Users Guide

master le
A le that is used as an authority in a job and that is relatively permanent, even though its contents
might change. Synonymous with main le.
Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU)
The size of the largest packet that a network protocol can transmit.
MB
Megabyte (expressed as data rate in MB/s or MB/second).
media capacity
The amount of data that can be contained on a storage medium, expressed in bytes of data.
media-type identier
Pertaining to the bar code on the bar code label of the Ultrium Tape Cartridge, a 2-character code, L1,
that represents information about the cartridge. L identies the cartridge as one that can be read by
devices that incorporate LTO technology; 1 indicates that it is the rst generation of its type.
mega
One million of.
meter
In the Metric System, the basic unit of length; equal to approximately 39.37 inches.
MIB
Management Information Base. Information repository that is used by SNMP.
micro
One millionth of.
microcode
(1) One or more micro instructions. (2) A code, representing the instructions of an instruction set,
which is implemented in a part of storage that is not program-addressable. (3) To design, write, and
test one or more micro instructions. (4) See also microprogram.
microdiagnostic routine
A program that runs under the control of a supervisor, usually to identify eld replaceable units.
microdiagnostic utility
A program that is run by the customer engineer to test the machine.
microinstruction
A basic or elementary machine instruction.
microprogram
A group of microinstructions that when run performs a planned function.
The term microprogram represents a dynamic arrangement or selection of one or more groups of
microinstructions for execution to perform a particular function. The term microcode represents
microinstructions that are used in a product as an alternative to hard-wired circuitry to implement
certain functions of a processor or other system component.
MIM
Media information message.
mm
Millimeter.
modier
That which changes the meaning.
mount a device
To assign an I/O device with a request to the operator.
MP
Microprocessor.
ms
Millisecond.
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