEU Front End Unit

FICON Fibre Connection (IBM)

FIFO First In, First OutFIPS Federal Information Processing Standards

FK Foreign KeyFMLI Forms and Menu Language Interpreter

FORTRAN FORmula TRANslation

FSB Front Side Bus

FRU Field Replaceable UnitFTAM File Transfer and Access Method (OSI)

FTP File Transfer Protocol

FUD Fear, Uncertainty, DoubtFW Firmware

FYI For Your Information


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GB Gigabyte (one billion bytes)

GCA General Customer AvailabilityGOSIP Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile

GSC Global Support Center

GUI Graphical User Interface

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HASP Houston Automatic Spooling ProgramHATP High Availability Transaction Processing

HBN Hash Bucket Number

HCA Host Channel AdapterHDA Home Disk Address (used with Virtual Storage Services)

HDD Hard Disk Drives

HDLC High-level Data Link ControlHI Hash Index

HOLAP Hybrid On-Line Analytical ProcessingHSN Hot Standby Node

HW HardwareHz Hertz - cycles per second


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iABI Intel Application Binary Interface

I2E Internal-to-ExternalI2C or I2C Inter-Integrated Circuit

IC Integrated Circuit

ICI Initial Certified Installation

ICMB Intelligent Chassis Management BusICSI Integrated Complex Service Interface

IDE Integrated Development EnvironmentIE Information Engineering

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersI/L Memory Inter-Leave controller

IMS Information Management System, Inventory Management System

IO Input/OutputIP Internet Protocol

IPMB Intelligent Platform Management Bus

IPS Integrated Peripheral Subsystem

IRQ Interrupt RequestISA Industry-Standard Architecture

ISAM Indexed Sequential Access Method

ISD Interactive System DefinitionISDN Integrated Services Digital Network

ISO International Standards Organization

ISP Internet Support PackageISPF Interactive System Productivity Facility

ISV Independent Software Vendor

IT Information Technology

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JBOD Just a Bunch of DisksJCL Job Control Language

JDBC Java Database ConnectivityJDO Joint Development Operation (Teradata and NCR)

JES Job Entry Subsystem

JFS Journaling File System

JI Join IndexJIS Japanese Industrial Standards

JIT Just-In-Time


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Kb Kilobit

KB Kilobyte (1,024 bytes)Kbaud Kilo Baud

Kbps Kilobits per second

KBPS Kilobytes per second

KHz KilohertzKSR Keyboard Send/Receive

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LAN Local Area Network

LARC Limited Address Range CacheLCMP Loosely Coupled Multiprocessing

LCD Liquid Crystal Display

LDAP Lightweight Directory Access ProtocolLDM Limited Distance Modem, Local Domain Manager

LED Light Emitting DiodeLFM Log File Management

LM Local Media ModuleLOB Large Object (either a BLOB or CLOB)

LPB Local Peripheral Board

LPI Language Processors Inc.lpm lines per minute (or line-per-minute)

LSU Logical Storage Unit

LT/ST Large Table/Small Table (join)LUN Logical Unit (disk array logical unit)


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MA Modular Array

MAC Media Access Control, Medium Access Control,Message Authentication Code

MAP Manufacturing Automation Protocol, Maintenance Analysis

Procedures, Master Application Processor

Mb MegabitMB Megabyte

Mbps Megabits per secondMLAN Management LAN

MCA Micro Channel ArchitectureMCCA Micro Channel to Channel Adapter

MCIA Micro Channel Interface Architecture

MHz MegaHertz - million cycles per secondMI Master Index

MIPS Million Instructions per Second

MIS Management Information System

MLPPI Multi-Level Partitioned Primary IndexMO Method of Operation

MOLAP Multi-dimensional On-Line Analytical Processing

MPEG Moving Picture Experts GroupMPL Message Passing Layer

MPP Massively Parallel Processing

MSU Memory Storage UnitMTBDL Mean Time Between Data Loss

MTBF Mean Time Between Failures

MTBR Mean Time Between RepairsMTDP Micro Teradata Director Program

MVC Multi-Value CompressionMVS Multiple Virtual Storage (IBM mainframe OS)


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NA Network Agent

ND No DuplicatesNetBIOS Network Basic Input/Output System

NFS Network File System

NI Network Interface

NIST National Institute of Standards and TechnologyNLQ Near Letter Quality

NN No NullsNOBOM No Byte Order Mark (associated with Unicode)

NoPI No Primary Index Table (Teradata 13.0 feature)NPPI Non-Partitioned Primary Index

NRZ Non-Return to Zero

Ns NanosecondNSC NCR Storage Cabinet

NTOS NCR Teradata Operating System

NUPI Non-Unique Primary Index

NUSI Non-Unique Secondary IndexNVRAM Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (read and write memory)


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OCC Open Cooperative Computing

OCCA Open Cooperative Computing ArchitectureOCR Optical Character Reader, Optical Character Recognition

ODBC Open Database ConnectivityODS Operational Data Store

OE Operating EnvironmentOEM Original Equipment ManufacturerOLAP On-Line Analytical Processing

OLCP On-Line Complex Processing

OLE Object Linking and EmbeddingOLTP On-Line Transaction Processing

OMC ORION Memory Controller chipOMC-DC ORION Memory Controller - DRAM Controller

OMC-DP ORION Memory Controller - Data Path Controller

ONE Open Network EnvironmentONS Open Networking System

OOP Object Oriented ProgrammingOPB ORION PCI Bridge chip

OPS Oracle Parallel ServerOS Operating System

OSA Open Systems Architecture

OSF Open Software FoundationOSI Open Systems Interconnect

OSI/DTP Open Systems Interconnect/Distributed Transaction Processing

OSS Open System StandardsOTOS Open Teradata Operating System


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PBX Private Branch Exchange

PC Personal Computer, Printed CircuitPCEB PCI EISA Bridge chip

PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect

PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

PC/RA Probable Cause/Recommended ActionPCS Personal Computer Support

PDB Parallel Data BusPDCR Performance Data and Collection Repository

PDE Parallel Database ExtensionsPDN Public or Private Data Network

PE Parsing Engine

PEP Parsing Engine ProcessorPIM Plug-In Module (used with V3 BYNET 32 switch)

PK Primary Key (or Parent Key)

PL/1 Programming Language I

PLAN Private LANPM/PC Performance Management/Production Control

PN Primary Network

POPS Parallel Object Processing SystemPOS Point of Sale (noun), Point-of-Sale (terminal) (adj.)

POSIX Portable Operating System Interface for Computing Environments

POST Power-On System TestPPI Partitioned Primary Index

PQS PCI Quad SCSI

PSA Priority Scheduler AdministratorPSC Power Shelf Controller

PSI Power Supply InterfacePTB Pass Through Board

PUT Parallel Upgrade Tool

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QA Quality AssuranceQCD Query Capture Database

QFC Quad Fibre Channel

QIC Quarter Inch Cartridge


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RAID Redundant Array of Independent (formerly, Inexpensive) Disks

RAM Random Access MemoryRASUI Reliability, Availability, Serviceability, Usability, Installability

RC Remote Client

RCMB Rack (or Remote) Chassis Management Board

RDAC Redundant Disk Array Controller (software)RDBMS Relational Database Management System

RFC Request for ChangeRFP Request for Proposal

RFS Remote File SystemRGB Red, Green, Blue

RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computing

RJE Remote Job EntryRLM Revision Level Manager

RM Resource Manager (TOP END) or Rack Mount

ROLAP Relational On-Line Analytical Processing

ROM Read Only MemoryROSE Remote Operation Service Element

RPC Remote Procedure Call

RPG Report Program Generatorrpm revolutions (or rotations) per minute

RSC Remote System Call

RSS Resource Sampling Subsystem (used for performance capture)RTS Ready to Send, Request to Send

RTS-CTS Request to Send - Clear to Send


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SAN Storage Area Network

SAR System Activity Report (sar UNIX utility)SCO Santa Cruz Operation UNIX

SCSI Standard (or Small) Computer System Interface

SDL Screen Definition Language

SDW Scalable Data WarehouseSE Systems Engineer

SEEPROM Serial Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only MemorySI Self-Instruction

SIMM Single In-line Memory ModuleSKU Stock-keeping Unit

SLAN Service or System LAN (Local Area Network)

SLES SUSE Linux Enterprise ServerSLC Second Level Cache

SM3G Server Management 3rd

Generation

SMB Server Management Board

SMC Server Management ChassisSMP Symmetrical Multi-Processing

SN Secondary Network

SNA Systems Network ArchitectureSNAG SNA Gateway

SNO SuperNode

SNP Super Node ProcessorSOV Single Operational View

SP Stored Procedure

SPI System Performance InvestigatorSQL Structured Query Language

SQLCA Structured Query Language Communication AreaSQLDA Structured Query Language Data Area

SRAM Static Random Access MemorySS Support Sentinel

SSA Symbolic Service Address, System-to-System Adapter

SSD Solid State Disk or DriveSSI Single System Image, Standard Serial Interface

SSL Secure Socket Layer (Networking)

SSP Software Support Program, System Support Program (IBM)STMP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

SUS Startup Subsystem

SUSE Software und System Entwicklung (German name which meansSoftware and Systems Development)

SVID System V Interface Definition

SVR4 System V Release 4

SW SoftwareSWS Service Workstation (used with 56xx and later systems)

SYSGEN System Generation


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3GL Third Generation Language

TAM Teradata Access Method (used with Replication Services)TAP Teradata Application Program

TARA Tiered Archive Restore Architecture

TASM Teradata Active System Management

TAXI Transparent Asynchronous Xceiver InterfaceTB Terabyte (a trillion bytes)

TBA To Be AnnouncedTBD To Be Determined

TCAM Telecommunications Access MethodTCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

TDAS Teradata Dual Active Solution

TDQM Teradata Dynamic Query ManagerTFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol

TLI Transport Layer Interface

TLS Transport Layer Security (Networking)

TM Transaction ManagerTMSM Teradata Multi-System Manager

TOD Time of Day (noun) or Time-of-Day (adj.)

TOS Teradata Operating SystemTQD Teradata Query Director

TP Transaction Processing

TPA Trusted Parallel Application or ArchitectureTPD Teradata Parallel Database

tps transactions per second

TPT Teradata Parallel TransporterTSET Teradata System Emulation Tool

TSO Time-Sharing OptionTTL Transistor-Transistor Logic

TTU Teradata Tools and UtilitiesTTY Teletype (serial communication protocol)

TVS Teradata Virtual Storage

TVSS Teradata Virtual Storage ServicesTWA Teradata Workload Analyzer


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U Unit of Measurement 1.75 or 4.445 cm

UDF User Defined FunctionUDM User Defined Method

UDP Unreliable Data Protocol

UDT User Defined Type

UFS UNIX File SystemUMB Universal Management Board

UPI Unique Primary IndexUPS Uninterruptible Power Source

UPS-IS Uninterruptible Power Source Input SelectorUSI Unique Secondary Index

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VAR Value Added Reseller

VDC Volts Direct Current

VDT Video Display TerminalVGA Video Graphics Array

VLC Value List Compression

VLF Very Low Frequency

VLSI Very Large Scale IntegrationVM Virtual Machine

VONUSI Valued-ordered NUSI

VPIX "DOS under UNIX"VPROC Virtual Processor

VSAM Virtual System Access Method

VSS Virtual Storage Services

VTAM Virtual Telecommunications Access Method

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WAL Write Ahead Logic

WAN Wide Area Network

WAWS Windows AWS (Administration Workstation)WBEM Web-Based Enterprise Management

WCI WAL Cylinder Index

WinDDI Windows Data Dictionary Interface (application)

WIN-TCP Wollongong Integrated Networking/Transmission Control Protocol

WMI WAL Master IndexWORM Write Once - Read Many Optical Disk

WTO Write to OperatorWYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get


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XA Extended ArchitectureXMIT Transmit

XML Extensible Markup Language

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YMCA Ynet Micro Channel Architecture adapter

YTD Year-to-Date


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