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International Business Machines
Industry: Computer
Number of terms: 98482
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Company Profile:
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.
(1) The evaluation of the operands in a relational expression, based on the relational operator used.<br />(2) In RPG, tests performed against two statements in a source programme to ensure that the statements are valid (for example, a GOTO operation must have an associated TAG operation). This type of checking is done only by the compiler as opposed to single-statement syntax checking that is done by the SEU function.
Industry:Software
(1) The exchange of control information between functional parts of the system in a telecommunications network.<br />(2) In WebSphere MQ for z/OS and WebSphere MQ for Windows, a feature that allows the operating system to notify a programme when an expected message arrives on a queue.
Industry:Software
(1) The external representation of a decimal value, that shows an optional sign followed by one or more digits, a decimal point, and zero or more digits.<br />(2) The internal storage format that represents a fixed-point value that can be stored either in zoned or packed decimal format.
Industry:Software
(1) The facilities of a logical subsystem with which a host communicates when performing I/O operations to a single addressable unit over an I/O interface. The same logical device may be accessible over more than one I/O interface.<br />(2) A set of input or output operations for a physical or virtual device. For example, the Router logical device has logical device operations for creating a route and removing a route. Logical devices can be an abstraction of a physical device, such as a router, or virtual device, such as a software product.
Industry:Software
(1) The field in a Q.922 frame that is used for frame relay routing. Each DLCI identifies a frame relay virtual circuit.<br />(2) The numeric identifier of a frame-relay subport or PVC segment in a frame-relay network. Each subport in a single frame-relay port has a unique DLCI.
Industry:Software
(1) The file containing data that has been exported.<br />(2) A file created during the development process for inbound operations that contains the configuration settings for inbound processing.
Industry:Software
(1) The first part, or segment, of a programme that must remain in main storage when other overlay segments are run.<br />(2) In a hierarchical database, the highest segment in the tree structure. See also dependent segment.
Industry:Software
(1) The flow of current that results when objects having a static charge come into close enough proximity to discharge.<br />(2) An undesirable discharge of static electricity that can damage equipment and degrade electrical circuitry.
Industry:Software
(1) The function that sets up the CICSPlex SM component topology and that supports the MVS/TSO ISPF graphic user interface to CICSPlex SM. CAS is used in CMAS-to-CMAS links.<br />(2)
Industry:Software
(1) The functions within the system that establish the necessary activation and invocation for a programme so that it can run when it is called.<br />(2) The task of preparing programmes for execution, storing the load modules or programme objects in programme libraries, and executing them on the operating system.
Industry:Software
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