- Industry: Computer
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Sometimes referred to as “Big Blue” IBM is a multinational corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York. It manufactures computer hardware and software and provides information technology and services.
In REXX, a symbol that does not contain any periods and does not start with a digit (0-9).
Industry:Software
In TCP/IP, a collection of interconnected networks that function as a single, large network.
Industry:Software
In OSI, a presentation address of an application entity on a remote node. See also local presentation address.
Industry:Software
In REXX, a symbol that permits the substitution of variables within its name, when referred to. A compound symbol contains at least one period and at least two other characters. It cannot start with a digit or a period, and if there is only one period in the compound symbol, it cannot be the last character. The compound symbol begins with a stem (that part of the symbol up to and including the first period). The stem is followed by the tail (the parts of the name, delimited by periods, that are constant symbols, simple symbols, or null). Compound symbols allow the construction of arrays, associative tables, lists, and so on.
Industry:Software
In TCP/IP, information, such as tab markers, that automatically positions lines of text with respect to other lines of text, according to defined rules. Vertical format information is usually associated with word processing.
Industry:Software
In OSI, a quality-of-service value provided by the session layer that enables the concatenation of multiple application entity requests--such as data and control information requests--when transferring them. The concatenation increases data throughput.
Industry:Software
In REXX, a symbol that starts with a digit (0-9) or a period. The value of a constant symbol cannot be changed.
Industry:Software
In TCP/IP, the state of a connexion that is actively providing a service. See also passive open.
Industry:Software
In a privacy management environment, a logical statement that identifies how personally identifiable information (PII) can be used. A statement identifies PII types, the groups that can access the PII types, the purposes for which the PII types can be used, and conditions that might apply to the use of the PII. For example, a privacy policy might include the following usage statement: "Doctors (group) can access medical records (PII type) for diagnosis and treatment (purpose)." See also condition rule.
Industry:Software
