NonStop S-Series Planning and Configuration Guide (G06.25+)

Glossary
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application binary interface (ABI)
The appearance side is opposite the service side. System enclosures are typically
arranged so that the appearance side is the most visible side. See also service side
.
application binary interface (ABI). The conventions used to call functions and access
global or external data.
application development environment (ADE). A set of methods and tools that are used
throughout the lifecycle of an application project to design, code, and manage that
project.
Application Program Examiner (APE). A tool used to browse through TNS object files that
have been accelerated by the Accelerator. APE displays MIPS RISC code in addition
to TNS code.
application program interface (API). A set of services (such as programming language
functions or procedures) that are called by an application program to communicate with
other software components. For example, an application program in the form of a client
might use an API to communicate with a server program.
application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). A custom-built integrated circuit (IC) used
to perform highly specialized functions.
Apply. The Distributed Systems Management/Software Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM)
action of executing the instructions contained in an activation package, such as placing
new software on the target system and taking a snapshot of the new target system.
appropriate privileges. In the Open System Services (OSS) environment, an
implementation-defined means of associating privileges with a process for function
calls or function call options that need special privileges.
Archive. A set of unstructured files used to collect the software received onto the host
system. Files received as input are placed in the Archive, and attributes of the files are
stored in the host database. The planner specifies the Archive location in the
Configuration Manager profile, using the Archive and Database Maintenance Interface.
Archive and Database Maintenance Interface. A block-mode interface run by a database
or system administrator at both the host system and target systems to perform
Distributed Systems Management/Software Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM)
maintenance functions.
ASCII. American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A single-byte code set that
uses only 7 of the 8 bits in a byte to represent each character. The ASCII code set
contains the uppercase and lowercase characters of the U.S. English alphabet, some
punctuation symbols, the digits 0 through 9, and some symbols and control characters.
Because of its limited characters, and because the 8th bit is sometimes used in ASCII
programs as a utility bit, the ASCII code set is not appropriate for use in international
software.
ASIC. See application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).