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    Part 4: Appendixes > Abbreviations and acronyms

    Abbreviations and acronyms

    AIXAdvanced Interactive Executive
    ALPARaffinity logical partition
    APARauthorized program analysis report
    APIapplication programming interface
    ASCIIAmerican Standard Code for Information Interchange
    ATSAdvanced Technical Support
    BOSbasic operating system
    CDcompact disc
    CD-Rcompact disc - recordable
    CD-ROMcompact disc - read only media
    CD/DVDcompact disc/digital versatile disc
    CDTcentral daylight time
    CECcentral electronics complex
    CHRPCommon Hardware Reference Platform
    CIMCommon Interface Model
    CIMOMCommon Interface Model Object Manager
    CPUcentral processing unit
    CSTcentral standard time
    DLPARdynamic logical partitioning
    DMADirect Memory Access
    DMTFDesktop Management Task Force
    DNSDomain Name System
    DRData Register
    DRdynamic reconfiguration
    DRAFDynamic Reconfiguration Application Framework
    DVDdigital versatile disc
    DVD-RAMdigital versatile disc - random access memory
    DVD-ROMdigital versatile disc - read only memory
    ECEngineering Change
    EEHEnhanced Error Handling
    FCFeature Code
    FQDNfully qualified domain name
    FRUfield replaceable unit
    FTSSField Technical Support Specialist
    GBgigabyte
    GIDgroup ID
    GPFSGeneral Parallel File System
    GUIgraphical user interface
    HACMPhigh-availability cluster multiprocessing
    HMCHardware Management Console
    HPCHigh Performance Computing
    HTMLHypertext Markup Language
    I/Oinput/output
    IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation
    IPLAIBM International Program License Agreement
    IDidentification
    IDEinternal data equipment
    IPInternet Protocol
    IPLinitial program load
    IRInstruction Register
    ISAIndustry Standard Architecture
    ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
    ITSOInternational Technical Support Organization
    JFSJournaled File System
    KBkilobyte
    KDBkernel debugger
    LANlocal area network
    LDAPLightweight Directory Access Protocol
    LEDlight emitting diode
    LMBlogical memory block
    LPARlogical partitioning
    LUNlogical unit
    LVlogical volume
    LVDLow Voltage Differential
    LVMLogical Volume Manager
    M/Tmachine type
    MBmegabyte
    MCMmultichip module
    MDLmodel
    MSRMachine Status Register
    NFSNetwork File System
    NIMNetwork Installation Manager
    NISNetwork Information Services
    NVRAMnonvolatile random access memory
    ODMObject Data Manager
    OEMoriginal equipment manufacturer
    OSoperating system
    PAPPassword Authentication Protocol
    PCpersonal computer
    PCIperipheral component interconnect
    PFTPage Frame Table
    PHBPCI host bridge
    PIDprocess ID
    PMBphysical memory block
    POWERperformance optimization with enhanced RISC
    PPIDparent process ID
    PSSPParallel System Support Program
    QBBQuad Building Block
    R/Wread/write
    RAMrandom access memory
    RANremote asynchronous node
    RASreliability, availability, and serviceability
    RDBMSrelational database management system
    RIPRouting Information Protocol
    RISCreduced instruction-set computer
    RMCResource Monitoring and Control
    RMLReal Mode Limit
    RMOreal mode offset
    ROMread only memory
    RPMRed Hat Package Manager
    RSCTReliable and Scalable Cluster Technology
    RSPCRISC System Personal Computer
    RTASRun-Time Abstraction Service
    S/Nserial number
    SCSIsmall computer system interface
    SMITSystem Management Interface Tool
    SMPsymmetric multiprocessing
    SMSSystem Management Services
    SPscalable parallel
    SPOTshared product object tree
    SSAserial storage architecture
    SSHSecure Shell
    SSLSecure Sockets Layer
    TCBtrusted computing base
    TCEtranslation control entry
    TCPTransmission Control Protocol
    TLBTranslation Look-aside Buffer
    TODtime-of-day
    TTYTeletype
    UDBUniversal Database
    UDFUniversal Disk Format
    UIDuser ID
    UPuniprocessor
    URLUniversal Resource Locator
    USBUniversal Serial Bus
    VMMVirtual Memory Manager
    VPDVital Product Data
    VSDVirtual Shared Disk
    WLMWorkload Manager



      

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