Dell External OEMR 2970 User Guide - Page 204
Information Base MIB file, or in a DMI Management, Abbreviation for Network Information System. NIS is
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mV Abbreviation for millivolt(s). name The name of an object or variable is the exact string that identifies it in an SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) file, or in a DMI Management Information Format (MIF) file, or in a CIM Management Object File (MOF). NDIS Abbreviation for Network Driver Interface Specification. NIC Acronym for network interface controller. NIF Acronym for network interface function. This term is equivalent to NIC. NIS Abbreviation for Network Information System. NIS is a network naming and administration system for smaller networks. A user at any host can get access to files or applications on any host in the network with a single user identification and password. NMI Abbreviation for nonmaskable interrupt. A device sends an NMI to signal the microprocessor about hardware errors, such as a parity error. noninterlaced A technique for decreasing screen flicker by sequentially refreshing each horizontal line on the screen. ns Abbreviation for nanosecond(s), one billionth of a second. NTFS Abbreviation for the NT File System option in the Windows NT operating system and later Windows operating systems. NuBus Proprietary expansion bus used on Apple Macintosh personal computers. NVRAM Acronym for nonvolatile random-access memory. Memory that does not lose its contents when you turn off your computer. NVRAM is used for maintaining the date, time, and system configuration information. OEM Abbreviation for original equipment manufacturer. An OEM is a company that supplies equipment to other companies to resell or incorporate into another product using the reseller's brand name. OID Abbreviation for object identifier. An implementationspecific integer or pointer that uniquely identifies an object. online access service A service that typically provides access to the Internet, e-mail, bulletin boards, chat rooms, and file libraries. OTP Abbreviation for one-time programmable. parallel port An I/O port used most often to connect a parallel printer to your computer. You can usually identify a parallel port on your computer by its 25-hole connector. parameter A value or option that you specify to a program. A parameter is sometimes called a switch or an argument. partition You can divide a hard drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with the fdisk command. Each partition can contain multiple logical drives. After partitioning the hard drive, you must format each logical drive with the format command. 204 Glossary