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Glossary
This glossary defines terms and abbreviations in this publication.
Some of the definitions are taken from other glossaries. The letters in the parentheses
that follow some definitions indicate the source of the definition:
(A) The American National Standard Dictionary for Information Systems, ANSI
X3.172-1990, copyright 1990 by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
(E) The ANSI/Electronic Industries Association (EIA) Standard-440-A, Fiber Optic
Terminology.
(I) The Information Technology Vocabulary, developed by Subcommittee 1, Joint
Technical Committee 1, of the International Organization for Standardization and
International Electro-technical Commission (ISO/IEC/JTC1/SC1).
(IBM) The IBM Dictionary of Computing, copyright 1994 by IBM.
(T) Draft international standards committee drafts, and working papers being
developed by the ISO/IEC/JTC1/SC1.
accessory rack
An area of the drive and electronics module that is used for SL8500 library electronic
and power equipment and for other standard 19-inch rack-mount electronic
equipment. Up to four racks are permitted in the electronics/drive assembly.
Rack-mount equipment must be on the approved equipment list.
adapter
Any hardware that joins different connector types.
address
A character or group of characters that identifies a register, a particular part of storage,
or some other data source or destination. (A).
alphanumeric
A character or group of characters that identifies a register, a particular part of storage,
or some other data source or destination. (A).
arbitrated loop
A Fibre Channel interconnect topology in which all parts are connected in a common
loop. Before transmitting data, devices must participate in arbitration to gain control of
the loop.
arbitrated loop physical address (AL_PA)
A one-byte value that identifies a port in an arbitrated loop topology.
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