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About this Glossary

This glossary is intended to clarify the meaning of important terms used in the product information. Some of these terms may have other meanings in other contexts. This glossary is not meant to be a technical reference or substantive part of the product.

Included are terms and definitions from the following sources:

A
American National Standard Dictionary for Information Systems, ANSI X3, 172-1990, copyright 1990 by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Copies may be purchased from the American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, New York 10018.

I
Definitions published parts of The Information Technology Vocabulary, developed by Subcommittee 1, Joint Technical Committee 1, of the International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC1).

T
Definitions taken from draft international standards, committee drafts, and working papers being developed by ISO/IEC JTC1/SC1. Final agreement has not yet been reached among the participating National Bodies of SC1.

This glossary also includes terms and definitions from the IBM Dictionary of Computing, New York: McGraw Hill, 1994.


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