NBT Manual

Glossary
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wild-card character
wild-card character. A character that stands for any possible character(s) in a search string
or in a name applying to multiple objects. In DSM object-name templates, two wild-card
characters can appear: ? for a single character and * for zero, one, or more consecutive
characters. See also object-name template
.
WSPTP. See MULTILAN WSPTP
X.25. The CCITT standard protocol for transport-level network service. Originally designed
to connect terminals to computers, X.25 provides a reliable stream transmission service
that can support remote login.
X.25 Access Method. See X25AM (X.25 Access Method)
.
X25AM (X.25 Access Method). A Compaq product that implements, for WANs, the services
of the Network Layer and layers below.
X.25 network. Any network or subnetwork linked using X.25 standards. X.25 standards are
CCITT standards that define packet switching carrier communication in the Network
Layer over wide area networks (WANs). See also International Telecommunications
Union Telecommunications (ITU-T) and packet switching.
$ZZLAN. See LAN manager (LANMAN) process.
$ZZWAN. See WAN manager process.