GLOSSARY
PC Card Icon
An icon located in the System Tray, which indicates a PC
Card is plugged into the PC Card slot. (See also: System
Tray)
PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association)
An industry group responsible for creation of the standard for devices (slightly larger than a credit card) for small computers, such as laptop and
Formerly, devices were referred to as PCMCIA cards, but are now generally referred to as PC Cards, while PCMCIA is a reference to the standard.
PDU (Protocol Data Unit) (SNMP)
An OSI term for “packet.” A data object exchanged by protocol machines (entities) within a given layer. In TCP/IP, it defines the type of SNMP message being sent.
Pen
An input device similar in usage to a mouse, but similar in appearance to a writing instrument.
Pend
Wait for a particular response or event to occur. Used interchangeably with “wait.”
PEN*KEY
A family of NORAND
PEN*KEY Tool Kits
PEN*KEY Utilities
A program that provides the basic functions needed to prepare the PEN*KEY for use, including program load and data communications.