- Industry: Computer
- Number of terms: 98482
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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.
(1) The generic name for a group of device types. For example, all display stations belong to the same device class. See also device type.<br />(2) A named set of characteristics applied to a group of devices. Each device class has a unique name and represents a device type.
Industry:Software
(1) The highest level programme involved in a run unit.<br />(2) The first programme unit to receive control when a programme is run.<br />(3) The first routine in an enclave to gain control from the invoker. See also subprogram.
Industry:Software
(1) The horizontal component of a table, consisting of a sequence of values, one for each column of the table.<br />(2) A horizontal arrangement of characters or other expressions. See also column.<br />(3) The file-system definition for a directory that is the base for all other directories.
Industry:Software
(1) The i5/OS implementation of the FFST architecture providing problem recognition, selective dump of diagnostic data, symptom string generation, and problem log entry.<br />(2) A problem diagnosis aid that identifies errors, gathers and logs information about these errors, and returns control to the affected runtime software.
Industry:Software
(1) The IBM licenced programme that enables a system in a network to function as a service provider for other systems in the network.<br />(2) A graphical user interface to administer and manage the WebSphere business integration system. Most administration tasks are performed using System Manager, and many of the tools, such as Map Designer and Relationship Designer, can be accessed through System Manager.
Industry:Software
(1) The IMS logical terminal that has complete control of IMS resources during online operations.<br />(2) In CICS, the terminal at which a designated operator is signed on.
Industry:Software
(1) The inability of a system or component to perform its required functions within specified performance requirements. A failure is characterised by the observable symptoms of one or more defects that have a root cause in one or more faults.<br />(2) An uncorrected hardware error. Failures are either recoverable or unrecoverable by the software or the operator. See also error.
Industry:Software
(1) The initial Web page that is returned by a Web site when a user specifies the URL for the Web site. Essentially, the home page is the entry point for accessing the contents of the Web site.<br />(2) The top-level Web page of a portal.
Industry:Software
(1) The interest rate received for an investment, based on anticipated expenses and income that will occur at regular periods<br />(2) The interest rate that makes the present value of cash flows in an evaluation period plus the terminal market value equal to the initial market value.
Industry:Software
(1) The ISO standard that allows all data to be represented as 2 bytes (UCS-2) or 4 bytes (UCS-4). Encoding in the UCS-2 form can accommodate the necessary characters for most of the world's written languages.<br />(2) A printer feature that permits the use of a variety of character arrays.
Industry:Software
