Glossary
latency Time duration for processing a transaction or transmitting a unit of data from end to end. When evaluating system performance, both throughput and latency need to be considered. See also: “throughput”.
LDR Local Distribution
metadata Data that provides information about other data.
namespace A set whose elements are unique names. There is no guarantee that a name in one namespace is not repeated in a different namespace.
NFS Network File
NMS Network Management
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object store A configured file system on a disk volume. The configuration includes a specific directory structure and resources initialized at system installation.
PACS Picture Archiving and Communication
DICOM.
PDF Portable Document
release The edition of the complete HP Medical Archive system. Contrast with “version” and “revision”.
revision The edition of a document. Contrast with “version” and “release”.
Samba A suite of programs that implement the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. It allows files and printers on the host operating system to be shared with other clients. For example, instead of using telnet to log into a Unix machine to edit a file there, a Windows user might connect a drive in Windows Explorer to a Samba server on the Unix machine and edit the file in a Windows editor.
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