- 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.
(1) The subcomponent of PSF that manages the interface to the printer.<br />(2) In a Content Manager system, the interface between the resource manager and one or more physical devices.
Industry:Software
(1) The sum of a group of data that is associated with a group of data and that is used for error detection.<br />(2) On a diskette, data written in a section for error detection purposes.
Industry:Software
(1) The symbol used to join two character data items. In CL, for example, the concatenation operator is two vertical bars (
Industry:Software
(1) The symbol, consisting of a single period in a REXX parsing template, that can be replaced by a value while running a REXX program. A placeholder has the same effect as a variable name, except that no variable is set.<br />(2) An object, component or file that only exists to mark the position of an intended entity.<br />(3) A variable that is replaced with a value.
Industry:Software
(1) The symbolic name of an individual device.<br />(2) A name reserved by the system or a device driver that refers to a specific device. For example, the DOS device name for the parallel port is LPT1.
Industry:Software
(1) The system component that coordinates the commit or rollback of a unit of work that includes work that is done on one or more other systems.<br />(2) In a multi-MVS or VSE MRO XRF configuration, a region that receives requests from master regions to initiate a takeover. It then instructs all the alternate regions to take over. See also master, subordinate.
Industry:Software
(1) The system component that creates a bound programme by packaging Integrated Language Environment (ILE) modules and resolving symbols passed between those modules.<br />(2) See linkage editor.<br />(3) The z/OS programme that processes the output of language translators and compilers into an executable programme (a load module or programme object). The binder replaces the linkage editor and batch loader. See also prelinker.
Industry:Software
(1) The system function of putting files or jobs into disc storage for later processing or printing.<br />(2) To reduce, through the use of auxiliary storage as buffer storage, processing delays when transferring data between peripheral equipment and the processors of a computer.
Industry:Software
(1) The system that is the origin or destination of a session.<br />(2) A host or gateway that comprises part of a virtual private network (VPN) connection.<br />(3) The ultimate recipient of an operation.<br />(4) A JCA application or other client consumer of an event from the enterprise information system.
Industry:Software
(1) The system that receives a request from another system. See also source system.<br />(2) In upgrades, the planned hardware configuration and software level which will exist when the upgrade is completed.<br />(3) A managed system on which an IBM Director task is performed.
Industry:Software
